Download or read book Bloodshifted written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2023-12-31 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambushed. Blindfolded. Kidnapped by vampires. Edie Spence must race against time to save herself and her baby―from the nightmare that flows through her veins… As a nurse in the hospital's secret Y4 ward, Edie has seen her share of daytimers. Once-ordinary humans who've tasted vampire blood, daytimers are doomed to serve their nighttime masters. Forever. And now Edie has to face something even more horrifying: she's become one too…

Download or read book Bound Through Blood written by Alexis Kennedy and published by Title Wave Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 𝒪𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝒽ℯ𝓇 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ 𝒸𝒶𝓃 ℯ𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝒶𝓂𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃. When Devin lost his love, Abigail, to the eighteenth-century witch trials, he was sure he had lost his only chance at love and being released from his immortal curse. But his return to Louisiana almost three centuries later fills him with hope once more after he tastes his truelove’s blood in another. Salena Saunders has always disregarded New Orleans’ plethora of paranormal legends until her lineage begins to haunt her. After a brazen encounter with a handsome stranger inside a phone booth, he begins stalking her under the veil of night like a carnal predator. He promises her no harm, yet he dominates her body at will, leaving her helpless to resist his mysterious voodoo. After learning about local women who were found exsanguinated with bite marks similar to the ones blemishing her alabaster skin, Salena’s fantasy turns into a nightmare. She suddenly realizes her alluring lover is a monster she has never believed in, but now she must. Desperate for answers, Salena visits the French Quarter to consult a Voodoo priestess and a Gypsy fortuneteller. Both point the frightened woman to her ancestry to solve the enigma enveloping her. Devin will let no mortal or immortal stop him from convincing Salena of their intertwined destinies. He will destroy the entities trying to shield her from him as well as the one who desires her blood and the vengeance it would deliver—his sadistic long-lost brother, Gabriel.

Download or read book Blood of the Pack written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Ink Tattoo is a steamy paranormal romance series in the vein of Sons of Anarchy or True Blood if everyone in them was a werewolf, vampire, and queer. Angela: I know fear well. It’s had me looking over my shoulder since the day I ran from The Pack, Nevada’s most dangerous werewolf motorcycle gang. As a single mom I’ve had seven years to build a life and my tattoo parlor with the help of my best artist, Jack. But I’m living on borrowed time. My biker ex-boyfriend may still be in prison, but that won’t stop him from getting what he wants—our son. Jack: I want her, I crave her, but as a vampire, I know I can never have her. So I wait and watch from the shadows. But when a friend is murdered by the same gang that’s threatening Angela, I vow that they will never touch her. Their blood will be mine first. She’s a wolf backed into a corner. He’s a vampire on a tight leash. Welcome to Dark Ink Tattoo, where needles aren't the only things that bite. Keyword note: Blood of the Pack is perfect for people who miss Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Series, featuring Sookie Stackhouse, which True Blood was based on...only everyone in it is bisexual and it's 5/5 spice.

Download or read book Blood and Kinship written by Christopher H. Johnson and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word “blood” awakens ancient ideas, but we know little about its historical representation in Western cultures. Anthropologists have customarily studied how societies think about the bodily substances that unite them, and the contributors to this volume develop those questions in new directions. Taking a radically historical perspective that complements traditional cultural analyses, they demonstrate how blood and kinship have constantly been reconfigured in European culture. This volume challenges the idea that blood can be understood as a stable entity, and shows how concepts of blood and kinship moved in both parallel and divergent directions over the course of European history.

Download or read book Cardiovascular System Red Blood Cells and Oxygen Transport in Microgravity written by Hanns-Christian Gunga and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively describes the physiological changes and consequences that occur in humans during spaceflight. It specifically presents the adaptations of the cardiovascular and the respiratory system. Specific changes occurring after 10, 20 or more days in space are depicted. Furthermore, the book explains various effective countermeasures that are required upon return of the astronauts to Earth. The book is a must-have for all biomedical and clinical researchers in the field of cardiovascular biology and respiration, and a fascinating reading for all interested laymen, who wish to understand a bit more about spaceflight research and technology.

