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The Vampire Knitting Club: First in a Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series Kindle Edition

by Nancy Warren (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 15: Vampire Knitting Club

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Vampires who knit. A troublemaking witch. Who killed Granny — and is she really dead?

At a crossroads between a cringe-worthy past (Todd the Toad) and an uncertain future (she's not exactly homeless, but it's close), Lucy Swift travels to Oxford to visit her grandmother. With Gran's undying love to count on and Cardinal Woolsey's, Gran's knitting shop, to keep her busy, Lucy can catch her breath and figure out what she's going to do.

Except it turns out that Gran is the undying. Or at least, the undead. But there's a death certificate. And a will, leaving the knitting shop to Lucy. And a lot of people going in and out who never use the door—including Gran, who is just as loving as ever, and prone to knitting sweaters at warp speed, late at night. What exactly is going on?

When Lucy discovers that Gran did not die peacefully in her sleep, but was murdered, she has to bring the killer to justice without tipping off the law that there's no body in the grave. Between a hot 600-year-old vampire and a dishy detective inspector, both of whom always seem to be there for her, Lucy finds her life getting more complicated than a triple cable cardigan. The only one who seems to know what's going on is her cat ... or is it ... her familiar?

First in a new series of paranormal cozy mysteries with bite!

“What a joy to find such a unique premise in a cozy mystery. I loved all the characters and the plot was great Nyx the cat is delightful. I can hardly wait to read the next book.” *****

Five-star Amazon review of The Vampire Knitting Club "I LOVED this book." *****

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If you knew you were going to live forever, you'd take up knitting too!

Join Lucy and Rafe in the Vampire Knitting Club

Lucy inherits an Oxford knitting shop...And so much more...

A paranormal cozy mystery series.

There's no swearing or gore, but plenty of quirky characters, fun, and a murder mystery to solve. Join the Vampire Knitting Club today. Being undead not required.

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"THE VAMPIRE KNITTING CLUB is a delightful paranormal cozy mystery perfectly set in a knitting shop in Oxford, England. With intrepid, late blooming, amateur sleuth, Lucy Swift, and a cast of truly unforgettable characters, this mystery delivers all the goods. It's clever and funny, with plot twists galore and one very savvy cat! I highly recommend this sparkling addition to the cozy mystery genre." --Jenn McKinlay, NYT Bestselling Author

"This was such a well written, fun story that I couldn't put down. I loved the characters, I was intrigued by the location and a little intrigued as to vampires knitting??" --Diana, Five-Star Review

"A rollicking fun read, filled with delightful characters, and a truly original story line. Plus, vampires who knit! How fun is that!" --Valerie, Five-Star Review

About the Author

Nancy Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of more than sixty novels, including the Take a Chance series and the Vampire Knitting Club series. She's appeared in the New York Times, is a three-time finalist for the RITA Award, was honored by Romantic Times magazine, and often shares her love of writing in her popular workshops. Nancy's originally from Vancouver, Canada, but she tends to wander. She currently lives in an eighteenth-century house in Bath, England, where she loves to pretend she's Jane Austen, or at least a character in a Jane Austen novel. Nancy Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of more than sixty novels, including the Take a Chance series and the Vampire Knitting Club series. She's appeared in the New York Times, is a three-time finalist for the RITA Award, was honored by Romantic Times magazine, and often shares her love of writing in her popular workshops. Nancy's originally from Vancouver, Canada, but she tends to wander. She currently lives in an eighteenth-century house in Bath, England, where she loves to pretend she's Jane Austen, or at least a character in a Jane Austen novel.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HDBQ7BB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ambleside Publishing (October 4, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3265 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 262 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #43,867 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #26 in Vampire Mysteries
- #117 in Vampire Thrillers
- #166 in Vampire Suspense

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Nancy's a USA today bestselling author of more than 100 novels. Nancy's originally from Vancouver, Canada but she tends to wander. When she's not writing, she's hiking, skiing, traveling or sipping wine. She's appeared on the front page of the New York Times (when her book, Speed Dating launched Harlequin's NASCAR series), has been a clue in a crossword puzzle (National Post, Canada) and she's been a finalist for the RITA award three times, honored by Romantic Times Magazine. She started her career as a romance author but lately is best known for her quirky cozy mysteries like The Vampire Knitting Club.

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Darlene Johnson-Larson

Great Book!

