After having read Boys That Bite and Stake That, I decided the third in the Blood  Coven series, Girls That Growl, was a must-read.

And I must say that author Marianne Mancusi outdid herself with this one. Filled with some unexpected turns, Girls That Growl opens with Rayne McDonald, vampire and vampire slayer, getting a new assignment–but it’s not the typical slayer assignment. In order to fulfill her duties, Rayne must join the Oakridge High cheer-leading squad. Yes, the cheer-leading squad. So our combat-boot-fishnet-wearing goth must learn to get peppy in order to unravel the mystery behind the growling cheerleaders and the disappearances of two football players. However, there is more to Rayne’s story than just fulfilling her slayer duties. …» more

I am pleased to announce that I am every bit as pleased with Stake That by Marianne Mancusi as I was with Boys that Bite.  Told from the point of view of Rayne McDonald, the sarcastic, gothic twin of Sunny McDonald, Stake That is the clever story of a vampire-obsessed teen forced to become a vampire slayer–and apparently the first of her kind who will be able to pull off the vinyl pants.

While Rayne is a bit irritated that her bloodmate-to-be, Magnus, accidentally bit her twin sister instead, she is basically happy that Sunny is happy in her inter-species romance. However, Rayne is still longing for her vampire prince–and now that she must stake vampires or suffer from a terrible disease, she may never find him. However, as fate would have it, Rayne is partnered with Magnus’ brother, Jareth, who helps her solve her first vampire slaying case.  It doesn’t hurt that Jareth is devastatingly gorgeous and everything Rayne is looking for in the undead–except that he is every bit as jaded as Rayne, which causes them to argue like two old crows. …» more

If you are looking for a book that will leave you with an entertaining plot line, the perfect mixture of emotions, and a satisfying ending, then Marianne Mancusi’s Boys that Bite will be to your well-rounded tastes. 

So what happens when fashion forward teen Sunshine McDonald agrees to go to a new goth club with her oh-so-goth twin sister, Rayne? Disaster, that’s what!   In fact, Sunny is completely unaware that Rayne has applied to become a vampire and her application has been accepted. So the only reason she has begged Sunny to drive her to the club is to meet her bloodmate, Magnus. The problem? While Rayne is off looking for her dark prince, Magnus bites the wrong sister! So now Sunny is doomed to spend all of eternity as a vampire connected by blood to her sister’s chosen eternal mate–all due to a case of mistaken identity.  And while Magnus is everything she would be looking for in a guy–if he were mortal–Sunny has no intentions of becoming a blood-lusting creature of the night. Luckily, there is still time to correct the mistake. …» more