By Dennis Baron It's back to school, and that means it's time for dictionaries to trot out their annual lists of new words. Dictionary-maker Merriam-Webster released a list of 150 words just added to its New Collegiate Dictionary for 2011, including "cougar," a middle-aged woman seeking a romantic relationship with a younger man, "boomerang child," a young adult who returns to live at home for financial reasons, and "social media" -- if you don't know what that means, then you're still living in the last century.
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In this lighthearted, fluffy vampire novel, Raye introduces us to Lil Marchette, a born vampire who prefers pink to black. She has decided not to go into the family business (copying, not mob related at all) and start a matchmaking business for humans, vampires, and others. There is only one problem….she can’t seem to get any clients and there is a murderous man on the loose hunting down women who go to dating agencies. Plus her parents keep setting her up with eligible born vampires (yes, apparently in this world vampires can have children) while she is getting the hots for a made vampire that she has no right to be looking at. It is completely irreverent and more chick lit than vampire. It reminds me a bit of Marta Acosta’s work. There is obviously more to the story of Lil and it should be fun to see where Raye takes it. 
