Download or read book Blood Love and Other Vampire Tales written by Rhiannon Frater and published by Rhiannon Frater. This book was released on 2012-03-11 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author Rhiannon Frater delves deep into the vampire mythos in her new short story collection featuring the beautiful, but deadly undead. Spanning a hundred years and a diverse cast of characters, Rhiannon explores the themes of loneliness, revenge, blood and love in seven tales. How far will the bloodthirsty vampires go to find love, revenge, and family? Discover the truth in Love & Blood and Other Vampire Tales.
Download or read book For the Love of Blood written by Annie Alvarez and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I can�t believe I fell in love with a vampire! Oh, not just any vampire, but Tamara Hightower, Master of the East Coast, whose name and reputation quakes fear in every other vampire, not to mention a few Counsel members that crossed her path. Can this modern day relationship between a half-witch and a vampire work out or am I just fooling myself? No doubt, she stole my heart, but can I command her pleasures?
Download or read book Blood Communion written by Anne Rice and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this spellbinding novel, Lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, telling us the mesmerizing story of how he became prince of the vampire world, and of the formation of the Blood Communion, and how his vision for the Children of the Universe to thrive as one, came to be. Lestat takes us from his ancestral castle in the snow-covered mountains of France to the verdant wilds of lush Louisiana, with its lingering fragrances of magnolias and night jasmine; from the far reaches of the Pacific’s untouched islands to the 18th-century city of St. Petersburg and the court of the Empress Catherine. He speaks of his fierce battle of wits and words with the mysterious Rhoshamandes, proud Child of the Millennia, reviled outcast for his senseless slaughter of the legendary ancient vampire Maharet, avowed enemy of Queen Akasha, who refuses to live in harmony at court and who threatens all Lestat has dreamt of....
Download or read book Sweetblood written by Pete Hautman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Lucy Szabo is Undead -- at least according to her own theories about vampirism. Lucy believes that the first vampires -- with their pale skin, long teeth, and uncontrollable thirst -- were dying diabetics. And she should know. She's a diabetic herself. When Lucy becomes involved with Draco -- a self-proclaimed "real" vampire she meets in the Transylvania Internet chat room -- her world begins crashing down around her. Caught up in late-night parties and Goth culture, she begins to lose control of her grades, relationships, and health. Lucy realizes she needs to make some important choices, and fast. But it may already be too late.
Download or read book Blood Trade written by Austin Bouse and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five year old David Frye is known as the best drug dealer in King Beach, California. But when a local gangster calls for his head on a plate, he is made an offer that he can't refuse by an unlikely source. A mafia clan of vampires has chosen him to test run their new business venture: use the drug trading system as a way to distribute human blood amongst themselves. David accepts and is quickly swept away by the seductive world of the undead. That is until he begins to suspect that there might be something far more insidious at work than what he had originally bargained for. Encountering vampire history, a secret government agency of monster hunters, and more; David is confronted with the darkness within himself and is forced to come to terms with the horrors that he has unleashed. Both terrifying and thought provoking, BLOOD TRADE gives vampires their bite back
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women written by Stephen Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-five uncanny and erotic tales of vampires written by supernatural fiction’s greatest mistresses of the macabre. "Fashions change, and the urbane vampire created by Byron and cemented in place by Stoker has had to move on . . . Are you, like me, ready for the new dusk?" —Ingrid Pitt, from her Introduction Prepare to arm yourself with garlic, silver bullets, and a stake. Featuring the only vampire short story written by Anne Rice, the undisputed queen of vampire literature, and boasting an autobiographical introduction and original tale by Ingrid Pitt, the star of Hammer Films' The Vampire Lovers and Countess Dracula, this is one anthology that every vampire fan—vampiric feminist or not—will want to drink deep from. From the classic stories of Edith Wharton, Edith Nesbit, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon to modern incarnations by such acclaimed writers as Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tanith Lee, CaitlÃn R. Kiernan, and Angela Slatter, these blood-drinkers and soul-stealers range from the sexual to the sanguinary, from the tormented Good to the unspeakably Evil. Among those memorable Children of the Night you will encounter are Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Byronic vampire Saint-Germain, Nancy A. Collins' undead heroine Sonja Blue, Tanya Huff's vampiric detective Vicki Nelson, and Freda Warrington’s age-old lovers Karl and Charlotte. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the International Horror Guild Award, and now revised and updated, The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women fulfils the bloodlust of the somnambulist horror fan, delivering the ultimate bite.
