Romeo & Juliet--Vampire Style

Shakespeare's plays are durable. They can withstand any number of modern adaptations, permutations, and mutations. The whole Underworld movie mythos is based on the vampire/werewolf love story. so I was not surprised to see this book in one of the daily "book dump" newsletters I get.

Author H.T. Night has more than half a million books in print and several are vampire-centric. He has multiple series out there, along with half a dozen standalone novels. He definitely seems like a writer to check out if you like paranormal romance.

This version of the oft-told tale is set in 2099 in a New York now renamed Verona. It has an overall 3.8 star rating in reviews, which is not awesome, but more than half of those who reviewed it gave it five stars and really loved it. I've seen myself how a couple of low-star reviews can REALLY mess up a rating, so I'll definitely see for myself.

Freebie sample--Romeo and Juliet, a werewolf, vampire love story

Romeo and Juliet--a vampire/werewolf love story by H.T. Night is now available on Amazon for $2.99, but there's a generous free sample. I'm interested in seeing what Night has done with this premise because I have a story in which a clueless young theater company "revamps" the classics into Twilight and Harry Potter-inspired stories.  Turning the Montagues and Capulets into werewolves and vampires seems like a no-brainer of a way to interest teens in the story, which is already the greatest story of teenage romantic angst ever.
H.T. Night is a paranormal romance writer with a degree in theater from Cal State Fullerton. He's working on several series simultaneously and put out two books last month.  Check out his website here for more information on his books.