Name: The Undead Next Door
ISBN: 9780061118456

Kerrelyn Sparks

Three signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he's so attentive at night. 2. He's attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own. 3. He never seems to age. Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger. There's something not quite right about Jean-Luc, but still, she's never been with a man so charming, so attractive . . . so wonderful. Now if only a murderous villain wasn't after them, they might get their happily-ever-after.

The Undead Next Door

Lover of Romance 

Heather Westfield, comes to the opening of Le Chique Escharpe, by one of the most famous fashion designer, who opens a shop in Texas, in her hometown. Heather, divorced and a mother, can barely afford to pay her bills, let alone the expensive clothing she see's surrounding her. Heather, with a friend, who models for Jean Luc Escharpe, accompanies her. Then she is caught by him sketching one of his designer dresses, and he is furious, but then through a turn of events he offers her a job in his studio, for her ideas have merit, something he never thought about before. When he shows her his designs in the back, they are attacked by his hated enemy, Lui, who has murdered his past two girlfriends, and now assumes that Heather is the third. So now Jean Luc must protect her, no matter how resistant she is to the idea. But as events occur, and he keeps on protecting her, he finds that he doesn't want to lose her or her daughter, by this maniac, and will do everything in his power to protect them no matter the cost...
The Undead Next Door is Jean Luc's story from the Love At Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks. From the first page, I was hooked and wasn't let go until the very end. Of course all that have read this series, just have fallen in love with Jean Luc and his charisma. So it was great to be able to read his story. The Undead Next Door is a emotional yet intense story about two people from opposite worlds, one who is a vampire and has lived for centuries and has no hope in life other than his fashion design career. The other is a woman who has suffered from pain and grief and has had to live in fear, but now decides to start anew and battle with fear and win...these two are both courageous and witty, their interaction fun and sexy, and the passion between them heated and sensual....and a love so powerful that if they believe in it and in themselves...there is a happily ever after in their future. Such a charming and sexy story, and I had such fun throughout all of it, and many laughs throughout all of it...Definitely a Winner!!! Sparks has won me over again.....A WONDERFUL READ!!!


My Favorite Quote 
"What?" his eyebrows shot up. "There's nothing wrong with that design."
"Are you kidding?" She pulled away from his grasp "What is Echarpe thinking? The neckline plunges past the navel. The skirt slits up to North Dakota. No Woman in her right mind would wear that thing in public."

Elizabeth Neill

This is my Jean-Luc Echarpe (Gilles Marini)

  


Here is my Heather (Amy Adams)

  


I really loved this one. This is my favorite series. Jean-Luc was just dreamy. I liked the plot of this series with the good and bad vampires. I can't wait to see how that plays out.

Ella Zegarra

Publicado originalmente en: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

De lo que voy leyendo de la saga Love At Stake, este libro es el que menos me ha gustado.

Como mencioné en Be Still My Vampire Heart, los romances en este tipo de libros son bastante rápidos. Pero la verdad, en este libro se me hizo muy cansino.

Comencemos por Jean-Luc, el sexy protagonista. A él ya lo conocíamos, en los libros anteriores apareció muchas veces. Ahí se muestra pícaro, con un sentido del humor con doble sentido que siempre me sacaba una sonrisa. Lamentablemente en su libro lo vemos deprimido, entiendo que parte, en realidad gran parte de esto, se debe por su auto exilio, aunque al transcurso del libro, sobre todo cuando se enamora, pierde todo ese encanto que tenía. No digo que estaba mal del todo, pero perdió gran parte de su esencia.

A Heather no la conocíamos (al menos que yo recuerde), esta es su primer aparición y la muy suertuda tiene su propio libro. Heather es… ¿Cómo decirlo? Fastidiosa. Entiendo que esté en una lucha contra el miedo y que tenga inseguridades pero me tuvo estresada con sus muchísimos párrafos con su lucha interna. El libro es narrado en tercera persona así que ya entienden.

Lo que sí me gustó de Heather fue su posición ante la Alta Costura, ella al no ser una escuálida modelo y al tener talento para diseñar, deja muy bien en claro que las mujeres reales pueden verse malditamente bien sin matarse de hambre.

Sinceramente más que erótico, el libro me pareció bastante obsceno, no hubo la picardía que caracteriza los libros de Kerrelyn. Definitivamente este va debajo de mi lista en cuanto a esta saga, me ha picada porque esperaba más. [...]

Reseña Completa: El Extraño Gato del Cuento