When we meet Pia Thomason in Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister, she's about to turn 40, alone, and taking a singles tour of Europe. Challenged by one of her tour mates to approach two hot guys, she chickens out at the last minute and ducks into a book store. From that moment on, her life is never the same- filled with vampires known as Dark Ones, a cult devoted to wiping out the Dark Ones, and a whole village's worth of ghosts tagging along behind her. Zen is a fun, guilty pleasure sort of book with plenty of steamy sex scenes and hot guys. However, anyone who expects the happily-ever-after ending will be disappointed. Although most of MacAlister's previous books in the Dark Ones series were stand alone novels, Zen and the Art of Vampires is the first in a two-part miniseries. Other than that, I think that it is a good novel for those who are into the paranormal romance genre. It's not too cheesy and the heroine thinks for herself, even if her brain sometimes lands her in trouble.
