What's a girl to do when she discovers she's the main course on the menu? Hip, funny Milagro de los Santos thinks she's finally found love and a home at the California ranch of fabulous Oswald Grant and his urbane relatives, who have a rare genetic disorder that some call vampirism. But Milagro is bewildered when she's excluded from an ancient and mysterious midnight ceremony whose participants include Oswald's unfriendly parents, a creepy family elder, and Milagro's ex-lover, the powerful and decadent Ian Ducharme. What skeletons are the vampires keeping in their designer closets? When Milagro's life is threatened by a rogue family member, she flees to the desert to hide. Instead of solitude, she encounters an egomaniacal actor, a partying heiress, a sly tabloid reporter, and a lavish spa full of dark secrets -- all of which might help her find a way home.

What's a girl to do when she discovers she's the main course on the menu? Hip, funny Milagro de los Santos thinks she's finally found love and a home at the California ranch of fabulous Oswald Grant and his urbane relatives, who have a rare genetic disorder that some call vampirism. But Milagro is bewildered when she's excluded from an ancient and mysterious midnight ceremony whose participants include Oswald's unfriendly parents, a creepy family elder, and Milagro's ex-lover, the powerful and decadent Ian Ducharme. What skeletons are the vampires keeping in their designer closets? When Milagro's life is threatened by a rogue family member, she flees to the desert to hide. Instead of solitude, she encounters an egomaniacal actor, a partying heiress, a sly tabloid reporter, and a lavish spa full of dark secrets -- all of which might help her find a way home.

Acosta delivers a hilarious and sexy paranormal novel about a wisecracking, down-on-her-luck writer who becomes romantically involved with a sophisticated vampire. A fun and snappy read for romantic fantasy fans.--"Booklist."

"You really can't write a California Gothic. It would become some inane comedy with movie stars and margaritas and alien abductions." --Milagro de Los SantosQuirky, flirty aspiring writer Milagro de Los Santos thinks she's finally found love and a home at the wine country ranch of fabulous Oswald Grant, MD, and his elegant relatives, who have a rare genetic disorder that some call vampirism. The Grants no longer treat her like a trashy gold-digger and she hardly ever accuses them of being total snobs. So Mil is bewildered when they exclude her from a mysterious midnight ceremony whose participants include Oswald's hostile parents, a creepy family elder, and Mil's ex-lover, decadent and powerful Ian Ducharme.When Mil's life is threatened, she flees to the desert to hide and work on a political horror screenplay. Instead of solitude, she encounters an egomaniacal actor, a partying socialite, a sly tabloid reporter, and a lavish spa full of dark secrets.Will she be able to finish writing a screenplay, ambush a world domination movement, and overcome a terrible infection so she can return to Casa Dracula in time for happy hour?

Jane Eyre meets Twilight in Dark Companion, a lush and romantic YA gothic tale about an orphaned girl who attends an exclusive private school and finds herself torn between the headmistress's two sons. Orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams has grown up in a series of foster homes, learning to survive in the shadows of life. Through hard work and determination, she manages to win a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy. There, for the first time, Jane finds herself accepted by a group of friends. She even starts tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien. Things seem too good to be true. They are. The more she learns about Birch Grove's recent past, the more Jane comes to suspect that there is something sinister going on. Why did the wife of a popular teacher kill herself? What happened to the former scholarship student, whose place Jane took? Why does Lucien's brother, Jack, seem to dislike her so much? As Jane begins to piece together the answers to the puzzle, she must find out why she was brought to Birch Grove—and what she would risk to stay there.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

It’s tough being a vampire when you’re more giggles and glitter than beastly and bitter. But will Dracula Boy dare to follow his heart and live life in technicolour? Full of spooks and sparkles, Dracula Spectacular is a heart-warming story about learning to be brave, kind and above all, proud to be yourself. A sensational picture book, written in bouncy rhyme by Lucy Rowland and illustrated with wit and warmth by Ben Mantle, the creative duo behind Little Red Reading Hood. Perfect for bedtime reading!

"Extraordinary and hilarious. Five Blue Ribbons" -Romance Junkies "Milagro is back and wittier than ever A phenomenal vampire series." -Romantic Times "Danger, sizzling hot sex scenes, an imaginative and diabolical plot, witty repartee, vampires, zombies and a wonderfully poignant ending, which nearly brought me to tears... Extraordinary and hilarious." -Romance Junkies "I have loved the Casa Dracula series from the moment I picked up the first book in the series and nothing has changed now that we're down to the last one. You just never want it to end..." -Fresh Fiction "Full of heat, humor, and a tiny bit of heartache. Damn near perfect." -Dirty Sexy Books Quirky, sexy, bright Milagro De Los Santos is forced to take another ghostwriting job for hoaxer Don Pedro when she can't pay her condo fees. Her romantic life isn't much better. She's conflicted about her torrid affair with dangerous Vampire Council director Ian Ducharme and still yearning for her ex-fianc , Dr. Oswald Grant and her life at his wine-country ranch. When Ian's flirtations with a pretty neighbor infuriate Milagro, she travels to London, and the blood really hits the fan. People around her are dying grisly deaths, and Milagro's framed for murder. She escapes to Oswald's ranch, but an accident gives her amnesia and she forgets her entire existence as the only human survivor of a vampire infection. Will Milagro make all the same mistakes, or will she discover the real killers and finally get to use the Margaritanator 3000 at her wedding reception? "This is the grand finale for Milagro De Los Santos-and her send-off is absurdly wonderful and befitting the unique Casa Dracula series..." -Chick Lit Plus "The plot Acosta delivers is frustratingly great, and surprises you at every turn... The idea of second chances is nothing new but the way in which Acosta creates such an opportunity is crafty and oh so delicious." -The Spinecracker