The Bride of Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula) - Softcover

Acosta, Marta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416559639 ISBN 13: 9781416559634

Publisher: Gallery Books, 2008

Synopsis

Horror writer/gardener/party girl Milagro De Los Santos is having serious problems planning her wedding to fabulous Oswald Grant, MD, who has a "genetic condition" that makes him crave blood and intolerant of direct sunlight. Milagro's future mother-in-law loathes her, her dog just died, and then her extravagant friend Nancy hijacks the role of wedding coordinator. As if things weren't bad enough, the Vampire Council assigns conniving Cornelia Ducharme, the sister of Milagro's ex-lover, to supervise the couple through ancient wedding traditions.

Meanwhile, Milagro's reduced to ghostwriting the memoirs of a loony little man who claims to be a shapeshifter. A series of accidents interferes with the wedding plans and Milagro fears that someone's out to get her...again. Is her paranoia justified or is she cracking under the pressure? And why does she keep running into her too attractive ex-lover, dangerously sexy Ian Ducharme?

Also, does she really have to make a fruitcake for the reception, or are the vampires just messing with her head?

About this title

From the Author

Planning a wedding is complicated enough without also having to please a cranky Vampire Council and their archaic rules for a traditional ceremony. The vampire's wedding fruitcake? Fruitcake has been used for weddings since ancient times. I research all this stuff because I think people look to me for historical accuracy. Or maybe not, but I digress.

I wanted to show a little of the madness that's part of every wedding -- from the hundreds of small decisions to the interference of relatives and to the most important question, "Am I marrying the right person?" We've all got to make compromises, but where do we draw the line between being agreeable and giving in too much? Milagro, who is always trying to be more "normal," second-guesses herself in The Bride of Casa Dracula.

If I had to describe a running theme in my books, it's "a party goes awry in some way or other." The Bride of Casa Dracula is no exception. I hope you'll enjoy Milagro's journey toward the altar and all the accompanying shenanigans.

About the Author

Marta Acosta received a degree in English literature and creative writing from Stanford University. She was a regular contributor of features and home and garden articles for The San Francisco Chronicle and the Contra Costa Times. Her Casa Dracula series includes: Happy Hour at Casa Dracula, Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula, The Bride of Casa Dracula, and Haunted Honeymoon at Casa Dracula. Her other novels are Nancy's Theory of Style, Dark Companion, and The She-Hulk Diaries.

She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family and crazy dogs.She is attempting to turn her garage into a state-of-the-art laboratory where she can build a robot maid and pet cloning technology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1416559639
• ISBN 13: 9781416559634
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286