The Secret Guide to Dating Monsters

Written by Sierra Dean

Narrated by Sierra Grace

Are blind dates supposed to be this bloody?

They say it's impossible to find a man in New York City. Secret McQueen needs to find two in one night. Of course, it'll mean pulling off the impossible: find and kill a displaced rogue vampire without disrupting the first promising date she's had in ages. As a werewolf hybrid used to walking a fine line of survival in the vampire world, though, Secret eats impossible for breakfast.

Somewhere between hello and the first round of drinks, Secret makes her move. Her target, Hollywood's biggest star, shouldn't t be hard to spot. Just look for swarms of fans. Except every time her vampire liaison, Holden, helps keep her mission on track, her date runs further off the rails.

Either Holden has a hidden agenda, or he knows more than he's letting on about her quarry. One way or another, Secret is determined to get her man, and meet Mr. Right. Or die trying.

Warning: This book contains a sword-wielding assassin whose barbs are sharper than her blade, a vampire with serious brooding issues but a skilled tongue, and an A-lister with a bad habit of eating his fans.

This novella takes place approximately one year prior to the events of "Something Secret This Way Comes."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Sep 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094428192

Sierra Dean

Sierra Dean is the kind of adult who forgot she was supposed to grow up. She spends most of her days making up stories, and most of her evenings watching baseball or playing video games. She lives in Winnipeg, Canada with two temperamental cats and one sweet tempered dog. When not building new worlds, she can be found making cupcakes and checking Twitter.

Reviews for The Secret Guide to Dating Monsters

[Gisela Salinas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What. This story had me hooked. Can’t wait to continue listening to the rest of this series!!!

[Hessah · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A mini novel ~ novella that introduces the protagonist Secret for those who are planing to invest in the series. I’m interested

[AlexCGart · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This was avarage as expected mostly from this genre, but "I" perspective writing is getting so old, boring even, it gives impression of a just not good writing skills.

[Jenna Vaughn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the backstory about what went down between Tyler and Secret on that failed date. It's a novella but well written. I'm just not sure why it's in this order in the series bundle? Should have been 0.5 or 2 something.

[Ashante Williams · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

nice little prequel with a lot of action. Not much of a romance but since this was an intro to the main character and the world, it wasn't really missed. The author starts to build a nice little paranormal world and I'm excited to see what's next.

[Psychic Ash · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

A masterwork in "tell don't show". I just can't get with the info dumping. This is just terrible.

[Bill Hair · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

3 Stars for me!

My rating range of this story... 3 - 4 Stars
If significant, why?

Main Character Ratings...
H = n/a
h = 5/10

Narrator Rating(s)
M = n/a
F = 8/10 Stars

Was cheating involved? No
Any major triggers to be aware of?

Scenes with heat... Yes
What point does it start? 30%
How much of the story? 2%
Anything beyond M/F? No
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... 6/10
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? No

The back story... The blurb says it all.

The Romance... None

The drama explosion... Again with the TSTL moments by the h.

Did it feel real or contrived? Contrived
Was it OTT? Yes
Separation involved? No
Was it resolved properly or rushed? Ok

Final Notes... Again with the h almost dying after freezing up and requiring someone else to save her?


HEA or HFN? N/A