Download or read book Covenant with the Vampire written by Jeanne Kalogridis and published by Dell. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sensual, terrifying, incredibly accomplished first novel, this fascinating prequel to the classic and most popular horror novel of all time, Dracula, focuses on Dracula's great-nephew, who inherits the job of managing his great-uncle's estate...and his appetite. Written in diary form as Dracula is, this compulsively readable book has revelations that will shock and delight readers of the original. More erotic than Anne Rice, Kalogridis is a major new voice in vampire fiction. The first chilling tale in an exciting new trilogy is a rich and terrifying historical novel set fifty years before the opening of Bram Stoker's Dracula. At the castle of Prince Vlad Tsepesh, also known as Dracula, Vald's great-nephew Arkady is honored to care for his beloved though strange great-uncle...until he beings to realize what is expected of him in his new role. It seems that either he provides his great-uncle with unsuspecting victims to satisfy his needs, or Vlad will kill those Arkady loves. He is trapped into becoming party to murder and sadistic torture. And it is in his blood. When Arkady learns that his newborn son is being groomed one day to follow in his footsteps, he knows that he must fight Dracula, even if it means death.

Download or read book Children of the Vampire written by Jeanne Kalogridis and published by Dell. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this terrifying, brilliantly imagine novel, Jeanne Kalogridis returns the same dark, sensual territory she visited in Covenant with the Vampire. Once again she explores the breathtaking battle waged in the hart of the Family Dracul—as the innocent take up arms against the monster. In the flickering gaslights of Vienna a brother watches—as a woman of alabaster beauty, his sister, takes two lovers at once. Then she pours her passion into the most forbidden act of all . . . In the streets of Amsterdam a young man, the secret lover of his brother’s wife, is whisked into a waiting carriage for a long journey into darkness and reunion with his father . . . They are a family bound my an ancient curse, one generation pitted against another, taboos shattered, their firstborn’s blood sipped from a silver chalice. In his stony fortress waits Vlad the Impaler, while his heir, Arkady, cries out to his sons: “Let the curse end with me!” “Jeanne Kalogridis has launched a vampire hero who will haunt my nights for decades—or lifetimes—to come.”—Jacqueline Lichtenber, author of Those of My Blood

Download or read book Vampires Don t Wear Polka Dots The Bailey School Kids 1 written by Debbie Dadey and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges -- now in e-book! The kids in the third grade at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps and she seems to have some strange powers that help her deal with these mischief-makers. Her methods may be a little unconventional, but, then again, Mrs. Jeepers may be just what the Bailey School kids need.

Download or read book Children of the Night written by Dan Simmons and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Simmons writes like a hot-rodding angel." –Stephen King An evil legacy comes to life in this classic and ultimately human novel about believable vampires, featuring a brand-new introduction by Dan Simmons. Children of the Night will take you to a place that no one knows—yet all of us fear. In a desolate orphanage in post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion—and flourishes rather than dies. For immunologist Kate Neuman, the infant's immune system may hold the key to cure cancer and AIDS. Kate adopts the baby and takes him home to the States. But baby Joshua holds a link to an ancient clan and their legendary leader—Vlad Tsepes, the original Dracula – whose agents kidnap the child. Against impossible odds and vicious enemies– both human and vampire – Kate and her ally, Father Mike O'Rourke, steal into Romania to get her baby back. "A mesmerizing tour through the ghostly, gray tatters of Romania." –Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Vampire Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-21 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampires have always fascinated and frightened, and now their reach goes beyond horror-flick fans. Teens the world over have fallen under the spell of these mysterious, blood-sucking, and oh-so-alluring beings! From Buffy to Twilight, vampire fans have gotten smarter and savvier, and this is the book for them. Learn how vampires live, how they avoid capture, and why they're so darn attractive. Also trace the history of vampire lore--in literature, movies, and on television--from the woods of Transylvania to the modern-day high school. Chock full of info and insight, each gorgeous page will draw in readers of every age, with innovative styling, never-before-seen imagery, and deliciously wicked design. Perhaps this enticing tome is best read while wearing a garlic necklace . . .

Download or read book Vampire Child written by Ruby Jean Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost three years earlier, Ketti had fled along with her eleven year-old daughter Babette and newborn son Danny, leaving her ten year-old son Patrick with his father. She had done everything possible to stay hidden. Babette was often left to care for Danny while her mother worked the night shift. Loud sounds awakened Babette one night and she went into the baby's room to find her brother Patrick fighting with her mother. Ketti seemed to be trying to kill Patrick! After the police were called, it was found that Danny was no longer living. It appeared to be a crib death-the same thing that had happened to her other baby brother Billy right before they had run away. Ketti was temporarily jailed to sort out possible child abuse charges, Patrick was taken to a Boy's Farm while Babette was put into a foster home. Before being separated, Ketti had told Babette to get the Wolfsbane from a drawer in the bedroom and to be careful around her brother Patrick. Babette was convinced that her mother was now insane, and would try to kill Patrick as soon as she was released. Babette felt strongly that she must do something to stop her mother. She was completely unaware that the prodigal son had returned for a bloody reunion of unspeakable evil.

