In a small town in the heart of America, the heroine waitresses in the local diner when the hansom and mysterious hero begins showing up. He sits in the furthest corner, in the shadows and doesn't order anything other then coffee but never drinks it. He tells the heroine that he's there for her pleasant company and is sure to see her home safety after every shift, whether she's aware of him or not. In fact, he spent every available moment either with the heroine or watching her in the shadows to protect her from the crazy serial vampire. I kind of liked the fact that he wasn't entirely good at protecting himself as he almost always came away with a serious wound after every battle. I doubt know. I found that to be humbling that though he's immortal, he wasn't all powerful. The heroine has a small town mentality so I didn't much mind her naivety or willingness to let strangers into her house. She's trusting to most people and is generally calm and okay with a lot of things that would have put up red flags with me and any normal girl. I was even willing to ignore the fact that she lets the hero watch over her in her sleep, though he's a total stranger and it's uber creepy. The fact is that's she young and ignorant of the dangers of strangers. I couldn't imagine inviting a man into my house when I catch him watching me through the window or stalking me where I work but the heroine was very open and welcoming regardless of the fact that a man is killing people in her small town and the hero was last seen with them. But like I said, it's sort of forgivable for the heroine not to freak out and call the cops because she comes from a place where you don't lock your doors and will give a stranger the clothes of your back in good faith. I did enjoy this book and I think it was because the hero wasn't obnoxiously angsty or depressed. Yes, he's the traditional dark and brooding vampire of lore but he's charming and protective and able to laugh at himself and enjoy life as much as he can. (He enjoys watching bad vampire movies-just a hint into his character). One thing I really and truly grew to hate was the fact that he shrugged after question posed to him but hey, it's not his fault he was written to have that annoying habit. Overall I will say it was an ok book. I liked the fact that though the heroine is extremely religious, she's not judgmental and never thinks the hero is evil being what he is. It's typical to have that religious belief be a condemning factor and I was happy to see that wasn't the case here. The pacing was just exciting enough to keep things interesting and I liked both the main character and the supporting cast.
