Fangs for the Memories by Molly Harper Narrator: Amanda Ronconi
Series: Half-Moon Hollow #4.5
Published by Audible on November 2, 2015
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Length: 2 hours, 8 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: Purchased
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Half-Moon Hollow’s supernatural social event of the season—Zeb’s Titanic-themed werewolf wedding—is coming up, and Dick Cheney (not that Dick Cheney!) needs a date. But Andrea’s had enough of clever, handsome, and rakish to last a lifetime, and Dick Cheney is certainly not the sort of man you bring home to mom (not that Andrea’s deadist parents are speaking to her ever since she dropped out of college and became a blood surrogate.) Shameless, relentless, roguish, with a Stetson-worthy swagger, a naughty sparkle in his eyes, and a constant smirk—oh, and fangs—no, Dick is the last person (er…vampire) Andrea wants to date.
But the infuriatingly irresistible man who lives quietly on the edge of a criminal underworld knows exactly what he wants, and once he surprises Andrea with a thrilling hot and dirty kiss behind the paranormal bookshop, she knows what she wants too: Dick. All it takes to ignite their unconventional courtship is a near-undeath experience that confronts Dick with a choice between turning Andrea, losing her forever, or tapping into his countless shady resources in this hilarious and heartwarming enovella that revisits the early days of Molly Harper’s Nice Girls series—one that “makes me laugh and laugh”
My favorite character in the Half-Moon Hollow series is Dick Cheney. I love Dick! He makes me laugh and sometimes it is just what a person needs. Yeah, I know, he can be kind of shady, but who doesn’t love a bad boy? Especially if he’s hot. Really, once you get to know Dick, he’s more though.
I ended up buying this book as both an ebook and the audio and saving it like a reward. So finally I listened to it! It wasn’t exactly what I expected. The point of view is from Andrea. Still, there is plenty of Dick. And this is the story of Andrea falling in love with Dick. Since I already love Dick, it was easy to relate to this process.
Fangs for the Memories is short and fun. I highly recommend it. I’d also love a story more from Dick’s point of view. Just saying. There can’t be too much Dick.
Narration:
Amanda Ronconi is the voice of the Half-Moon Hollow series, and most of the Molly Harper books. I love her narration with its snarky, well-timed voices. She is the reason this series is an audio-preferred one for me. I was able to listen at my usual 1.25 speed. The performance only enhanced my love of the story.
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About Amanda Ronconi
Amanda is an actress and narrator who divides her time between New York City and Upstate New York. She has a BFA from NYU where she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory. She has performed in theaters around New York City and regionally at The Alley, Capital Rep and many productions at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Her Off-Broadway solo comedy, Shirley at the Tropicana, received critical acclaim and was subsequently featured in The New York Times. Film and TV credits include Daydream Believer (Slamdance 2001’s Best Dramatic Feature winner), The Understudy, Deadly Sins (ID Discovery), IFC’s Get Hit and Chasing Paradise. National network and regional commercials include Chase Bank, Sony and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Her voiceover work encompasses nearly 100 audiobooks available on Audible.com. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity.
Amanda’s new solo show, Kempner, will debut in 2016.
About Molly Harper
Molly Harper worked for six years as a reporter and humor columnist for The Paducah Sun. Her reporting duties included covering courts, school board meetings, quilt shows, and once, the arrest of a Florida man who faked his suicide by shark attack and spent the next few months tossing pies at a local pizzeria. Molly lives in western Kentucky with her family.
She has written many great series including Jane Jameson, Naked Werewolves, Half-Moon Hollow, Sorcery & Society, Mystic Bayou, Bluegrass and Southern Eclectic.
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Nice review! Dick Cheney is a fun character for this series. It’s been a while since I read one of the books, but remember some of it. I need to return and pick up the ones I have’t yet read… This is one of them.
It’s hard to fit in the novellas. Often the library doesn’t have them in any format which means purchasing them. I try to get them on sale. I really like it when authors put all their novellas in an anthology book so I can just buy them all together.
My library is pretty good on buy novels or novellas when I ask. But, their have been times when I have to buy them. I do agree with you on putting them all in one books so you do one price for all. ^_^
Oh yes I used to really enjoy this series!
Between Dick and the narration of Amanda Ronconi, it’s one of my very favorite audio series.
Dick Cheney is great character. I love him too.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
He’s just the best. And funny.
Oh… I remember listening to this one. I just adored their backstory!
They had me at Dick! He is just the bomb!