Elaine White (1) (1986–)

When this novel opens, Drew is sick of pretty much everything. He's tired of trying to live up to the standards of his family. His father isn't supportive of Drew being Gay...unless, of course, there's an important business event that requires a show. His brother? Same story. But when Drew's brother requests his help with a case in a frat house that may be trading in exotic cats, Drew signs up. He's always had an interest in animals in spite of his father disapproving, and this will get him out of the house.

Drew doesn't count on meeting Rylee when he arrives at his undercover assignment. There's a spark-tactic insta-connection between Drew and Rylee. In fact... if Drew were the kind of guy who believed in strange things... he'd be certain he saw Rylee's eyes flash red when they first met.

It turns out that this frat house isn't at all what Drew's brother though it would be. I'm sure I'm not giving anything away at this point... the frat house is a shelter for were cats. Now, there's the part where things get interesting. White has come up with something I know I haven't read before. These cats are from another world... Vihaan. The issue is that once they leave Vihaan, their cat retreats within them and they can't transform anymore.

There's some really cool world-building going on in this novel. I am hoping that the series is going to branch out into the world of Vihaan. There are some very cool differences between the cats of Vihaan and cats in other books I have read. I'm not going to lay it all out here because I want you to be able to read it and enjoy it.

Drew and Rylee are a great couple. They are drawn to each other for reasons that will become clear as you read. It's intriguing and not nearly as straightforward as I thought it would be going in. I really liked Rylee - part-psychologist and part-house dad. He's a lovely character.

Drew has a complex background. He's definitely had more tan his fair share of abuse and pain in his life. His family isn't supportive at all and he had a terrible relationship in his past. It was a relationship that left him with physical and emotional scars.

In short, I really enjoyed this novel and would definitely pick up a copy of the next one in the series!… (mehr)

Review to followThe premise of Runaway Girl interested me from the start. Amelia, a Vampire Princess with some serious issues decides that she will perform a rite with the aid of a voodoo master. The plan is that she will allow her soul to reside within a human until such a time when she returns into her vampire self, hopefully, having learned how not to be a jaded princess. However, the voodoo master’s master plan doesn’t work the way it was supposed to, and her soul is fractured into the bodies of five human girls. The pieces of her soul must be retrieved and restored into one girl in order to bring Amelia back as the new leader of the Vampire race.

Sounds cool, doesn’t it? Elaine White has crafted an interesting and complex plot line with original characters and a unique storyline that will definitely keep you on your toes. What I would have loved to see is fewer points of view or less frequent perspective changes. Runaway Girl switches point of view between seven-eight different characters, and there is a new character every chapter. As a reader, I struggled to keep up with that a bit. If the number of POVs had been decreased or we stayed with each POV longer, I think the challenge would have been eliminated and I would have had even more of a connection to the characters.

If you enjoy vampires and want to continue your vampire education past books like Twilight and Thirst, you might enjoy Runaway Girl.

Bottom Line: Vampire lovers will thoroughly enjoy Runaway Girl,as well as White’s unique take on vampire lure.… (mehr)