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    Because Your Vampire Said So

    By Michele Bardsley

    3.5/5

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    The third deligtfully undead novel in New York Times bestselling author Michele Bardsley's Broken Heart series.

    Not just anyone can visit Broken Heart, Oklahoma, especially since all the single moms—like me, Patsy Donahue—have been turned into vampires. I’m forever forty, but looking younger than my years, thanks to my new (un)lifestyle.

    And even thought most of my customers have skipped town, I still manage to keep my hair salon up and running because of the lycanthropes prowling around. They know how important good grooming is—especially a certain rogue shape-shifter who is as sexy as he is deadly. Now, if only I could put a leash on my wild teenage son. He’s up to his neck in danger. The stress would kill me if I wasn’t already dead. But my maternal instincts are sill alive and kicking, so no one better mess with my flesh and blood.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateMay 6, 2008
    ISBN9781440630040
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    Because Your Vampire Said So
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    Michele Bardsley

    Michele Bardsley is a national bestselling author of paranormal, romance, and mystery fiction. She lives in Texas with her husband (The Viking), four dogs, two cats, and nine finches. She loves “Supernatural,” chocolate, crocheting hats, and spending time with her husband.

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    Reviews for Because Your Vampire Said So

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    • 3/5
      A human Paranormal investigator finds herself caught in the middle of a paranormal battle saved by a vampire and kissed by a dragon lady before her death. *That was only the first day. She is taken by the "others" to be studied, she seems to have collected some of the dragons powers and her vampire savior did as well. There is an extreme lust going on between the two, it flaming things up in smoke. She remains a captive, while danger surrounds the compound. One dragon wants her powers, and another dragon carries an evil ancient who wants the Queen dead. Yes, a whole lot of wanting people dead going on. The two lust birds keep lusting and everything marches on to a torched ending.
      I did not enjoy this one as much as the previous books. It just was too easy of a love match for me. I like more strife and struggle. I did find myself chuckling again, which it what I love about this series.
    • 4/5
      I loved it! I thought it was funny, insightful, and a little inspiring. But it was rushed. Everything seemed to be in a hurry.
    • 3/5
      What I Loved: I am really digging this world setup in Broken Heart. While these books are definitely fun and campy, they do manage to bring light to some very important topics: 1rs book-infidelity, 2nd book-teenage pregnancy, and this one Drug/Alcohol addiction. Michele has done a wonderful job of mixing the humor, vamp/werewolf/hybrid goodness, and some awareness in her books. Plus, she mentions the show Supernatural in this book (great taste there LOL)What I Liked: I really enjoyed all the secondary characters in this book! They were well rounded and a joy to read. I also adored seeing the characters that we have come to love and the continuation of the storyline of Broken Heart, OK.Complaints? I really wish that either Patsy or Gabriel would have been introduced a little more in the first two books. I enjoyed their love story but it wasn't as catching as the first two romances in the series.Why I gave it a 3: I really enjoyed this book but it was my least favorite of the first 3. In the beginning, I just couldn't warm up to Patsy/Gabriel, I though she had a bigger connection to D. That being said by the end I loved them together.Who I would recommend this too: Fans of the first 2, PNR readers that can handle a little lightness, and Chick-Lit readers that can handle a little PNR.
    • 3/5
      Because Your Vampire Said So features Patsy, a single mother, and newly turned vampire that is the town hair dresser. But even though she is part of the undead crowd, she still has to deal with her teenage son that is growing further and further apart from her. And there is an evil ancient vampire that is causing trouble for all of the Broken Heart residents. Before Patsy knows it she is being targeted by that ancient vampire and her savior comes in the form of a shapeshifter named Gabriel. It looks like there is going to be a huge supernatural showdown.I'm going to state once more how much I enjoyed the first two books in this series. I feel that it is important to say because I don't want my review of this book to come off as too negative. So let's start off with my dislikes. I disliked Patsy. Immensely. To be quite honest it seemed to me that the author created a stereotypical character and in the worst way. Patsy was a "country loving" hairdresser who lives in a trailer, has an alcoholic ex, and comes across as uneducated as she doesn't like to read. I mean, really? Could you throw any more stereotypes into one character? Oh but you can if you listen to the way Patsy talks with "Whoo-wees" and crap like that. She never once believed in herself and her character didn't have much depth which is unfortunate as she is the main character. The storyline itself had potential but fell flat. I think (and of course this is my opinion) that this was because the author didn't flesh it out