Download or read book Mona the Vampire written by Sonia Holleyman and published by Hachette Children's Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look out - here comes Mona! Mona and her cat, Fang, discover that being a vampire is brilliant fun. They plan to hang upside down all night and never go to bed! But when a storm appears as evening falls, even vampires get scared.

Download or read book Children of the Night written by David Stuart Davies and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampires, those dark children of the night, who rise from their coffins to suck the blood of the living, continue to hold a strange fascination and dread. This book presents vampire stories, some familiar, some less so.

Download or read book The Vampire Mystery written by Gertrude Chandler Warner and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aldens meet Mr. Hudson, a local author who is best known for his novel about a vampire. But rumors of a real vampire are going around town—a vampire who haunts the graveyard behind Mr. Hudson's house! But since vampires don't exist, the children soon realize that someone must be trying to scare people away from Greenfield! Who brought the old legend back to life—and why?

Download or read book Vampire Child written by Ruby Jean Jensen and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Babette could not understand why her crazy mother, Ketti, hated and feared her little brother, Paddy. Then, one horrible night, y was found dead in his crib, and Ketti ran away with Babette. But now, the prodigal son has found them again, ready for a bloody reunion of unspeakable evil.

Download or read book The Vampire Chapter written by Michael Dahl and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone, or something, is draining all the books of their ink.

Download or read book Children of the Inquisition written by Dan Greenberg and published by White Wolf Pub. This book was released on 1994-12-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Growing Up with Vampires written by Simon Bacon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampire narratives are generally thought of as adult or young adult fare, yet there is a long history of their appearance in books, film and other media meant for children. They emerge as expressions of anxiety about change and growing up but sometimes turn out to be new best friends who highlight the beauty of difference and individuality. This collection of new essays examines the history of vampires in 20th and 21st century Western popular media marketed to preteens and explores their significance and symbolism.

Download or read book Children of the Night written by Tony Thorne and published by Orion Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century after Bram Stoker made the Vampire one of the most potent images in all literature, the cult of the undead is as alive as ever. Not only on celluloid and in the pages of fiction, but in the S&M clubs of New York City, in Midwest high schools and English pubs, across the forests of Puerto Rico and the jungles of Malaysia, the creature walks among us. In Children of the Night Tony Thorne provides the ultimate account of the history, meaning, and resonance of the Vampire, drawing on explorations in Eastern Europe, new theories of the origin of the Vampire and exclusive interviews with contemporary living Vampires, the very latest incarnations of a phenomenon which simply will not die.

Download or read book A Vampire in the Family written by Roy Apps and published by Wayland. This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No children will visit Bruce's home because his grandfather is a vampire, but new girl Miranda seems determined to become a friend. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Download or read book Children of the New Blood written by Michelle Cicconi Storm and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Darko, a retired assasin, explosives and demolitions expert and now emmisary for a species of vampire that no one knew existed, those of the Old Blood. Indestructable and powerful beyond belief they are also rare and a dying breed, the new children vampires have some of their strength but not all and are causing chaos and destruction because of their inability to connect with their victims. Anna must recombine the bloodlines and bring them all together before the human world decides to make them the next extinct species.

Download or read book Children of the Night written by Amanda Ashley and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 1466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the lush, sensual world of bestselling author Amanda Ashley’s Children of the Night series, a place where Vampires indulge their appetites and fall prey to love and desire. Night’s Kiss The Dark Gift has brought Roshan DeLongpre a lifetime of bitter loneliness—until he travels into the past to save the beautiful witch Brenna Flanagan from the stake. Now, in the modern world, Brenna’s seductive innocence and sense of wonder are utterly bewitching the once-weary vampire, blinding him to a growing danger . . . Night’s Touch Cara DeLongpre wandered into the mysterious Nocturne club looking for a fleeting diversion from her sheltered life. Instead she found a dark, seductive stranger whose touch entices her beyond the safety she’s always known and into a heady carnal bliss . . . Night’s Master Kathy McKenna was sure that the little Midwestern town of Oak Hollow would be isolated enough to keep her safe, but the moment the black-clad stranger walked into her bookstore, she knew she was wrong. Raphael Cordova exudes smoldering power, and his sensual touch draws Kathy into a world of limitless pleasure and unimaginable dangers . . . Night’s Pleasure Savanah Gentry’s life was so much simpler when she was a reporter for the local newspaper. That was before her father’s sudden death drew her into a mysterious new world. A Vampire hunter by birth, Savanah has been entrusted with a legacy that puts everyone she cares for in danger—including the seductive, sensual Rane Cordova, a Vampire who unleashes her most primal desires . . . Praise for Amanda Ashely and Her Novels “Amanda Ashley is a master storyteller.” —Christine Feehan “A master of her craft.” —Maggie Shayne