This is a combination of three things that are not my favourites: zombies, Valentine's Day, and anthologies. So it should have utterly failed for me and yet I enjoyed myself.
It's been a while since I read one of Katie MacAlister's novels featuring Dark Ones and their Beloveds. These are fun parodies of the vampire romances that take themselves a little too seriously. As much as I enjoy this style of paranormal romance, I can also acknowledge the underlying ridiculousness of it. I certainly don't read them for reality!
Angie Fox is another author who I am familiar with, having enjoyed some of her Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries. Her story in this collection was a complete departure from those novels, but quite cute. The short story format requires a compact product. If I have any criticism of her novels, it's that the continuing plot advances at a glacial pace. I would be willing to read more short fiction by Fox.
The last two stories were by authors I didn't know. Marianne Mancusi's involves the filming of a zombie movie where the acting gets a little too real. Lisa Cach explores a link between plastic surgery and a zombie-like pursuit of sugar.
A fun Valentine's Day read.
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