Rock ‘n’ Roll is Undead
(Veronica Mason 1)
Author: Rose Pressey
Publisher: Self published, 2011
Veronica Mason, lead singer of the rockabilly band The Voodoo Zombies, discovers her vampire bass player staked through the heart. A vision of the murder flashes in Veronica’s mind and she wonders if she’s going bonkers. Up until now her supernatural skills consisted of a few botched love spells.
Using her sexy voice and pin-up style has paid off, she’s about to land a record deal. But suspicion soon turns to her when another vampire turns up as nothing more than a pile of ashes a vacuum would have a hard time sucking up. Veronica has to hone her paranormal powers or lose her deal, and possibly her life.
When an utterly delicious mystery man steps in as the new bass player, Veronica can’t figure out if he’s there to help or cause more problems. What she does know is she can’t resist his good looks and sex appeal. She wonders if they’d make rockin’ music together. But helping the undead could stop her from finding out and leave Veronica dead, permanently.
Using her sexy voice and pin-up style has paid off, she’s about to land a record deal. But suspicion soon turns to her when another vampire turns up as nothing more than a pile of ashes a vacuum would have a hard time sucking up. Veronica has to hone her paranormal powers or lose her deal, and possibly her life.
When an utterly delicious mystery man steps in as the new bass player, Veronica can’t figure out if he’s there to help or cause more problems. What she does know is she can’t resist his good looks and sex appeal. She wonders if they’d make rockin’ music together. But helping the undead could stop her from finding out and leave Veronica dead, permanently.
My Review:
Veronica Mason is the fun and quirky singer of the rockabilly band The Voodoo Zombies. She is also a witch, but she kind of sucks at it and has an endless supply of lipstick because of it. Though I loved her random commentaries because they made me laugh, it became a bit distracting at times. Veronica finds herself in the middle of a series of vampire murders, and it seems the next victim will be her.
Buzz, the gorgeous new bass player, is to die for And Veronica has a really hard time of keeping to her rule of not dating band members. Even after receiving an ominous warning telling her to beware the music man, she still can’t stop herself from swooning every time he smiles. But he seems to be keeping things from her; things that might be related to the murders.
I found this book a refreshing change from the other paranormal romances I’ve been reading. Although it didn’t have much development in the romance area, I still enjoyed the thrill of a good mystery.
Favorite Quotes:
“My brother had always said to act tough around the people who have the potential to rip off your arms, and then beat you to death with them. He was full of terrible advice, but this one bit of brotherly guidance I thought might hold some merit.”
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“Did he not hear what I said? Only the good things? Selective hearing. My mama said all men had it.”
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“‘And don’t you bare those pearly white fangs at me. I’ll slip into that dark cave you call bedroom and file those suckers down with my emery board while you sleep.”
