Watch out: Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Jessica Rules the Dark Side
by Beth Fantaskey
Release date: January 2012
When Jessica Packwood found out she was a Romanian vampire princess, she had the shock of her teenage life. Turns out that was the easy part. Now, married to Prince Lucius Vladescu, she has to claim her throne and convince a vampire nation she’s fit to be their queen. But Jess can’t even order a decent meal from her castle’s Romanian staff, let alone deal with devious undead subjects who would love to see her fail.

And when Lucius is accused of murdering a vampire Elder and imprisoned without the blood he needs, Jessica finds herself alone, fighting for both their survivals. Desperate to clear her husband’s name and win his release, Jess enlists the help of her best friend Mindy Stankowicz and Lucius’s mysterious Italian cousin, Raniero Lovatu. But both of them are keeping some dark secrets. Can Jess figure out who to trust – and how to rise to power – before she loses everything, including the vampire she loves?

Full of romance, mystery, and danger, the highly anticipated sequel to Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side shows that sometimes a princess has to earn her “happily ever after” – with a sharpened stake in hand.

READ an excerpt.

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Vampire Wedding in August

JESS AND LUCIUS GOT MARRIED!

HUH?
I just found out. It happened in August.

Yes, the vamp duo in Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (my review) have:

got hitched

tied the knot

done got married

Read the story of their wedding.
22 chapters and an epilogue
online for free

I'll be back with a review later this week.

*I came across this after reading Maria's sneak peak post including the new book, Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey at Fantasy Ink

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
by Beth Fantaskey

Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Vampires
Published: 2009
Hardback: 354
Rating: 5

Inspiration:
I wanted to see how a Romanian vampire princess comes into her own (reminds me of the Princess Diaries) also liked Persnickety Snark's review and Debut Author Challenge

Description from book:
Enter a bizarre new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu who claims Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth and he's her long-lost fiance. He's arrogant, officious, embarrassingly overprotective, and, well, incredibly hot.

Armed with a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire's Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica tries to imagine the transition from an average American teenager to a glam European vampire princess. But just when things start to heat up with Lucius, a devious cheerleader sets her sights on him.

Soon Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war--and save Lucius's soul from eternal damnation. All of which leaves her to wonder: Wouldn't life be easier if she could just fall for a nice mortal boy?

My thoughts:
In-a-word: Pact - schmact
Very entertaining story! It did not fail in creating a different kind of vampire lore. The element of young love was satisfying. I loved watching the transformation of the spunky main character from teen to adulthood (ahem... vampirehood).

Looking forward to her next work: Jekel Loves Hyde (amazon.com says it releases July 10, 2009)