Celine Chatillon

"Help! I'm Falling For The Vampire Next Door" is a book by Celine Chatillon marketed by Liquid Silver Books as an erotic romance. I don't think the book quite makes the cut as erotica and the story is a fairly routine take on vampires, but that's just my opinion.

Melynda is a recently divorced, ex-teacher who just moved to St Louis to work for her cousin as an interior designer. She's living in the warehouse her cousin is renovating and helping with the construction and decor. The only other tenant in the building is Val, the hottie who lives in the basement and works at night. When she and Val hit it off, she quickly discovers there's something very different about Val and it's not just his hours!

Val is one of the Kindred. But he chooses to live as a man and makes his living as a talented photographer specializing in night photography. He's attracted to Melynda, but between his nosy Uncle Vlad and ancient enemy Van Helsing, their romance isn't going quite like he intended.

I never really warmed up to Melynda. She jumped into bed with Val extremely quickly without much feeling and then decides she's in love...uh huh. She also confused me with some of her decisions and I don't think she's someone I would want to spend time with. Val is very 'oh no I can't have her' constantly which pretty much began to grate on me. I think I liked Uncle Vlad more than either the hero or heroine! But even with all three, the story never really caught my attention or my feelings.… (meer)

This book is great fun with snappy dialog, biker babes, limousines, new age hippies and hot sex rolled into one; there is something for everyone. I laughed out loud, sat on the edge of my seat, fanned myself vigorously, and sighed with relief while reading these pages. What starts out as a tender love story ends with a fight for their very lives. Misinformation,
mind-control, false-memory implantation, psycho-suggestion and pseudo-seduction were the tools of a mad man bent on destruction. It escalates to kidnapping and forced bondage with the threat of violence. There is all kinds of action, whether it be sexual or face-kicking with wooden stakes, it is always exciting. I enjoyed this book. For a light hearted, fun, sexually explicit and exciting read your best choice is Help! I’m Falling For The Vampire Next Door by Celine Chatillon.
Overall rating: four hearts
Sensuality rating: Explicit
Reviewer: Karen H. for The Romance Studio… (meer)