Gambling on her future in Las Vegas You’d think four-hundred-year-old vampire Glory St. Clair would have her act together by now. She loves her too handsome and always arrogant sire, Jeremiah Campbell. Now she wants to take charge of her own life and not just be known as Jeremiah’s “woman”. She’s been drifting along all these years and what better place for a vampire than a city known for its night life? Las Vegas is teeming with vampires, shape-shifters and even demons. Some are willing to help her, but others? Starting over is hard, especially when you’re afraid of some of your powers and discovering new ones. As she gains strength, Glory wonders if this fight is worth it. She might become her own woman, but will she end up pushing away the only man she’s ever loved? This gamble for her freedom may just be a risk she’s not willing to take.

Gambling on her future in Las Vegas You'd think four-hundred-year-old vampire Glory St. Clair would have her act together by now. She loves her too handsome and always arrogant sire, Jeremiah Campbell. Now she wants to take charge of her own life and not just be known as Jeremiah's "woman". She's been drifting along all these years and what better place for a vampire than a city known for its night life? Las Vegas is teeming with vampires, shape-shifters and even demons. Some are willing to help her, but others? Starting over is hard, especially when you're afraid of some of your powers and discovering new ones. As she gains strength, Glory wonders if this fight is worth it. She might become her own woman, but will she end up pushing away the only man she's ever loved? This gamble for her freedom may just be a risk she's not willing to take. This book is 396 pages long, set in Las Vegas in 2005 as a prequel to Real Vampires Have Curves, the first book in the bestselling Real Vampires series that started in 2007 from Berkley Publishing.

What happens when the Devil demands his due? Shapeshifter Rafael Valdez has always protected others, including his vampire friends during the day. Now he owns a successful nightclub, is married to werecat Lacy and has triplets. He’s spent years trying to deny his demon side, but it’s impossible once his daughter is born. She has inherited the dark powers he hoped never to use or pass on to his children. When demons start converging on Austin, Rafe knows something big is going down. Then he finds out the Devil has offered a huge reward to anyone who can capture and bring Rafe’s little girl to Hell. No, he won’t stand for it. Lilith, Rafe’s mother and the most powerful demon there is, shows up offering to protect the child. Is she just another scheming demon or the loving grandmother she’s pretending to be? Rafe has trouble believing her since she’s ignored him most of his long life but he has no choice. Desperate, Rafe descends into Hell, determined to bargain with the Devil. What must he do to save his child? The Real Vampire gang offers to help him in what becomes a battle of good versus evil. But will right be enough to overcome might? Rafe can only hope so as he uses all his demon powers in the fight to save his family.

A fight to the death… Vampire Gloriana St. Clair is shocked when the queen of the pirates ends her own life rather than surrender to the king’s justice. Peace at last and her lover Jeremiah Campbell is off to Edinburgh to share the good news. But the pirates are back, seeking… Revenge. With the help of a traitor inside their own castle walls, Glory is kidnapped, taken aboard the pirate ship and put under a spell that leaves her helpless. Wait for someone to save her? Never. Using everything in her, Glory manages to escape and lands on a deserted beach. There she discovers something she’s always wanted and never dared believe she could have. It isn’t easy, but Glory and Jeremiah will fight any and everyone to keep what is theirs. Those foolish pirates should have known the sweetest revenge is to live happily ever after.

Glory St. Clair loves soaking up Hollywood's vampire nightlife with her sexy Scottish lover, Jeremiah. Especially when she meets a vampire/ diet guru who promises to give her the body she's wanted for centuries. One problem: his clan and Jeremiah's are ancient enemies. But Glory's not about to let a stupid family feud come between her and slender bliss. Yet, she can't help but wonder...how much is she willing to risk for her hips? And how much (and precisely what) is she willing to lose?

She's sexy, plus-sized, and on a liquid diet-of blood. Plus-sized vampire Glory St. Clair takes on paranormal drug dealers who are selling a dangerous new fix for anyone who wants to live forever.

Mathews uses a limited definition of paranormal, and examines works set, for the most part, in a relatively realistic modern world inhabited by both humans and paranormal beings.