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Review: The V V Inn Series by C.J. Ellisson

 
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Rating:   Title:  Vampire Vacation Series:  The V V Inn, #1 Author:  C.J. Ellisson Publisher:  Red Hot Publishing Release Date:  September 23, 2010   Meet Vivian. She’s a 580-year-old vampire who exudes sex, has a talent for drama, and is passionate about two things: her human husband, Rafe, and their resort for the undead. Her [...]

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Rating:  5 Stars
Title:  Vampire Vacation
Series:  The V V Inn, #1
Author:  C.J. Ellisson
Publisher:  Red Hot Publishing
Release Date:  September 23, 2010

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Meet Vivian. She’s a 580-year-old vampire who exudes sex, has a talent for drama, and is passionate about two things: her human husband, Rafe, and their resort for the undead. Her ability to project physical illusions has created the perfect vacation spot—a dark, isolated Alaskan hideaway where visitors can have their wildest fantasies come true.

Vivian knows the best performance requires perfect timing, but the powerful vamp is put to the test when she discovers a corpse in a locked guest room minutes before the next arrivals. Always cool-headed, Rafe hides the body, convinced that he and Vivian can find the culprit without disturbing their guests.

Juggling the increasingly outrageous demands of their customers while tracking a killer isn’t easy. Will their poking and prodding give them the answers they need, or will it uncover secrets that Vivian would kill to protect?

Rating:  5 Stars
Title:  The Hunt
Series:  The V V Inn, #2
Author:  C.J. Ellisson
Publisher:  Red Hot Publishing
Release Date:  June 30, 2011

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Vivian thinks she can control every aspect of a deadly game with her usual manipulations… but what if she can’t? Journey along, in this next installment of The V V Inn series, for a wild ride as the tale is told through the eyes of all her new seethe members.

Seven vampires and seven werewolves pay to hunt a supernatural criminal across the cold, vast grounds of an Alaskan resort. The one to catch her, and live through the encounter, will increase their power by feasting on hers.

The tiny vampire they track is more than she appears, however. To escape a fate of ten years in silver chains, she’ll do anything to survive the weeklong excursion. This time, the darkness holds more than just the stinging bite of the Arctic—it holds death.

 

 

 
The  V V Inn Series
I have spent the last two days completely immersed in the first two books in this series.  Thank goodness I have been off work while I was reading this series and that I have been reading it in the privacy of my own home.  This is one HOT series.
The V V Inn is located in Alaska and deep in the Arctic Circle. Perfect for the Vampires that are the patrons of this fabulous hotel.  This is no ordinary hotel though, the hotel is owned by Vivianne a 580 year old vampire and her human husband.  Vivianne has a special talent that makes the experience of staying in her hotel a very special one.  Vivianne can project her thoughts and feelings out to the people around her.  She can also read from one touch what the deepest fantasies and desires are of that individual be them human, werewolf or vampire.
Vampire Vacation:
Vivianne is a woman who adores the pleasures of the flesh and cannot get enough of her husband, which I find cute.  They have a fabulous bond and can talk to each other telepathically and can feel each others feelings and emotions though the bond.  There are some definite advantages to this bond and I know a few people who wouldn’t mind having this bond with their partners.
While on a last-minute walk through of the rooms that have been prepared for the next guests, Viv makes an unwelcome discovery.  A human has been killed in one of the locked rooms and with the next guests due to arrive in minutes, she must think fast and remove the body and all its traces before the guests arrive.  Her husband Rae, helps her with this task as the scent of the blood is having an effect on Viv and its an effect she can’t afford with her new guests arrival imminent.
Viv takes care of the new guests before returning her attentions to the dead human.  Her methods of taking care of her new guests is definitely an interesting one and a novel idea that is something I haven’t come across in anything I’ve read before and one I really enjoyed.
Vivianne must contend with running the hotel and taking care of the guests that expect to have a wonderful time, while trying to figure out who murdered the man in her hotel. Soon it becomes clear that things are not going to be easy!  And so a hunt for the killer on the compound of the hotel begins with a lot of things to happen along the way. For the rest you will just have to read the book yourself as to say more would give too much away and I don’t want to ruin the reading experience for you by giving spoilers.
The Hunt:
The second book in the series takes up two months after the events of Vampire Vacation.  Vivianne has had to cope with the fall out from the events of the hunt for the killer that came to her hotel, and she has some new vampires in her seethe (clan/family) to get used to too.  Vivianne has had the idea to hold a Hunt on the complex again, only this time people/guests will have to pay for the excitement and the hunted will be decreed by the Vampire Counsel.
But as always, things are not as easy as they first appear.  This week-long hunt will be testing for all involved and the female being hunted is not going to allow herself to be caught and exterminated easily.
This series has everything a girl could want, there are hot vampires, sexy werewolves and mystery.  And did I mention the sex scenes? There are some graphic scenes that will leave you a little hot under the collar and for that reason taking the author’s advice I would absolutely say this is not a  series for younger readers or for anyone who does not like their love scenes graphic and detailed.
I was thrilled that I had both books in this series to read back to back and that the second book takes up the story so soon after the first.  Both books come in just under the 300, but they are both books that you want to end.  I for one hope that there will be more to this series and I will definitely look out for books by this author again.

 

 

 



Mandy

 
I'm 27, living in Wicklow in Ireland (about an hour outside of Dublin). I am a science graduate who decided, when the economic downturn happened, that I would re-train as a legal secretary and currently I am working in a Stockbroking firm in Dublin by day! Funnily enough I LOVE my job and it gives me more time for reading than science did. By night, and in my spare time, I read everything and anything that I can get my hands on. Romance, UF, YA and Fantasy to name but a few of the genres that I will read. Karen Marie Moning and J. R. Ward are amoung some of my favourite authors. My new best friend at the moment is my Kindle, but I still love to get into a good paperback and to be honest there is nothing quite like a good cup of coffee and a browse through the book shop. Any bookshop is my happy place, just being amoung all the new pretty books who are silently and patiently calling out to be read, savoured and loved. I just wish that I had enough time to read them all!


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  1.  
    C.J. Ellisson

    Mandy – Thank you so much for taking the time to read both books and do a combined review! I really appreciate your effort and I'm thrilled to see you enjoyed them both as much as you did.

    If I can be so bold as to ask – would you mind posting your terrific reviews on B&N and Amazon? Every one helps me to reach a potential reader and I'm grateful for it. If you'd like a free copy of Big Game in return for this favor, just email me at cj@cjellisson.com and I'll get it to you when it's ready.

    Thank you!!
    C.J.
    BTW – small thing, but the MC's name is Vivian not Vivianne. ;-)




  2.  
    Mandy

    C J – OMG I am so sorry that I spelt the MC name wrong darn spell check please accept my apology.

    It was more than a pleasure to read and review the books. The review will be posted on B&N, Amazon and Goodreads later on today.

    I would love a copy of Big Game thank you so much I will email you right now. I am thrilled you liked my review and I hope this will lead more readers to you.





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