Moon Dance

Vampire for Hire, Book 1

By: J. R. Rain

Narrated by: Dina Pearlman

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

Mother, wife, private investigator... vampire. Six years ago, federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire.

Now the world at large thinks Samantha has developed a rare skin disease, a disease which forces her to quit her day job and stay out of the light of the sun. Now working the night shift as a private investigator, Samantha is hired by Kingsley Fulcrum to investigate the murder attempt on his life, a horrific scene captured on TV and seen around the country. But as the case unfolds, Samantha discovers Kingsley isn't exactly what he appears to be; after all, there is a reason why he survived five shots to the head.

Blood money: listen to more in the Vampire for Hire series.

©2009 J.R. Rain (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

loved this book

This book held my interest and kept me wanting more. cannot wait to read the next book.

Loved it!

I absolutely loved this book. The MC being a sassy mom vampire had me riveted to the story until the end. The narrator was perfect and brought the great story to life made it even better. I will be getting into the next one immediately. Highly recommended.

Good job all around

It has been a while since I read/heard a decent vampire detective story where I instantly wanted to buy the next one.

This is not a heart wrenching drama filled with complex writing. There is good character development and the starting situation/background story allows you to see the main character and relate to her. I almost shyed away because of the married, soccer mom description because I don't really car to read about that but that isn't what it's about. It more ads dept and development which is nice.

The story does take itself fairly seriously but it is still on the lighter, fun, easy to follow side. I was able to still relax while listening. Maybe I am getting more used to the audible format.

The voice actor does a good job she fits the main character well. The main character is not a late teen or early 20 something so I appreciated not having an actor with a high pitched voice. Some times the acting was slightly breathy, it helped add drama and a little more darkness.

Bert

Book was enjoyable. I liked it. the narration was great... good job. story well written.

Really good!

I wasn’t expecting for this book to be that good. Interesting story. The only thing That made me cringed a lil is that she can be mortal again which I could not buy it. But overall a really funny and good story.

J.R. Rain a terrific writer.

The more I read , the more. excited I became because of her. freshness take on the usual & characterization that she slips in so effortlessly. An excellent read.

For a romance, not bad

I saw the damage romance novels did to my mother and have always shunned them. But this was a daily special so I bought it and gave it a chance. Rain is a very listenable author even though it is romance novel shallow. She has drawn her protagonist with such skill that even though they are romances, I fully intend to purchase others in this series because i liked that character!

entertaining

This is my first vampire listen. Interesting premise ,the reader does a great job I felt the voices were perfect. Time flew by as I got caught up in the story.

Enjoyed, but . . .

Where does Moon Dance rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

3

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The fact that she is living a somewhat normal life w/2 kids

Have you listened to any of Dina Pearlman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No but she is very good

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed the book but would have loved some background. The book starts 6 years after the main character has been attacked and that is all we know. A little more detail on Who, what, when and where would have been nice.

A new twist on a classic tale.

Would you consider the audio edition of Moon Dance to be better than the print version?

I didn't read the printed version.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Moon Dance?

When she lost custody of her children and realized her husband was cheating; and all because she had been attacked and made into a vampire.

Which character – as performed by Dina Pearlman – was your favorite?

Samantha Moon, of course!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Samantha Moon, a single mom, private investigator and oh yeah. vampire!

Any additional comments?

I'm looking forward to reading more!