Download or read book Blood by Moonlight written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2022-05-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Ink Tattoo is a steamy paranormal romance series in the vein of Sons of Anarchy or True Blood if everyone in them was a werewolf, vampire, and queer. Angela: My secret is out, and now both Mark and Jack know that I’m a werewolf. Worse, my abusive ex-boyfriend, the one who made me this way, has escaped from prison and he’s after one thing: our son. The Pack is a brutal, criminal motorcycle gang: I don’t want that life for Rabbit. Jack says he can protect us, but the Pack is strong and if they catch us, they’ll kill me and take Rabbit. But if I’m going down, I’m taking Gray with me. Jack: She’s a monster like me, but that doesn’t change how I feel about her. I’ll do everything I can to save her and her son. When old enemies reappear and my Mistress betrays me, I might have to give up everything to protect them from the Pack. Angela’s entrusted me with her son, and I won’t let her down. A werewolf ready to make her last stand. A vampire who will do anything to protect the innocent from the unholy. Welcome to Dark Ink Tattoo, where needles aren't the only things that bite. Keyword note: Blood of the Pack is perfect for people who miss Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Series, featuring Sookie Stackhouse, which True Blood was based on...only everyone in it is bisexual and it's 5/5 spice.

Download or read book Blood at Dusk written by Cassie Alexander and published by Caskara Press. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Ink Tattoo is a steamy paranormal romance series in the vein of Sons of Anarchy or True Blood if everyone in them was a werewolf, vampire, and queer. Jack wasn’t always a vampire, and Angela wasn’t always a werewolf—delve into the events that brought them together. Angela: I thought my best friend Willa was crazy when she wanted us to flirt with the leader of a motorcycle gang but somehow, the three of us fell in love…at least that’s what I thought. Then I realized the horrific truth about Gray’s biker gang—everyone in it was a werewolf. Monsters were real. And suddenly, Willa and I were expendable, unless we became monsters, too. Jack: I wasn’t expecting to see my high school crush at a strip club—but once I saw Thea spinning around a pole, I knew I’d gamble everything I owned for a night with her. Too bad in order to save her, I would have to make a deal with a vampire: become a monster, or watch Thea die. She was a woman forced to sacrifice her humanity. He was a man risking everything for first love. Welcome to Dark Ink Tattoo, where needles aren't the only things that bite. Keyword note: Blood of the Pack is perfect for people who miss Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Series, featuring Sookie Stackhouse, which True Blood was based on...only everyone in it is bisexual and it's 5/5 spice.

Download or read book Dark Ink Tattoo Boxset 1 Blood of the Pack Blood at Dusk Blood by Midnight written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series now complete! The first three books in the Dark Ink Tattoo series by Cassie Alexander! Blood of the Pack: She’s a wolf backed into a corner. He’s a vampire on a tight leash. Angela: I know fear well. It’s had me looking over my shoulder since the day I ran from The Pack, Nevada’s most dangerous werewolf motorcycle gang. I’ve had seven years to build a life and my tattoo parlor with the help of my best artist, Jack. But I’m living on borrowed time. My ex-boyfriend may still be in prison, but that won’t stop him from getting what he wants — our son. Jack: I want her, I crave her, but I can never have her. So I wait and watch from the shadows. But when a friend is murdered by the same gang that’s threatening Angela, I vow that they will never touch her. Their blood will be mine first. Blood at Dusk: She was a woman forced to sacrifice her humanity. He was a man risking everything for first love. Jack wasn’t always a vampire, and Angela wasn’t always a werewolf—discover the the events that brought them together. Angela: I thought my best friend Willa was crazy when she wanted us to flirt with the leader of a motorcycle gang but somehow, the three of us fell in love…at least that’s what I thought. Then I realized the horrific truth about Gray’s gang—everyone in it was a werewolf. Monsters were real. And suddenly, Willa and I were expendable, unless we became monsters, too. Jack: I wasn’t expecting to see my high school crush at a strip club—but once I saw Thea spinning around a pole, I knew I’d gamble everything I owned for a night with her. Too bad in order to save her, I would have to make a deal with a vampire: become a monster, or watch Thea die. Blood by Midnight: She’s a werewolf in danger. He’s a vampire about to sell his soul. Angela: Run. I need to run. My boyfriend, Mark, thinks his mafia connections will be able to kill my ex. But Gray’s an alpha werewolf and the leader of the Pack, Vegas’s most notorious motorcycle gang. It will take more than just a mobbed up human to take him down. To protect my boyfriend and my son—we have to run. Jack: I’m the only one strong enough to save Angela—but even I can’t take on an entire werewolf gang. Which means I have to talk to Rosalie: the vampire who made me, the Mistress I despise. If I don’t, Angela and her son are as good as dead—so I’ll do it, even if swearing allegiance to Rosalie kills me. Again. Welcome to Dark Ink Tattoo, where needles aren't the only things that bite. Blood of the Pack is the first book in the Dark Ink Tattoo series -- it's a scorching paranormal in the vein of Sons of Anarchy and True Blood, with strong sexual situations and bisexual MCs. See reader reviews below for heat level and pairings! Series In Order: 1) Blood of the Pack 2) Blood at Dusk 3) Blood by Midnight 4) Blood by Moonlight 5) Blood at Dawn ​​​​​​​6) Blood of the Dead