enough. There were a few times that I was reading where all of a sudden I would feel like I missed something so I would go back and reread. I didn't miss anything...the details just weren't there. I wanted more about the Ancients, more about the prophecy, just more in general that would have made the story better. My final dislike was the relationship between Patsy and Gabriel. They were just thrown together with no actual building of their relationship. It was more of attraction, sex, and we're in love forever. Seriously? The whole point of a romance is to root for the couple and I didn't care about this couple getting together at all. The sex scene itself was just shoved into the story and I had to stop and say WTF? It didn't fit for me at all. Wow, after reading all of that back it makes it seem like I hated this book but I really didn't. I flew through it in just two short days which doesn't happen all that often. I really thought the story itself had a lot of potential but it just didn't get there. And I was glad to see the characters from previous books included within this story as well. I was just disappointed to not have enjoyed this one more. All in all, a read that was ok but I would definitely recommend starting with the first book in this series instead of this one.
    • 4/5
      Having never read Ms. Bardsley before, I picked this title up in a local thrift store. I had run out of things to read by my favorite authors and thought I'd give her a shot. I was pleasantly surprised! Not only did I read the book cover to cover, but I immediately wanted to read all of her other books. Within a week, I had finished the series (or at least what she's written of it so far).If you're into vampire romance and into humor, you should definitely give this series a try. I laughed until I cried, wanted to strangle a character or two, and ended the book with a satisfied feeling. What more can you ask for?
    • 4/5
      I liked the premise, although the resolution seemed a little pat and, well, bizarre. Also the use of the word, ahem, *rooster* was a little out of character and jarred me right out of the novel. Not that I think she should refer to such things as "throbbing members" but still...
    • 4/5
      Before I say anything more, let me stress that this book can't stand alone. If you haven't read the previous books not only will this one make very little sense but you'll be missing out on the better books in the series thus far. Introduced to us in I'm The Vampire, That's Why, our heroine, Patsy, was brought in as a 40-year-old single mom running her own hair salon. Because Your Vampire Said So brings Patsy back in her very own story, still doing hair and trying to be a good mom to her son Wilson, despite the fact she's now undead. No-nonsense and very tell-it-like-it-is Patsy tells us her adventure with a bold voice which the author pulls off nicely. It's rare to find a first person narrative with this much slang and sass that isn't horrific. Patsy's love life heats up when a mysterious werewolf drops into her world and saves her life. Only trouble is, he's not the guardian she was told was coming to protect her. Meanwhile, the Consortium has brought in the Ancients to Broken Heart, setting a trap for Kosche and his villains. It is through the originator of Patsy's bloodline that she learns she can talk to the dead and raise what essentially amounts to a zombie army. Not the coolest powers in Patsy's opinion but once she's learned to use them they come in handy. As it turns out, Patsy's sexy werewolf savior, Gabriel, and his motley band of parakind are outcasts seeking the woman prophesied to be their Queen and Gabriel's lover. But there's a lot more to Gabriel is no ordinary werewolf just as Patsy's no ordinary hair-dresser. I wanted to give this book three stars. I am a slow reader but I read this in a day, it was pretty short. I expected it to be light reading but not that light. It also felt rushed and the romance between Gabriel and Patsy seemed more like a case of lust on her part and him believing in a prophesy. It was just a little forced and quick for my taste. That could have been excusable if the story itself didn't suffer from the same problem. Even still this was a fun book, a cute read and I love Bardsley's style and the world building she has done for this clever series.
    • 1/5
      Absolutely terrible. Poor writing, implausible dialogue. Can't believe I wasted my money on this and can't get it out of the house fast enough.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. However, if you haven't read "Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire" and "I'm The Vampire, That's Why", you won't find it quite as funny. This series of vampire novels are hilarious. They feature the stories of working single mothers whose town of Broken Heart, Oklahoma suffered an attack by rogue vampires. The Consortium (good vamps) came in on the heels of the rogues and saved those they could. Now Broken Heart is the first ever paranormal town. I find these hilarious because they deal in situations that all Moms face, single parents or no. If you become a vampire, who takes your kids to school? If your teenager wants to become a vamp, do you let them? What's the right 'turning age'? What supernatural creature would want to work at the grocery store that you still need for the kids' food? What do you do if your daughter wants to date a real wolf, well...werewolf, that is?You see what I mean? Reading about these Moms as they try to carry on is like "I Love Lucy" meets "Dracula". How can you not love that?