Sucker for Love: A Dead-End Dating Novel

by Kimberly Raye

Book Overview

Divalicious darling of the undead Lil Marchette is this close to finding her own happily-ever-after with hunky live-in bounty hunter Ty Bonner. Unfortunately, reality is biting back in a big way.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034550366X
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.9" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

Story Line Stalling

This series is on the verge of being done. Our main character Lil is in and out of trouble yet again. She is still madly in love with Ty (a non-born vamp) and is still in credit card debit. In this story she is on the hung for a wizard that has stolen one of her friends and is going to kill her. She is tenacious and always fashionable while still having a sense of humor. A quick fun read.

Sucker for Love-A Joyfully Recommended Title

Lil Marchette is a Born Vampire who is as into fashion as any runway model and she pretends to be a Bad Ass Vampire, but in the inside she is a softhearted, romantic fashionista. She is continually struggling to keep her business, Dead End Dating, afloat and one step ahead of the creditors and having to move back home with her parents. Really, isn't being five hundred old enough to live on your own? Apparently, Lil's parents didn't get the memo on that or the fact that she doesn't want to be set up with any of the übber snob Born Vampires her mother is constantly setting her up with. And on top of that, Lil is on the fence about introducing to her family her super-hot boyfriend Ty to her family, since he is a Made Vampire and that's a no-no for Born Vampires like Lil. This time Lil has hit upon the perfect idea to give her business a lift - the Meet and Greet of the century for all supernatural beings. All is going well, until one of Lil's favorite clients, Esther, comes up missing, leaving a huge trail of blood in her wake. As Lil straps on her Bad Ass Vampire sling backs she sets out to investigate the whereabouts of Esther and save her at all costs. But will Lil have the chance when she has to balance her nosy family, keep her business running, keep Ty under wraps and battle a nefarious Warlock for Esther's life? Sucker for Love is an amazing funny book will have you rolling in laughter as Lil valiantly struggles against fashion challenged people, the blistering heat of Texas and her meddling mother. Lil is absolutely hilarious with her witty internal dialogue and crazy antics to keep all the balls she's juggling in the air. In the spirit of the best vampire comedies, Sucker for Love will floor you with Lil as the classic anti-vampire and a family that nobody would wish on anyone - but they and Lil's kooky friends will have you laughing out loud as it keeps you glued to your seat and turning the pages way past your bedtime! Kimberly Raye keeps the fire going in the vampire genre in this fifth installment of the Dead End Dating universe, which will leave you eagerly waiting for the next installment of the series. I absolutely loved, loved, loved Sucker for Love to the point that I can't wait to see what comes next as this is an extraordinary book that will pull you into the story from the get-go and leave you wishing for more of Lil and her band of unique friends and family! Get yourself Sucker for Love as it's an exciting and funny romp into the life of a Bad Ass Born Vampire and her adventures! Sabella Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Characters with a bite!

The fifth book in Kimberly Raye's Dead End Dating series delivers more of what fans have come to expect. Some laugh aloud moments, some dating disasters, and a threat to charming vampire matchmaker Lil's life...er afterlife. "Sucker For Love" finds Lil's friend Esther kidnapped right from Lil's matchmaking party. Lil, against warnings from about everyone, plans to rescue Esther herself. The mystery was ok, but in the Dead End Dating series the mysteries and murder are really just a side plot. I wish Ms. Raye would realize that the best moments in these novels are those which star Lil and her friends. Even better, those moments are the ones that focus on Lil and her crazy matchmaking schemes and clients. Lil is similar to MJD's "Betsy" but better. She feels real and fleshed out in a way Betsy hasn't for many book now. Lil wants to be a baddie vampire but she is tenderhearted and compassionate. She is strong when she needs to be and always very loyal. This book was at its peak when Lil was in a dumpy hotel in a small town, dealing with they barn animals outside and the old lonely hotel manager. The scenes with Lil's mom trying to sabotage her new daughter in law were great as well. This reader almost forgot about the Merlin and friends murder and rescue plot. The 'climax' scene featuring the kidnapping resolution was actual very anti-climactic and vaguely disappointing. This is a rare series that doesn't need to be a thriller or heavy duty romance. It can stand alone as a comical, light romance story. The characters are strong enough.

Sucker for Lil

I really did enjoy the new DED book. I thought it was funny as usual and i'm happy were the story has gone. Lil is one of a kind and very caring for a vampire. You can't help but fall in love with her*wink, wink Ty* Can't wait for the next one since the family will be coming to vegas!

terrific paranormal amateur sleuth

At a Dead End Dating gala, Esther, a Born vampire client who is five century old (who's counting - she's not) Lilliana Marchette, vanishes. Hostess of the evident, pink loving vampire Lil learns that the warlock Mordred Lucius abducted the vampire with plans to use her in a ritual as an Undead sacrifice. Mordred plans to regain his youth and obtain immortality. Lil is told to mind her business as Mordred is too powerful to confront. However, she believes interfering is her business as the warlock stole a client from her. She begins her quest to save Esther's vampiric life (an anti oxymoron) while avoiding the warlock. However, the party attendees and crashers from her mom, her best friend, and her brother's girlfriend refuse to let her go it alone; making stealth somewhat difficult. The latest Dead End Dating (see JUST ONE BITE) is a terrific paranormal amateur sleuth as Lil and her cronies take on the worst dude in town without her significant other Ty, a bounty hunter working a case. The story line is a fun filled over the top of the Empire State Building caper as pampered Lil feels she is responsible for matchmaking her clients and since Mordred is not one of them, he can't have Esther who is one of them. Fans of the series will enjoy Lil and the stable as they challenge Manhattan's meanest malevolent mage Mordred the Warlock. Harriet Klausner