Title: Fangs and Catnip (Dead and Breakfast: Book One)
Author: Julia Talbot
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Beyond
Length: 220 Pages
Category: Fantasy/Paranormal, Shifters, Vampires
At a Glance: Fangs and Catnip felt like one of the most natural growing stories I’ve read in a while. The whole book came alive, and I’m torn on which of the amazing secondary characters I want to see in their own tale next.
Reviewed By: Jenn
Blurb: A romance worth fighting for—tooth and claw.
Solitary vampire Fallon Underwood gets all the social interaction he needs being the silent partner at the Dead and Breakfast B and B high in the Colorado mountains. Change is hard for Fallon, so when his business partner, Tanner, suggests hiring a new manager for the inn, he’s adamant that they don’t need help, especially not in the form of bouncy werecat Carter Hughes.
Carter is a happy-go-lucky kitty, and he loves the hospitality industry, so the D and B ought to be a great place for him. He falls for Fallon as soon as he picks up one of Fallon’s novels, and begins to woo the vamp with gifts. When Fallon finally succumbs to Carter’s feline charms, the results are unexpected, to say the least. Their mating will have irreversible consequences—for their bodies and their hearts.
Review: This was a truly wonderful read that starts a new series with a bang. Between the adorable and caring Carter, the broody but silly Fallon, and a host of amazing staff and guests at the Dead and Breakfast, I didn’t want to put this down—while reading it, or after.
Carter’s enthusiasm to serve all kinds of non-humans was catching, and I loved seeing a vibrant range of species and the little quirks associated with them. I really felt like I got to see the author’s entire world through this one small corner. Carter’s growing interest and love in Fallon is a joy, and I loved the sweet moments of relationship building threaded throughout the entire book. Even Fallon’s cautious tries at returning Carter’s affections are too adorable to bear.
And speaking of bears, Tanner, Fallon’s more active partner in the Dead and Breakfast, is a star all by himself. I really want to have him as a friend, as he supports both characters in their journey together whilst still looking after a busy B&B, with guests that had unusual needs.
The author threaded a couple of different sub-plots throughout the novel, and each getting their own time in the sun, whilst still bringing something important to the overall plot of Carter and Fallon’s relationship. By the end of the book, I really felt like one of the family at this great B&B. It’s such a disappointment that a place like that doesn’t exist.
Really, this felt like one of the most natural growing stories I’ve read in a while. The whole book came alive, and I’m torn on which of the amazing secondary characters I want to see in their own tale next. Whoever it is, I’ll be picking it up the second it’s available!
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