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024

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I loved this book. The dialogue between Lucy and Rafe was spellbinding. I'm glad that Lucy found her calling through the Knit Shoppe.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024

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An easy read, entertaining and funny. Worth the time. This novel has an engaging main character, charming even when unsure of herself. She manages to find her feet and discover some new talents,and friends, along the way.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024

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A whole new twist on vampires. I knew they sparkle in sunlight but who knew they knit! Will keep you in stitches until the end
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Gatorfan

Not your mother's vampire story......................

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2018

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THE VAMPIRE KNITTING CLUB is a standalone read with a HEA. It is the beginning of a new series. Now, right up front I will admit I am not a vampire person. Don't have anything against them just don't like reading about them. But I figured if Ms. Warren wrote about them I would read them. I loved the Take a Chance series but it is very different from this one. However, even though some of the vampires are hundreds of years old they are all modern day people. They no longer kill to feed, they have modern refrigerators where they keep blood that people sell them - some to pay their way through school. They have powers and they can use them if need be but that isn't likely.

A young woman arrives in London from the U.S. She is visiting her grandmother, a businesswoman that owns a local yarn store. It is in a small college town that has been around for centuries. (Having lived in Bath and the area the author is up to speed on the quaintness of the area and the folk lore). The small town has a line of old shops that have been in the families for generations. Upon arriving at the shop she learns that her grandmother has passed away. She just cannot believe she is gone. She was healthy one day and gone the next, it just doesn't make sense.

But walking down the street she sees her grandmother walking with another woman. She calls to her but there is no response. So she takes off running to try and catch her when she turns into a side street. By the time the heroine reaches the street her grandmother has disappeared.

This is just the beginning of unusual and weird things that are happening to Lucy. Everyone says her grandmother had passed away in her sleep. She was buried in a near-by town where her family is buried. Trying to cope with believing she saw her grandmother and being told she is passed she starts to have weird things happening in her shop and apartment. She encounters Rafe, he says he was a good friend to her grandmother. He is a handsome guy but something is off. Not in a bad way, just different.

Then she finds a small kitten that seems to understand what she is saying to it. It won't leave her side and from its condition it seems as though it has been a stray on the streets. The kitten acts like an old friend. She is having a hard time wrapping her head around the goings on.

The story is fun and light-hearted. Not at all the vampires and witches of old!! It is vastly entertaining and I really enjoyed it. I even plan to read book 2 in the series. This books ends with all loose ends being tied up neatly. There is no sex involved, any age group could read it. There are two murders to be solved. A witch comes into her own. There is a little flirting with the local inspector from the police department. It is not at all scary but it does hold the attention. It looks like this is going to be a fun series.

I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 10/7/18

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The Vampire Knitting Club

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019

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I liked the idea of a vampire knitting club and decided to buy a copy of this book. It sounded like a fun paranormal cozy mystery book and that's exactly what it was. It mostly was a fun read, but it failed to fully grab my attention. And it was one of those books where there were lots of little things that didn't quite work for me and they just add up.

The story follows Lucy, who is in her late twenties and isn't sure what to do with her life. When she is visiting her grandma in Oxford she discovers her grandam died weeks ago and they weren't able to reach her as she was on an archeological dig site with her parents. Then it turns out her grandma is actually undead now, but was almost murdered before a vampire saved her. And Lucy gets the knitting shop. Lucy has to decide what to do with her life, deal with multiple changes and new things she learns about herself and the world and solve a murder.

I liked the set-up of this book, it read like a typical cozy mystery and I was curious how the paranormal would play a role. There are some likable side characters and also some less likable ones. It does very much read like a first book in the series with so many elements getting introduced that it felt like the mystery got solved a bit quickly. I had some issues with little things that didn't make sense, were too convenient or weren't explained enough to get a good feel for it. I think those are mostly because this is the first book in the series. I hope the rest of the series is better, but I am not sure if I'll continue the series.

This book has all the typical elements you expect in a cozy mystery, the main character returns to a place she often visits with fond memories, has to decide whether to leave or stay, discover herself in the process and has to solve a mystery. Then it has some typical paranormal elements thrown in, involving a mysterious character who is cold to the touch, walks around at night and pops up in the shop while the door is locked. Things that don't add up and paranormal elements are the only explanation. At times it felt like all the tropes and clichés from both genres were stuffed in this book and it just felt a bit much. And then there is also a set-up for a possible love triangle.