Download or read book Father Blood Demon Spawn written by JE Gurley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Demon Spawn have been released from hell and are making a new hell of earth. Father Jeremiah Blood is one of the last Demon Slayers. Old and dying, he fears he will not live long enough to free the earth. Now, he faces his greatest challenge - the Demon Spawn offer him his health and vigor. Will he accept this gift and forget his purpose or will he risk all to save the earth?

Download or read book The Spy Who Drank Blood written by Gordon Linzner and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2019-07-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Code name: Blood Status: Literally kept on ice until a job arises that’s beyond the scope of ordinary agents. Qualifications: Ruthless, adaptable, and uniquely expendable … because he’s already dead! Assignment: Track down the terrorist group known as the Free Thought Alliance and rescue the reporter they kidnapped … or avenge her! A simple, straightforward task, almost unworthy of Blood’s special talents … but neither he nor the terrorists could anticipate the role to be played by the mysterious, shambling form that haunted the wildest regions of the Florida Everglades, eventually threatening the existence of all!

Download or read book Blood of the Dead written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2023-01-28 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything’s been upside down since I helped Maya and the Faithful with the Rojo clan: Luna said no when I offered to turn her as per our arrangement, a sentiment I agree with but don’t understand—and Sam, my “favorite” Faithful, is telling me, an unholy being, to stay “topped up.” And if there’s a hell for vampires, I’m living in it: Paco hasn’t come back since I turned him, and I need to break up with an all-too-human Zach for his own well-being. When Luna’s kidnapped by a cult attempting to summon the Sleeper, I have absolute proof that it’s safer for everyone for me to be alone—but I’m going to need Paco’s help to find her, because he’s the only one who knows what her blood tastes like. Will Paco forgive me for making him what I am, and will I get another chance to change Luna before she becomes a human sacrifice?

Download or read book Blood at Dawn written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack: You would think that rescuing my boss and helping deliver her happily-ever-after would earn me a few points with Karma, or at least a couple nights off, but luck has never been on my side. I’ve got to make my own way in this new reality: my Mistress is dead, but Maya needs help fighting off other vampire gangs, a sacred warrior is after me for my part in their partner’s death, I’ve got a bloodslave following me like a pup, Francesca is breathing down my neck, the Dark Ink staff are in revolt, and the perpetual temptation of Zach is right next door. Oh, and Paco’s going to become a vampire in three nights. I guess no good deed goes unpunished. Especially when you’re already dead. Welcome to Dark Ink Tattoo, where needles aren't the only things that bite.

