{"product_id":"happy-hour-at-casa-dracula-paperback","title":"Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarta Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A comedy of manners with fangs, or perhaps a rancho romance with bite, but either way, Milagro brings a quirky Latina voice to a genre that is in dire need of some new blood.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eChristopher Moore\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloodsucking Fiends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning, darkly hilarious \u003ci\u003elibro de la sangre\u003c\/i\u003e. With a sassy, funny heroine, a tall, dark and confused hero and a very non-traditional clan of blood-sucking fiends, you'd have to be undead not to enjoy this book!\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eJulia Spencer-Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Bleak Midwinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witty and wonderful comedy-of-manners with a Jane Austen-quoting Latina heroine, an accidental vampire infection, and a country house full of undead snobs. Beloved by academics and teenage plagiarists, this culture-clashing original climbed through the window before the gates were open-and remains a sly, subversive classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Read by Latina Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilagro De Los Santos just wanted to flirt with a handsome stranger at a book party. Instead, she ends up accidentally ingesting vampire blood-and wakes up with a thirst for plasma, a talent for healing, and a forced hideout with a reclusive, well-heeled vampire family-who insist there's no such thing as vampires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think she's an impulsive gold digger. She despairs at a world with undead snobs clinging to centuries-old privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Milagro's dodging cults, kidnappings, and a power-hungry ex-while trying to finish her literary novel (about the existential horror of zombies) and wondering if anyone will ever take her seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A cross between \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterview with the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eLatina Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarta Acosta is the author of eight novels, including the Casa Dracula series, The Dog Thief, The She-Hulk Diaries, and Dark Companion, a young adult gothic. A graduate of Stanford University, Marta was a frequent contributor of op-eds and features to the San Francisco Chronicle and Contra Costa Times. She's a Steinbeck Institute Honoree. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Marta still lives with her family and rescued dog, Lola, in the East Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46560860045366,"sku":"9781977504258","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/4569\/8614\/files\/nq_ZW75LCf9781977504258.webp?v=1783030129","url":"https:\/\/outer-realm-books-beyond.myshopify.com\/products\/happy-hour-at-casa-dracula-paperback","provider":"Outer Realm Books \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}