Successful Seattle baker Alena Budrene doesn’t want to die. But when she’s infected with a lethal virus spread by supernatural beings, her only chance for recovery is to make a deal with the devil – or in this case, a warlock.
Though he saves her life, it looks nothing like the life she once knew – and neither does she. Alena is a new breed of “Supe” no one has ever seen before. Even the supernatural police don’t know what she is. Now exiled to the northern side of the Wall, which marks the divide between humans and Supes, Alena is thrust into a dark and magical new world.
But just as she begins to adjust to all things supernatural, she realizes that her transformation is the least of her worries – and it was no accident. She was chosen…to be killed by a Greek hero trying to make a name for himself once more.
Alena was brought up to be subservient, preferring creating to fighting, and vanilla and honey to blood. But that was then. Now, to survive, she must stand up for herself – and this time she’s got fangs. But will she be ready to use them?
Venom and Vanilla Wow….This book is awesome. Where does Shannon Mayer come up with these fantastic stories? This book captures you right from the beginning. Alena is a baker who is so sweet and has a wonderful heart. She contracts a disease thats incurable from people who she calls Super-Dupers, in other words Supernaturals. She is dying and is put in a special hospital where she can just die. Then it all takes a turn for the better, hehehehe….The story is action packed and very riveting. I couldn’t put it…
Great start to what looks to be a cool trilogy. Shannon Mayer does it again with her new Trilogy. Alena is a sweet innocent women who finds herself dying in a special hospital. When given the chance at a new life as a “Super Duper”, she reluctantly agrees. She didn’t get what she bargained for and finds herself hunted by an old Greek mythological hero. This book is a great mix of urban fantasy and greek mythology with several laugh out loud moments that Shannon is great with. It is not as intense as her Rylee Adamson books or…
Not so sure about this one… Overall, did I have fun reading Venom and Vanilla? Yes. Does the book have some issues? Yes. The world development is minimal and doesn’t really give the reader a lot of backstory. Perhaps this is something that will be developed as the trilogy progresses. The characters run the gamut from type, believably, and development. I liked the characters overall, but you don’t get much beyond the surface of any character. I honestly cringed when the Greek gods were introduced. Not what I expected,…