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Release Date - November 4, 2009

HOW TO CATCH AND KEEP A VAMPIRE
 MAKES A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR VAMPIRE LOVERS

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME – Need a gift for the vampire lover who already has everything Twilight and True Blood?  Your best solution could be a vampire “dating guide” that straddles the line between serious advice and parody.

Diana Laurence’s book How to Catch and Keep a Vampire: A Step-by-Step Guide to Loving the Bad and the Beautiful was released in October 2009 by Sellers Publishing.  The 5.5” x 8.5”, two-color, 160-page softcover book retails for $14.95 and is available in bookstores worldwide, as well as from online retailers.

The book has been featured in Glamour, Publisher’s Weekly, ForeWord, Gifts and Decorative Accessories, and Greetings, etc.  It was chosen #3 favorite vampire book by Internet Review of Books, made the Chapters/Indigo top five vampire guidebooks list, is a Night Owl Romance Top Pick, and has been selected by Target stores as a Preferred Read for January 2010.

While Laurence’s take on vampire lore and romance is her own, her romantic approach will appeal to fans of the “Twilight” series.  UK teen Web site Sugarscape said, “If you love yourself some [Edward] Cullen, you need this book…it has all manner of useful info on why vampires are so attractive, how come normal people fall for these sinister beings and most importantly, how a mortal-vampire relationship can be achieved and conducted successfully.”

Fans of the HBO series “True Blood” will likewise enjoy How to Catch and Keep a Vampire. TrueBloodNet called the book “a wonderful guide to balancing fantasy and passion with your ordinary life,” and said, “If you’ve had people poo-poo your vampire passions, this book assures you that you are not alone.”

The book is totally appropriate for teenage readers and their outlook.  YA Vampire Books said, “Sometimes I even wondered if the author could read my mind, she knew exactly how I reacted, felt and thought.”  Meanwhile, mature readers will also enjoy the guide, which one reviewer said, “could almost be termed a women empowerment how-to book.”

For more information on How to Catch and Keep a Vampire, visit www.dianalaurence.com/vampire/holiday and www.howtocatchandkeepavampire.com.
Diana Laurence has published over a dozen titles, including Soul’s Embrace (2004), the popular Bloodchained vampire romance series (2007-2009), and the suspense thriller Looking on Darkness (2009). She is a well-known blogger and essayist on the topics of love, romance, and vampires.  For more information visit her Web site, www.dianalaurence.com.

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