Not your ordinary vampires...or your usual love story.
Abby Lawrence is a successful Chicago realtor. When she shows a house to Ambrose Slater, she has no idea she's about to become "addicted to love." Abby is unable to resist the handsome, sensitive, hybrid-vampire, who is a powerful mortal. As she witnesses the deterioration of his brother's marriage to a regular woman, Abby must decide if she can embrace the vampire lifestyle or give up the only man she's ever loved. And Ambrose must choose whether to risk losing Abby's love or setting her free, even if it kills him...
Old Town Nights is the story of two species of human beings that need one another in a special, intimate way. Added to the mix are the quirks of their colorful families, the rigors of operation a bakery, and the challenges of fitting into today's ever-changing world.
Excerpt
Tentatively, Ambrose brought his arm across her body, his hand to the side of her face. He'd become deeply aroused while kissing and biting her, and despite the circumstances, he felt the stirrings of an erection. It was the way she looked, so peaceful and pretty...and the way she smelled, sweet like vanilla...and the way her blood had brought him back to life. His addiction to her would be no less than hers to him. Maybe the bonding hormone would keep Abby from hating him--at least until after the effects wore off...
Professional Reviews
An unusual and engaging read!
This is another engaging read by Linda Lee Williams! Once again she magically brings all her characters to life. You'll get to know them, care about what happens to them and miss them all when the book is finished. There is just enough "detail" to make the story thoroughly believable. This is quite a feat since half the characters are vampires! I guarantee you'll end up loving the entire Slater family and want to know more about them! Fortunately for the reader, this is just the first in a multi book series.
An unforgettable book! Must read!
I have one word for this book...unforgettable. Old Town Nights is unlike any vampire romance I've encountered. Abby and Ambrose are such remarkable characters that you cannot help but adore them. The family dynamics in this story add a refreshing touch of normalcy. This book will make you question the way a paranormal romance should read. Linda Lee Williams' approach to the genre is touching and incredibly compelling.
Abby is a realtor with a pretty unsatisfying life until she meets Ambrose, who harbors his own hunger for her. Williams immersed me, as a reader, so fully into the story that I couldn't climb my way out. She made me care about the characters. I'll say it again. This book is completely unforgettable. You just have to read it!
Addictive!
BEWARE! "Old Town Nights" is habit forming. I admit to being enthusiastically (and impatiently) awaiting Book 2 or this 4-part hybrid-vampire series.
I loved this book! Linda Lee Williams is a consummate storyteller. Highly imaginative, she is fearless in her choice of plots. The storyline for OTN is unique and non-formulaic. It has one foot in the vampire genre and the other squarely in contemporary romance. The Slater family of vampires are "hybrids," human in every way except for an extra pair of teeth and a few perks. Vampirism is integral to the plot, but at its heart, it is a love story. The setting is Old Town, Chicago, where you expect the unusual. The characters have depth and are believable. The near fatal attraction of Ambrose Slater (a gentle vampire with a conscience), for Abby Lawrence (a spunky, human, redheaded realtor) ignites the conflict. His uncharacteristic action in Chapter 1 wracks him with guilt and seals his fate. As with Abby, the reader will find the colorful, multi-generational Slater family irresistible.
If I had my way, the entire series would be available today, so I could read the story consecutively like a "mini series." Hurry up, Linda. I need my fix!
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