The mystery was a bit slow to get going with Lucy first having to find out her grandma is dead, then learn her grandma is actually undead and only then finds out her grandma was almost murdered before being saved by a vampire. So the mystery only starts in earnest quite late in the book and there isn't much investigating. Most of the mystery solving sort of happens to her, not because she figures it out, but because the killer comes back. I wasn't too surprised when we find out who the murderer is, but that's mostly because there are very few suspects and only a few possible motives. There also is a plot line related to break-ins and whether that's connected or not. I liked the way things got resolved at the end.

Lucy was a nice enough main character, but somehow I never fully warmed up to her. She didn't really have any particular personality traits that stood out or called to me or made her likable. She seemed a bit bland at times. I liked how sometimes she could be very smart with how she handled things, but then other times she acted almost stupid. It felt very contradictory.

There is little we learn about vampires and witches and the rest of the supernatural world in this book. It's very limited and because the story has to move along, I felt like sometimes we didn't get enough answers and Lucy didn't ask all the questions. Sometimes she assumed things without checking, but besides that there just was very little the vampires tell her besides the few basics. It also bothered me how her grandma forgot the last few weeks of her life, which just seemed too convenient.

To summarize: while I liked the fun setup of this book and idea of a vampire knitting club, the book failed to fully pull me in. This book has all the typical elements of a cozy mystery and paranormal elements and at times it almost felt too much. Lucy was a nice enough character, but without any personality traits that made her stand out. She could be very smart at times and almost stupid at other times, which felt very contradictory. The mystery only started pretty late in the story, with very few suspects and it didn't surprise me when we discovered the murdered. The paranormal world only gets touched upon a bit and besides the basics we don't learn very much, but it works well as an introduction. While I didn't fully enjoy the book I do feel like it has a lot of potential and I think the rest of the series will be better and this one very much feels like an introductory book and I think the rest of the series will read smoother. If you enjoy paranormal cozy mysteries you might enjoy this one.

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Katherine K. Hess

Fun Read

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024

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This is a fun, light hearted cozy read. Mixes all the faves in one book. Good break from a serious read. I’ll be reading all of this cute series!

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Christie

A great Vampire/Witch cozy mystery

Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2023

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I loved the mix of vampire and witch in this cozy mystery. I can't wait to see where this storyline leads.

JULIA N.

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2024

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I couldn’t put this book down. It is funny, fascinating and magical. I just wanted and needed to keep reading to see what happened next. I will look forward to reading more Nancy Warren.

Sekhmet

Loved it!

Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2023

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To be honest, I didn't think this book would be overly exciting having knitting in the title. But boy, was I wrong!

A dead grandmother appearing, a 400-year-old moody teenager, a magical cat and so many other fascinating and hilarious characters. The plot had me guessing right up to the reveal and the setting of Oxford in conjunction with old books and architecture simply enchanted me. The narration gave the whole thing the finishing touches that made listening extra enjoyable.

I'm definitely going to start the next book in the series right away.

Rébecca C.

Original, funny, a lovely story

Reviewed in France on September 6, 2022

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I enjoyed everything in this book, from the characters to the settings. This is a great first book, so much so that I'm going to start the second one very very quickly! A very promising start to this series!

Dina Orban

Enjoyable read

Reviewed in Italy on October 9, 2019

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I must say, at the beginning I was really convinced by the plot. Of course the title jumps to the eye, and is probably the main reason, for those who don't know the author, to choose this book. It started slow with descriptions that would make whoever is direction impaired quite lost. Also the author seemed unsure, which is totally understandable in the first book of a series. But if you read carefully, you can visualize the places that are described.
That being said, after Lucy meets the one responsible for the Vampire Knitting Club, and finding out more about what happened to her grandmother, the book takes up speed and actually becomes an excellent mystery to solve. The "something witchy this way comes" brought in by Nyx and Violet are an even greater incentive to keep reading. Finding out who the murdered is, might come in as a surprise, or a great sense of "I knew it" depending on the intuition every reader possesses.
I also sense a love triangle coming up (no more spoiler after this, I promise), fortunately the author isn't pushing the love interest very much, so far. For which I'm glad. Usually authors have the tendency to turn the second love interest into a villain, just to emotionally force you to like the one (usually the first love interest) they would choose. I see Lucy as quite capable of staying out of emotional zone throughout the series. But since it's already been written, I won't express my opinion any further.
Excellent read! I recommend it. Just have patience until you reach the good part. And now I'm off to read book 2 😁.

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Vampires who knit. A troublemaking witch. Who killed Granny — and is she really dead?

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Join Lucy and Rafe in the Vampire Knitting Club

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