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Secret Vampire

Poppy didn’t think she was going to die so early. She just had an ongoing pain in her gut. She didn’t want to alarm anyone so she told her family that it was getting better. She didn’t have a choice about going to the doctor after doubling over in pain in front of her mom. Her best friend and the man she was going to marry someday (except he didn’t know it yet) was very concerned as well but he wasn’t allowed to show it. When Poppy found out that she had inoperable cancer, James told her the truth about him. It was the only way to save her. He was going to turn her into a vampire like him. The only problem was that the Night World had only two rules and if broken, those people involved were given a death sentence. James didn’t care. He broke the first rule by falling in love with a human, so he broke the second and told Poppy all about the Night World. He wanted her to know that they wouldn’t be able to stick around since she would be changed illegally. Many things happen before her change and after that keep you guessing. I really enjoyed this story.

Daughters of Darkness

I was a little worried when I started reading this one. I wasn’t anymore when I realized that they are intertwined. Ash is in the first story and his three sisters are in this story. Three renegade vampires leave the Night World to try their luck at hunting and being free. They were tired of the rules given by The Elders. When they made it to the town that their Aunt lived, she had mysteriously been killed. Once the neighbor girl and boy realize who they are and that they didn’t kill their aunt, they all become fast friends. Mark actually fall head over heels for the youngest sister, Jade. They decide to take a blood oath so their secret of the Night World would remain safe. When Ash comes to take his sisters back, the last thing he wanted was to be a soulmate with a human. With nothing to do about it, they all decide to figure out why things were happening and by who. Really gets interesting. I enjoyed this story as well.

Spellbinder

Once knowing that these books are together in some way or another, I looked for similarities. In this story, two witches are starting a new school and living with the last relative that will have them. Blaise is more like Aphrodite when it comes to the men in her life. She destroys them after she gets what she wants from them. Which is the reason they keep getting kicked out of school and shipped around to relatives. After meeting Eric at school the first time, Thea, knowing the rules of the Night World, tried to stay away from him. The soulmate principle works on its own. Many trying moments happen for these girls and for Eric too. Finally giving into Eric and realizing that she couldn’t let go of him, Thea decided that she couldn’t live without him but he had to know the truth. Of course he didn’t care.

I loved this book so much that I went out and bought the other two in the series. I first read LJ Smith when she wrote the Vampire Diaries and just loved the style of her writing. I wasn’t disappointed when I read these either. I don’t think you will either.