Night Prayers

By P.D. Cacek

Book Overview

Poor Allison. One minute she's crying into her tequila in a country-western bar, and the next she's a vampire. She'd fallen for a lot of lines in her time, but she's never had a morning after like this one, waking up alone in a seedy L.A. motel room, dumped again--and suddenly one of the undead.

Seth had promised her that things would be different. Then he sucked her dry and left her without so much as a training manual. Now it's up to her to figure out how to survive without a clue in the seamy underbelly of the city at night. But survival is more of a long shot than ever once Allison gets on the bad side of a catty coven of exotic dancers...all of them vengeful vampires.

"Cacek brings impressive assets to the task of entertaining and frightening her readers." - The Cemetery House

"Cacek doesn't pull any punches." - The Denver Post

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951510062
• ISBN13: 9781951510060
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Macabre Ink
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Tounge-in-cheek vampie saga. Delightful

All she ever wanted was someone who appreciated and cherished her. Instead, every male she ever met and went out with could be classified as card-carrying members of the 4F club (not the selective service interpretation). Being thirty seven and alone has driven Allison Garrett to seek men at the Silver Concho Saloon, but Seth is different than any man she ever met before. Not that he really cares, but he leaves Allison as everyone else has, but this time the man?s nips, nibbles, and tucks change her into a vampire. Allison sees her new hunger for men from a different light (or is that dark?). Starting with a pick-up at her favorite bar, Allison plans ?to suck males dry?. When Mica ?Chosen Preacher to the People? Poke meets Allison, he falls for her, even though she is a messenger from the dark side. However, the nights in Los Angeles turn ugly, as a vampire group wants to perform the dance of the dead on Mica and Allison. NIGHT PRAYERS is an amusing urban vampire tale that horror readers who enjoy a twist of humor and satire in their novels will find quite entertaining. The story line is a romp through the underside of Los Angeles, but what makes P.D. Cacek?s book enticing is the characters. Allison is a desperate loser until she receives her otherworldly powers that grant her the ability to strike out at all those 4F men who dumped her over the years. However, her troubles do not vanish. They change. This is an enticing vampire tale that will send readers seeking other works by this Stroker winning author.Harriet Klausner

Four stars for a fresh viewpoint...

...but heavy points deducted for some of the prose, which came off a bit too cutesy. The idea of a vampire stalking the singles bar scene in LA has a certain appeal, and Cacek's visions of the seamier side of the LA was fun.Distracting from all this was the little asides. Like this. That distracted a little bit. And were sometimes too cute. Don't take me seriously now. You better not. Well, you get the idea.All in all a fun read. This is Cacek's first novel length book, so I look forward to watching her grow.

A slightly different approach with a slightly humorous twist

Mid-thirties woman is turned into vampire and becomes stripper. Christian shill for joint tries to save her soul and defeat the other vampire strippers. Instead, is saved by new stripper and lives somewhat uncomfortably with her "ever" after. Good character development and a slightly unusual story line. A good read!

Funny, not scary... but funny!

Bombeck meets Bram Stoker. What else do you need out of life

Night Prayers is the ultimate slipstream novel

In a remarkable weave of dark humor, horror, and urban fantasy Night Prayers transports the reader into an alternative take on urban angst and vampire lore with unusual wit and incisive commentary on the sociological foibiles and sexual follies of the nineities. Comparable to C. Moore's Bloodsucking Fiends with elements of Douglas Adams the book has a distinctive voice which compells the reader to page turn through the wild adventures and chaotic characters involved in Allison's adjustment to the dark gift. That said, Night prayers is insanely funny and altogether a great way to spend an evening.