Title: Vampire for Christmas

Author: Felicity Heaton

Publisher: Felicity Heaton 2010

Genre: Paranormal romance

Pages: 142

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Sub-Genre - Paranormal; Women Authors; ebook

How I Got It: iPad read

It was one last mission. Shannon, a demon hunter with the agency, is looking forward to leaving behind the small town and the vampire she's been stuck with for the past two years. Things are getting complicated fast and she wants out. A fresh start, free of her vampire partner, awaits her if she can survive their final mission and the lonely Christmas holidays.

It was one last mission. Rafe, a vampire doing time with the agency, watches it approach with dread weighing heavily in his stomach. Two years of working with Shannon has been difficult, especially since he started falling for her, but he doesn't want their partnership to end. He has barely a few days to make her face her feelings and stop her from leaving, and he intends to do just that.

When a slimy demon threatens the season of peace and goodwill, it's the chance Rafe has been waiting for and the moment Shannon secretly fears. Rafe's determination to prise open her heart and her own resolve to keep it closed clash as violently as they do with the demon, and threatens to end as messily.

Can Rafe make Shannon see that his love for her is real and that she feels something for him too? Can Shannon face her fears and her past, and stop herself from running away from both? Will a wish on a star bring her what her heart truly desires--a vampire for Christmas?

Sitting by the pool, I finished my previous book (review pending) and felt in the mood for a quick read.  So I picked this out of the random free ebooks on my iPad.  For being a very predictable paranormal romance, this one kept me entertained throughout.  I loved the charactersespecially Rafe.  And at 142 pages, Heaton kept the plot nice and contained.  We don't need an entire backstory, just enough to get to know the characters quickly.  A nice little selection for a pool read.