• Paperback: 320 pages
• List Price: $7.99 US/$9.99 CDN
• Publisher: DAW; Original edition (February 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756406145
• ISBN-13: 978-0756406141

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Thirteen urban and paranormal tales of strong women, armed with weapons they are not afraid to use, as well as fists and feet of fury, who face monsters and bad guys-and are not above rescuing men in the process.

Elizabeth & Anna’s Big Adventure by Jeanne Stein is a short story (page 81-92) in A Girls Guide To Guns & Monsters. It focuses around Elizabeth (a child) finding out that her “aunt” Anna is a vampire during a home invasion. Elizabeth’s father is works for the District Attorney’s Office and one released convict knocks on the door while Anna is out of the room, Elizabeth lets him in and all hell breaks loose.

I loved that this story is told in the point of view of a child and her discovery that Anna isn’t all that she seems. This is the first Anna story I’ve read and I can’t wait to get my hands on the series after reading this short story!