Slights by Kaaron Warren Angry Robot (Aug 2010) Paperback, 528 pages Horror  Reviewer: Melanie Slights is narrated by Stevie who starts her tale with the fatality of her mother, a fatality which she indirectly causes driving her mother home after a boozy lunch. The story is told from Stevie’s POV and we learn of her past as she reminisces while carrying on with her life following the death of her mother. As we learn about her past we are introduced to the people in Steve’s life including her family, oddball neighbours…

Ghosts and Vampires! Even though my series, Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist, is primarily about bloodsuckers, it also features psychics, wizards, witches and… ghosts! In fact, in the new second book in the series, Blood Therapy, Kismet deals with many incorporeal apparitions. Talking about that book recently made me think about my own experiences with the specters. Communicating with the dead is a tradition among my female relatives and ancestors. During my childhood, I remember hearing my mother chat with people who weren’t there as she washed the family laundry. Of…

The Vampire Shrink by Lynda Hilburn (Vampire Psychologist #1) Quercus (Sept 2011) Paperback, 400 Pages Paranormal Romance The Vampire Shrink got off to a really good start for me. With Kismet the psychologist who specialises in treating people who believe in vampires, who most certainly does not believe in vampires herself. With the trend for goths and fake fangs, Kismet believes this new specialism might be the key to her career. When Kismet begins helping a young girl who frequents vampire clubs, she becomes introduced to 800 year old vampire Deveraux…