time travel

I've been a fan of vampire and paranormal romances for a long time. I remember when everyone though the genre was dying out. I found some real gems among little know authors whose books went out of print or were published by obscure indie presses. In the last year or two, paranormals and vampire romances have undergone a revolution and revival. While we're getting an infusion of much appreciated new talent, there is also an increase of lazy authors who just want to crank out a hot, gimmicky new book. Perhaps the worst of these offenders are the poineers of the 'vampire comedy' which believe that the darkness and savagery should be dropped for sex and silly antics.
Bangs has scacrificed plot and characters for humor, but if unless your taste in comedy leans towards 'stupid, frigid woman has sex' good luck enjoying this one. You might say this is a light, fluffy read but its just dumb. The characters are all one dimensional caricatures with the vampire hero, Darach, being the worst. He's the kind of character that is defined by his genitals rather than his personality. A lusty fellow, he's all about SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX! He's got some sob story about his wife, but other than that he's to busy trying to be every romance hero cliche in the book. He's a vampire, a Scotts laird, and A VIKING! I half expected him to light up cheroot and talk about being a cowboy in the American West. Blythe is some time traveling person whose job is to make people happy. She herself is frigid and unhappy and something of a doormat. Love and sex has done her wrong so she will never love and copulate again, no matter what! Seeing as the crux of the book is all about Darach and other stupid people getting Blythe to have sex, it's one of those books that all talk, little action. It's a bit like seducing Ceasar, the muscular love god, only to find out that Ceasar is impotent from steriod abuse.
Pile on the dumb little antics (Darach's bed falls through the ceiling so Darach must sleep naked in Blythe's room! Har Har!) and you've got one painfully braindead comedy.

THIS WAS THE FIRST NINA BANGS BOOK I HAVE READ AND IT BLEW ME AWAY. IT IS FUNNY A LITTLE SCARRY AND ROMANTIC ALL AT THE SAME TIME... COULD'NT PUT IT DOWN.....

Taking a trip back in time might not be your ordinary vacation choice, but not everyone has reformed demon, Ganymede, for a travel agent. Since Blythe does, she takes a trip from the 24th century back to the 18th. As an agent of Ectasy Inc. she is under one rule above all else, no sex. That should be easy enough to accomplish, especially since Ganymede's not reformed demoness helper is causing Blythe's fellow male travelers to not be attracted to women. However, there is a vampire lurking around, and he is a much greater challenge. Darach finds the future woman intriguing in more ways than one, and is determined to win her, despite the insane vampires attacking the castle, the wild women looking for immortality, and the fluffy little pink tribble type things following Blythe around.

***** If Ganymede is in a book, it's a guaranteed winner in the laughs department. Adding in his associate, Sparkle, and the giggles double. Ms. Bangs cleverly mixes action, humor, time travel, and vampires to make a charmer of a novel. The only problem is now I want one of the little fuzz balls sent to harrass Blythe with affection. *****
Amanda Killgore