Download or read book The Blood is Love written by Karina Halle and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fog-shrouded bay of San Francisco to the dark cobblestone streets of Helsinki and all the hidden places in-between, The Blood is Love takes the reader on a sensual and twisted journey deep into Lenore and Solon's lush vampire world in this thrilling sequel to Black Sunshine. When Lenore Warwick turned twenty-one, she expected lots of bar-hopping, parties with friends, and the occasional hookup. What she got was the realization that she's both a witch and a vampire, and that there are things in this world that want her dead. Thank god she has her enigmatic vampire lover, Absolon Stavig, to help show her the ropes. But while Lenore struggles to fit into her new topsy turvy world, full of blood, sex, and magic, she also has to contend with her messy and complicated love for a vampire who isn't always what he seems. To make matters worse, her real father, Jeremias, a powerful warlock from the dark side, has professed an interest in her, while Solon's father, the depraved vampire king Skarde, is intent on destroying everything she loves. When Solon and Lenore have to travel to Finland to work alongside Solon's charming and vicious brother, Kaleid, in an attempt to defeat Skarde once and for all, the two of them enter a bloody new world that neither of them are prepared for. Even if their love survives the carnage to come, the chances of them getting out of there alive are slim. Good thing they like to take their chances.
Download or read book The Eternal Kiss written by Trisha Telep and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's an allure to vampire tales that have seduced readers for generations. From Bram Stoker to Stephanie Meyer and beyond, vampire stories are here to stay. For those fresh-blooded fans of paranormal romance or for those whose hunt and hunger never dies, these stories have what readers want! This collection of original tales comes from some of the hottest, most popular, and best-selling YA writers, including: • Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Tithe) • Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty) • Melissa De La Cruz (Blue Blood) • Cassandra Clare (City of Bones) • Rachel Caine (Morganville Vampires) • Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie (Wicked) • Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof, Queen of Cool) • Kelley Armstrong (Women of Otherworld) • Maria V. Snyder • Sarah Rees Brennan • Lili St. Crow • Karen Mahoney • Dina James They will make everyone a sucker for eternal kisses.
Download or read book Blood Lust written by Muncy Christian and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some vampires have more on their mind than blood. This collection presents an array of stories that celebrate the sexy, forbidden side of the children of the night! M. Christian previously co-edited the books "Rough Stuff" and "Roughed Up" and is the author of "Dirty Words" and "Speaking Parts." He lives in San Francisco. Todd Gregory is a New Orleans-based writer who has contributed to numerous erotic anthologies.
Download or read book Blood Fields written by Charles Bowles, 3rd and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood Fields: A Vampire's Tale is a work of fiction that touches on real subjects; even though its main characters are Vampires who we know for the most part are fiction. Slavery, bigotry, racial inequality, humanity on a whole is brought forth in this immortal's tale Romance, love, action, suspense, and the struggle for one to find himself not to only be a vampire, but to eventually discover how much of himself is still human. Don't forget intrigue and all the blood a vampire can ingest. There might be some familiarities to this story but I promise the work is authentic.
Download or read book Those of My Blood written by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and published by Benbella Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating vampire love and page-turning suspense by an award-winning science fiction author, this story of fantasy and romance will appeal to genre fans of all kinds. Finding the remains of an alien spaceship complete with humanoid corpses, scientists begin to work on sending a message to the stars, in hope of contacting the newly discovered civilisation. The scientists, however, are unaware that the aliens they are attempting to contact already walk among them. Stranded on Earth generations ago, the vampire-like Luren have split into two sects: the Residents, who consider themselves part of human society, and the Tourists, who prey upon humans as they wait to return to their home planet. Fearing that Luren civilisation will enslave humanity upon the receipt of the message, astronomer and Luren Resident Titus Shiddehara works furiously to sabotage the scientists' contact attempts.
Download or read book Blood Secrets written by Karen E. Taylor and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deirdre is a vampire who sun-lights as a dress designer in Manhattan. Not all vampires are as civilized as she. Another vampire is one the loose, draining his victims and pointing the finger of suspicion at Deirdre. She'll use her feminine wiles to track him down and show him how much deadlier the female species can be.
Download or read book Blood Is Not Enough written by Dan Simmons and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An excellent collection” of vampire stories, from authors such as Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Fritz Leiber (Publishers Weekly). Renowned editor Ellen Datlow has gathered seventeen variations on vampirism ranging from classically Gothic to postmodern satire, from horrific to erotic. These stories reflect the evolution of vampire literature from Bram Stoker to Anne Rice and beyond, resulting in a deeper exploration of their inner lives. Expanding the concept of vampirism to include the draining of a person’s will or life force, Datlow’s collection transcends the traditional “black capes and teeth marks on the neck” to reinvent an eternally fascinating subgenre of horror. In Harlan Ellison’s “Try a Dull Knife,” an empath stumbles bleeding into a nightclub, on the run from emotional vampires. A Broadway actress steals the emotions of her fellow performers in “. . . To Feel Another’s Woe” by Chet Williamson. And in “The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be,” Gahan Wilson offers his own surreal twist on Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” as two strangers on a beach lure intoxicated picnickers to a different kind of picnic . . . Blood Is Not Enough includes contributions by Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson, Garry Kilworth, Harlan Ellison, Scott Baker, Leonid Andreyev, Harvey Jacobs, S. N. Dyer, Edward Bryant, Fritz Leiber, Tanith Lee, Susan Casper, Steve Rasnic Tem, Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, Chet Williamson, Joe Haldeman, and Pat Cadigan.
