THE CHESS QUEEN ENIGMA (Holmes & Stoker #3) by Colleen Gleason

The story: Mina and Evaline are back, following clues and destroying vampires as they seek to keep an impetuous princess from running off and an evil schemer from figuring out the secret to living forever (which of course involves vampires, Egyptian cult magic, and the dreaded, illegal phenomenon known as electricity). Tea first, anyone?

June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG-13 (the slaying of vampires is never graphic); Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult PG-13; GLBT content G; adult themes (the dark side in general) PG-13; overall rating PG-13 (as much for the Victorian style of writing as anything.)

Liz's comments: I do love this series. Colleen Gleason never disappoints! However, with its Dickensian prose, it's best for 8th grade and up.