Title:  Dying to Date
Series:  Fated Mates #2
Author:  Victoria Davies
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Published:  June 23, 2015
Publisher:  Entangled
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Vampire socialite Melissa Redgrave has the worst luck with men. Frustrated, she decides what she needs is a little help…from New York’s biggest supernatural dating agency. Except that sometimes, a vampire doesn’t always find her match.

Until she does. And he’s delicious enough to bite.

Tarian Drake keeps his necromancy background quiet. After all, the ability to control the dead isn’t exactly welcomed in the supernatural community. When he runs into the beautiful Melissa, she tempts him in a way that has never happened before. She’s his perfect match in every way.

But just as they are about to take their relationship to the next level, his family decides to make a stand—by kidnapping his new girlfriend. Now, if he ever hopes to date again, he’s going to have to get control of his family and free the girl. Oh, and stop a war.

Read on for my thoughts on Dying to Date.  No true spoilers, promise.

It’s not easy to find that perfect mate.  Doesn’t matter if the one in need is human, vampire, werewolf or even a necromancer… you can’t just pick out a date or mate at the local 7 Eleven ya know?  Life, or I should say, undead life would be so much more pleasant if that were only possible.  This is usually where Fated Mates dating service would step in and give a helping hand.  Melissa is willing to give it a try, after all she’s still young, for a vampire and it’s time that she found that Mr. Right that is supposed to be out there somewhere just waiting for her.  Maybe, but she’s so darned picky and not just any average man will do – but that hunk she just passed in the hallway of Fated Mates might do very nicely indeed.

Tarian is looking for his mate.  And he’s willing to use a dating agency to reach that goal.  The fact that he is a necromancer, that he can control the undead really shouldn’t be counted against him – so he leaves that small detail off of the bio information at Fated Mates.  But why keep looking when the perfect female is giving him the eye in the reception area?  She is one gorgeous vampire and he is quite willing to take a chance on this beauty.

While he and Melissa really connected and planned to continue seeing where this thing they had together would take them – he didn’t count on or even consider that his relatives would stage a kidnapping, threatening to start a war between the necromancers and the rest of the supernatural community.

Dying to Date is a delightful, fun and quirky story.  It is the second in the Fated Mates series.  While you don’t have to read Love at Stake before this one, it would give you some of the backstory to this universe.  Yet, there is enough mention in Dying to Date about the history of this paranormal community that it’s not truly necessary – just a suggestion to eventually read Love at Stake because they both are excellent paranormal romances.

Tarian and Melissa were not only hot together, but they blended together very well.  I had no trouble accepting that these two people, from differing factions within their paranormal world were meant to be together.  It is a wild and enjoyable ride to follow them through their adventures to get to their happy ever after.  The world building was excellent, and it was easy to fall into this world without questioning much at all.  If you love paranormals to begin with, you know how to set aside belief and just accept what an author has created for their unique world.

I would recommend this fun, quirky and entertaining novel to any paranormal romance reader.  It is a story that draws you in and won’t let go until you get Tarian and Melissa all straightened out and off to their lives together.  Looking for a fun summer read?  Add this one to your reading list, I think you’ll be glad you did.

*I received an e-ARC of Dying to Date from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That does not change what I think of this novel.*

*Any review is just one person’s opinion. You might feel the same or totally different. The only way to know for certain is for you to read it. This was my opinion of this particular book.*

Dying to Date is available for the Kindle