Download or read book Michael Kilmartin My Vampire Tales The Goddess of Love written by Michael Lee Kilmartin and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hello everyone Selena The Princes of Darkness here with another Horror story in My Vampire Tales series. This next story is called Death To Prince of Darkness. This next story and episode four will be about me going head to head with the Prince of Darkness. He has asked me to give his gift of eternity back since he gave life to me to become a Vampire, and I love it and I like it. Because I love the sex, adventure and more sex that I have, and love the rich taste of red blood that I suck from the living, and I will not give it back. The Prince who is called Mervin has threatened me. it is time for me to do battle with him and continue my life of sex, and feeding on the living as The Princes of Darkness. because I love it and I look for my next tasty prey that will lay down with me an show me, what you got and see who will become my next Prince of Darkness. Because it is an adventure, and I am ready to play.
Download or read book The Last Mission of the Living written by Rhiannon Frater and published by Rhiannon Frater. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity teeters on the brink of extinction... Vanguard Lindsay Rooney has faced the undead hordes of Inferi Scourge and lived to tell the tale, but she has also suffered horrible losses. Like millions of other civilians, she had hoped that The Bastion would recover after a team of modified soldiers eradicated the undead hordes of Inferi Scourge that infested their valley. Yet the city still crumbles around them, along with any chance of survival. Lindsey’s growing friendship with Torran MacDonald, an officer with the Science Warfare division, is her only solace as the decline of the city continues. When food riots fill the streets, martial law is enacted, and the upper echelons of government battle for control of the city, Lindsey is conscripted by her superiors to embark on a dangerous mission into the dead world beyond The Bastion. To add even more complications, Torran and the SWD join the squad. Soon, Lindsey realizes that her mission is more than what it seems, and there are secrets that could both destroy The Bastion and take her life.
Download or read book Zombie Tales from Dead Worlds written by Rhiannon Frater and published by Rhiannon Frater. This book was released on with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: …ZOMBIES, INFECTED, DEADERS, BLIGHTERS… Zombie Tales from Undead Worlds contains three exhilarating short stories and three white-knuckle novelettes set in alternate versions of an Earth inhabited with frightening variants of zombies to haunt your waking hours and fill your nightmares. In The Blanket, a little boy hides as the end of the world enters his home… In The Scavengers, two unique survivors struggle to carve out a life for themselves while being threatened by the most frightful beings of all: humanity… In The Building, a teenage girl lives in a walled-in neighborhood and hopes to escape to the luxury of the high-rise apartment building that towers over it. But to reach it, she must risk the Deaders that roam the streets… In The Necromancer, a Cleric must deal with hordes of the destructive undead as they threaten a settlement in a futuristic world… In The Race, seven friends scramble to reach the safe zone while evading the dangers of the murderous Blighters and each other… In The False Start, a young couple is torn apart as the undead plague begins to take hold of Austin, Texas… Award-winning author Rhiannon Frater creates vivid new stories set in alternate worlds where people face nightmarish creatures that only desire one thing: to destroy the living.
Download or read book Blood and Gold written by Anne Rice and published by Random House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here Is The Gorgeous And Sinister Story Of Marius, Patrician By Birth, Scholar By Choice, One Of The Oldest Vampires Of Them All, Which Sweeps From His Genesis In Ancient Rome, In The Time Of The Emperor Augustus, To His Meeting In The Present Day With A Creature Of Snow And Ice. Thorne Is A Northern Vampire In Search Of Maharet, His 'Maker', The Ancient Egyptian Vampire Queen Who Holds Him And Others In Thrall With Chains Made Of Her Red Hair, 'Bound With Steel And With Her Blood And Gold'. When The Visigoths Sack His City, Marius Is There; With The Resurgence Of The Glory That Was Rome, He Is There, Still Searching For His Lost Love Pandora, But Bewitched In Turn By Botticelli, The Renaissance Beauty Bianca, With Her Sordid Secrets, And The Boy He Calls Amadeo (Otherwise Known As The Vampire Armand). Criss-Crossing Through The Stories Of Other Vampires From Rice'S Glorious Pantheon Of The Undead, Haunted By Pandora And By His Alter Ego Mael, Tracked By The Talamasca, The Tale Of Marius, The Self-Styled Guardian Of 'Those Who Must Be Kept' Is The Most Wondrous And Mind-Blowing Of Them All.
