Reviewed by Kimberley

TITLE: The Vampire and the P.I.

SERIES: My Vampire and I

AUTHOR: J.P. Bowie

PUBLISHER: Wilde City Press

LENGTH: 151 pages

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When Sean Martin was shot in the hip he thought his days in law enforcement were over. Leaving the force with commendations and a healthy disability agreement he opened up his own private investigative business, and for a while enjoyed success until a jealous and homophobic ex-colleague spread a story about Sean assaulting an underage boy, the son of an influential congressman.

Overnight, Sean’s business tanked, leaving him broke and with zero clients. That is until Master Vampire, Rafael Barrantes, hires him to find the murderer of Julian Hunter, a young male escort. Sean isn’t crazy about working for a vampire—but all that changes when he meets Arturo Menendez, Rafael’s private secretary.

The stunning and uninhibited Arturo wastes no time in showing his admiration for the handsome PI. He immediately tries, and succeeds in seducing Sean. In between bouts of the most amazing sex Sean has ever had, he discovers that the facts surrounding Julian’s murder have been swept under the carpet. Perhaps by pressure from his wealthy ‘clients’ whose veneer of respectability might be irreparably damaged if it were disclosed they had used Julian’s services.

With Arturo’s help, Sean wades through a web of deceit, lies and treachery trying not only to find Julian’s killer, but also to vindicate himself of the false rape charge that ruined his career. In the process he is beaten, kidnapped by a bad cop, and bitten by a rogue vampire. With the odds stacked against him, can he possibly ever solve the mystery of Julian’s murder, and can Arturo, even with his vampire powers, save Sean from a grisly death?

REVIEW:

I absolutely adore this author’s vampire books. When it comes to vampires, this author to me, is the Anne Rice of the M/M genre. His vampire characters are these gorgeous, charismatic, wealthy, sophisticated, powerful, loving and dangerous creatures with their equally beautiful partners. These vamps are powerful yet vulnerable where their lovers are concerned. I fell in love with the series with the first page of the first book up until this one. Although this book is not wholly part of the Vampire and I series, it’s a part of that world as it mentions the characters from the other books in the series. They also can be read as standalone in any order but it’s best to read them in sequential order to keep track of the many wonderful characters.

This book gives us Sean, a former cop who left the force after being badly wounded while in the line of duty. He was able to still keep his finger on the pulse of law enforcement with a successful private investigations business. He was happy and content, his new career was taking off until a nasty rumor and false allegations of sexual misconduct with the minor son of a congressman derailed it. He damn near lost it all until the sexy, sophisticated, wealthy and charismatic master vamp Rafael Barrantes enters his office and hires him to uncover the truth behind the death of his human lover, Julian. He’s not crazy about working for the vampire but he figures what the hell, he’s broke and he has nothing else to lose.

The ensuing investigation reveals a cover up and with it puts Sean in a lot of danger but he has a partner of sorts, in the form of another vamp. Arturo is Rafael’s sexy and seductive personal assistant. I loved these two together. Sean never thought about being with a vampire before. He didn’t dislike them, he just never gave them much thought before. He was a little leery of them, sure but he never really interacted with one until he started working for Rafael.

Poor Sean catches a whole lot of hell while uncovering the truth behind Julian’s murder. A lot. I loved the fact that Arturo and Sean worked as a team. These two men are perfect for each other. Arturo is sexual dynamite and Sean is right there with him although Arturo overwhelmed him a bit initially. This book, as with all of this author’s books are really well written. You will absolutely become addicted with these sexy sophisticated vamps. If you’re looking for a well written murder mystery mixed in with suspense, hot and sexy vampires, then I would definitely recommend this book and this series.

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