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Vampire Sunrise: Unique urban fantasy setting


December 5th, 2009  Posted by Stephen

Carole Nelson Douglas Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator 1. Dancing with Werewolves 2. Brimstone Kiss 3. Vampire Sunriseurban fantasy book revies Carole Nelson Douglas Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator 3. Vampire SunriseVampire Sunrise By Carole Nelson Douglas

Vampire Sunrise is the third book in the tales of Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator in the world of post-Millennium Revelation Las Vegas by Carole Nelson Douglas. First, let me say that while I personally struggled through parts of Vampire Sunrise and the series as a whole, it offers several things that are worthy of high praise. For instance, this is one of the more unique urban fantasy settings I’ve read in a while… Read the rest.

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