Blood Secrets

Blood Secrets
by Karen E. Taylor
ISBN: 0786012439

Blood Secrets is a fairly entertaining book that finds it's own niche in the Vampire genre by having (1) the Vampire be a female and (2) having her try to fit in to modern day society.
For at least 10 years, our Heroine, Deirdre Griffin, has been a successful fashion designer in New York. She's moving toward the top, is rich, and has managed to keep her secret safe from everyone with the exception of a one time lover, Max. The story begins where her life as she knows it starts to falls apart. Murders begin to happen, and the police, especially Decective Mitch Greer get involved.

The storyline is a combination of mystery and romance wrapped around a modern day Vampire. The book is well written and keeps a certain amount of suspense throughout.

On the negative side, even knowing it is a work of fiction, I still found much of the book unrealistic. It's hard to believe that Dierdre has been and is one of the top fashion designers and has kept her secret safe from everyone for at least 10 years. Also, since she doesn't know that other than her maker (who she doesn't know) she doesn't even know if any other 'of her kind' even exist. She has books on Vampires but still seems to be very uneducated about what she is and the extent of powers that come with being a Vampire. Her strong conscience will not allow her to kill for blood and what we know she has never even come close to bending a law. Her life, lifestyle, beliefs, and education just do not seem realistic in the current time.

However, it is a good book and worth reading if you're into Vampires and especially female ones.