A fast paced fun read that doesn't take itself too seriously. Don't go looking for Anne Rice vampires or any impressive literature, sorry Mr. Edwards. Just toss away reality and dive into this sexy series but have the other two books handy because these are like eating potato chips. ( )

There was much to enjoy about this novel. Unique voice, fewer cliche monsters than I dared hope for, and good characters - although the mostly faceless generic natives grated. It took me awhile to read mostly because I was raised on westerns (books and TV) so you should be impressed that I finished reading this one.

The missing star is because the end was not satisfying. This is not my first romance series with a continuing couple. I've seen those dot-dot-dot endings done much better.

The upside for other readers is the trilogy is complete, but I don't care to continue. ( )

What is probably the first you notice in Cowboys & Vampires, the first adventure in the Venom Valley series, is the horror: a living dead zombie, a man who is forced to "kill again" the woman he has always considered his mother, the difficult of trying to scind the memories of the good time past and the present horror. Sincerely I'm not a fan of horror stories, so the first instinct should have been to not continue with the reading, but there was something in Josh, an innocence and naivete that was a stark contrast with the horror.

And as soon as Dex enters the scene, I was bought. Josh's secret, the hidden force that linked me to him, was now clear, it was Dex. The boys growing old together, both of them having feeling for each other, both of them not having the courage to say it. But the horrific events, instead of tearing them apart, is the reason to finally come true. The sweetness of their love was the right counterbalance for the horror and the main reason why I wanted to go on and see what happened.

A small warning, Cowboys & Vampires more than a first novel in the series, is a first part of the story, to fully enjoy it you have probably to read it together with the second installment, Stakes and Spurs.

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