Again, I'll say she's a good story teller but needs a better editor! ( )

Light, fluffy, cozy fun. ( )

This is the third book in the "Strange Neighbors" series and I don't know if the writing is getting better or I'm just getting used to a world populated by sitcom characters. Probably both.

Poor Gwyneth. I kept wanting her to pull a Jessica Rabbit and say, "I'm not stupid. I'm just written that way." Seriously, did she travel through time escaping the set of the The Beverly Hillbillies? Why is her accent the only one exaggerated?

And then there's Sly. After devoting decades to crime fighting, he decides that he needs to earn money (more out of pride than necessity) and immediately falls on the first plan presented, which happens to be illegal and dangerous to the other residents.

So many problems that could be resolved by a straight-forward, logical approach. But then, where's the plot in that? ( )

The Vampire Next Door by Ashlyn Chase is another installment about otherworldly characters living in the same apartment building. This time the story circles around Morgaine, a witch who is not only afraid of the dark but has not left her apartment due to a case of agoraphobia (the fear of open or public places). This condition which can be debilitating. She starts getting the attention of Sly, a vampire who also lives in her building who comes to her to help heal a broken fang. I should say that the apartment building is the home to all sorts of characters. There is the resident ghost, another witch, shapeshifters, a merman, and a dragon. Yes, a very eclectic mix of people, or er supernatural beings. An evil vampire and Sly's maker, Malvant, is bound and determined to gain control over Sly, so with Morgaine's help they try to find a way to stay just one step ahead of the nasty vampire and find a potion if you will that would enable Sly to be able to go out in the daylight. There is romance aplenty, steamy sex scenes, and crazy antics. Enough wit and humor to go around. I loved how all the zany characters came together in the end to round out the story. The author sure has a way with words and characterizations to keep the story from getting boring. I enjoyed this book. A great read for anyone who is a fan of Ashlyn Chase and the paranormal. ( )