Download or read book One People One Blood written by Don Seeman and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Little by little, an egg will come to walk upon its own leg." Ethiopian-Israelis fondly quote this bit of Amharic folk wisdom, reflecting upon the slow, difficult history that allowed them to fulfill their destiny far from the Horn of Africa where they were born. But today, along with those Ethiopians who have been recognized as Jews by the State of Israel, many who are called "Feres Mura," the descendants of Ethiopian Jews whose families converted to Christianity but have now reasserted their Jewish identity, still await full acceptance in Israel. Since the 1990s, they have sought homecoming through Israel's "Law of Return," but have been met with reticence and suspicion on a variety of fronts. One People, One Blood expertly documents this tenuous relationship and the challenges facing the Feres Mura. Distilling more than ten years of ethnographic research, Don Seeman depicts the rich culture of the group, as well as their social and cultural vulnerability, and addresses the problems that arise when immigration officials, religious leaders, or academic scholars try to determine the legitimacy of Jewish identity or Jewish religious experience.

Download or read book The Monster with a Thousand Faces written by Brian J. Frost and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Frost chronicles the history of the vampire in myth and literature, providing a sumptuous repast for all devotees of the bizarre. In a wide-ranging survey, including plot summaries of hundreds of novels and short stories, the reader meets an amazing assortment of vampires from the pages of weird fiction, ranging from the 10,000-year-old femme fatale in Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Conqueror to the malevolent fetus in Eddy C. Bertin’s “Something Small, Something Hungry.” Nostalgia buffs will enjoy a discussion of the vampire yarns in the pulp magazines of the interwar years, while fans of contemporary vampire fiction will also be sated.

Download or read book Deadshifted written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Nurse Edie Spence embarks on her latest supernatural adventure from Cassie Alexander, the perils of the deep threaten to pull her under... Edie Spence is in desperate need of a vacation-some R&R away from the craziness that shadows her as a nurse dealing with paranormal patients. But as she and her shapeshifter boyfriend, Asher, set sail on a cruise for Hawaii, they'll realize that seasickness isn't the only thing threatening their romantic getaway.... DEADSHIFTED While on board, Asher comes face-to-face with Nathaniel, an old nemesis from his dark past. Asher is convinced he's up to no good...especially when passengers start to come down with a mysterious illness unlike anything Edie and Asher have ever encountered. Soon Edie finds herself fighting for the life of the one person who means the most to her-Asher. As chaos explodes, will Edie be able to save their future together...or will this close encounter with the paranormal side be her last?

Download or read book Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body 2 volumes written by Victoria Pitts-Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pop culture and the media today are saturated with the focus on the aesthetics of the human body. Magazines and infotainment shows speculate whether this or that actress had breast implants or a nose job. Americans are not just focusing on celebrities but on themselves too and today have unprecedented opportunities to rework what nature gave them. One can now drop in to have cosmetic surgery at the local mall. Contemplating the superficial nature of it all grows tiresome, and pop culture vultures and students can get a better fix for their fascination with the body beautiful through the cultural insight provided in this amazing set. Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body is a treasure trove of essays that explore the human body alphabetically by part, detailing practices and beliefs from the past and present and from around the world that are sometimes mind-blowing and eye-popping. Body parts are examined through a multifaceted cultural lens. Readers will explore how the parts are understood, what they mean to disparate societies, how they are managed, treated, and transformed, and how they are depicted and represented. The entries draw from many disciplines that are concerned to some degree or another with human bodies, including anthropology archeology, sociology, religion, political history, philosophy, art history, literary studies, and medicine. The encyclopedia proffers information on a number of cultures, tribes, and customs from East and West. Ancient practices to the latest fad, which in fact might continue ancient practices, are illuminated. Other considerations that arise in the essays include comparisons among cultures, the changing perceptions of the body, and issues of race, gender, religion, community and belonging, ethnicity, power structures, human rights.

Download or read book Christian Kinship written by David A. Torrance and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas of kinship play a significant role in structuring everyday life, and yet kinship has been neglected in Christian ethics, moral philosophy and bioethics. Attention has been paid in these disciplines to the ethics of 'family,' but with little regard to the evidence that kinship varies widely from culture-to-culture, suggesting that it is, in fact, culturally constructed. Surveying notions of shared substance (e.g. blood ties), house, gender and personhood, as theorised and practiced in the Christian tradition, Torrance critiques the special privileging of the 'blood tie'. In the place of European and American cultural assumptions to the contrary, it is kinship in Christ that is presented as the basis of a truly Christian account for social ties. Torrance also aims to stimulate the moral imagination to consider Christian kinship might be lived out in miniature, in everyday life.