Vampire Claim

A vampire and a bushman bound together against overwhelming odds… In 1950s Western Australia, vampire Lady Daniela intends to do the impossible. She will reclaim the land of her inheritance from a corrupt Region Master, twice her age and strength. Dev, a war veteran and laconic bushman, knows she needs his help. And while he recognizes she’s the most dangerous thing he’s ever encountered, her heart and courage, as unflinching as his own, will bind them as surely as a blood marking.

In a riveting collaboration, two titans of dark fantasy, New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 Dark Fantasy bestselling authors, merge their styles to craft a tale of dark paranormal romance and dystopian grit. Readers find themselves ensnared, unable to resist the magnetic pull of this immersive world written by Tamara Rose Blodgett and Marata Eros. Experience the ultimate blend of dark paranormal romance and dystopian grit with this electrifying box set from two New York Times bestselling authors. Spanning three gripping novels, this collection transports readers to a near-future world where vampires, hunters, and hybrids collide in a race against time. Included in this compilation: PUNISHED: Follow Narah Adrienne, a bounty enforcer navigating a dangerous underworld, as she becomes entangled in a web of conflicting choices and hidden agendas. With her fate hanging in the balance, Narah must rely on allies both human and supernatural to reclaim her old life and confront the forces determined to control her destiny. BOUND: Join Talyn Phisher, a counselor navigating a world where vampires walk among humans, as she discovers her own unexpected connections to the supernatural realm. As Talyn's life is threatened by a relentless stalker, she must unravel the mysteries of her past and trust in unexpected allies to survive. VENDETTA: Enter the thrilling world of Alpha Claim, where vampire bounty hunter Murphy battles brutal criminals alongside his hybrid co-worker. When duty leads Murphy to Grace, a woman hunted for her rare genetics, he must navigate a treacherous landscape of shifting allegiances and hidden dangers to protect her from those who seek to exploit her power. Praise for the Series: "Fabulous box set and series..." ~ BevHarro "Unputdownable from Start to Finish!" ~ Tena Barnes "...erotic and suspenseful...!" ~ Annie Cohen "LOVE this whole series" ~ Sugar B Don't miss out on this pulse-pounding collection of dark fantasy and romance. With over 1000 paperback pages and 214,000 words of heart-pounding action, this box set is a must-read for fans of supernatural thrillers. Start reading today! Troupes: Abduction, Adult Romance, Alpha Hero, Angsty, Anti-Hero, Band of Brothers, Bully, Captivity, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-lovers, First Love, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Poly (3+ people), Protector, Romantic Suspense, Scars, Slow Burn, Stalker, Survival, Taboo, Tortured Past, Touch Her And Die, Tragic, Vengeance, Why Choose, dark fantasy, paranormal romance, dystopian, underworld, True Blood, Blade, bounty enforcer, near-future world, elite vampire Turner, dangerous underworld, unexpected alliances, survival, unputdownable journey, riveting collaboration, conflicting choices, complex game, opposing forces, gripping narrative, danger lurks, unexpected alliances, key to survival

In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The cultural history of the vampire is a rich and varied tale that is now ably documented in From Demons to Dracula, a compelling study of the vampire myth that reveals why this creature of the undead fascinates us so. Beresford’s chronicle roams from the mountains of Eastern Europe to the foggy streets of Victorian England to Hollywood, as he investigates the portrayal of the vampire in history, literature, and art. Opening with the original Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, and his status as a national hero in Romania, he endeavors to winnow out truths from the complex legend and folklore. From Demons to Dracula tracks the evolution of the vampire as an icon and supernatural creature, drawing on classical Greek and Roman myths, witch trials and medieval plagues, Gothic literature, and even contemporary works such as Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire and Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian. Beresford also looks at the widespread impact of screen vampires from television shows, classic movies starring Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, and more recent films such as Underworld and Blade. Whether as a demon of the underworld or a light-fearing hunter of humans, the vampire has endured through the centuries, the book reveals, as powerfully symbolic figure for human concerns with life, death, and the afterlife. A wide-ranging and engrossing chronicle, From Demons to Dracula casts this blood-thirsty nightstalker as a remarkably complex and telling totem of our nightmares, real and imagined.

-- A Romance Review The daughter of two vampires, Lady Daniela is considered aristocracy in the vampire world. Still, she has to fight for what she wants-especially since what she wants is to depose a brutal territory overlord. For that she'll need the help of Devlin, a handsome, brave human who inflames her desire far more than any man or beast. Even though she could easily lay her claim and take Dev on as a fully marked servant, she resists the urge-especially since Dev is still tormented by something in his past. But when her enemy makes an unexpected appearance, Dev surprises them both by yielding completely to his feelings for Danny and showing her the devotion of a true servant-until she decides to take his freedom without asking ...

Lady Daniela has never taken a full human servant. At two hundred years, she's always put it off, having a bachelor's attitude toward bonding with another, even an inferior human. However, on her return to her sheep station in Western Australia in 1953, she meets Dev, a war veteran and laconic bushman, who has the talents to help her reclaim her station from her mother's lover, who usurped her position there forty years before. But after she takes care of that nasty bit of business, she's also intending to rid Western Australia of a corrupt Region Master who is 500 years old and therefore over twice her age and strength. While a full human servant, particularly one with Dev's unique talents, can augment her skills and resources, the more she gets to know him, the more reluctant she is to bind him to her in a way that might get him killed. But Dev has his own thoughts on the matter, and she will soon find it's easier for a vampire to survive in the desert sun than for her to survive without him by her side.

Prominent examples from contemporary vampire literature expose a desire to re-evaluate and re-work the long-standing, folkloristic interpretation of the vampire as the immortal undead. This book explores the "new vampire" as a literary trope, offering a comprehensive critical analysis of vampires in contemporary popular literature and demonstrating how they engage with essential cultural preoccupations, anxieties, and desires. Drawing from cultural materialism, anthropology, psychoanalysis, literary criticism, gender studies, and postmodern thought, Piatti-Farnell re-frames the concept of the vampire in relation to a distinctly twenty-first century brand of Gothic imagination, highlighting important aesthetic, conceptual, and cultural changes that have affected the literary genre in the post-2000 era. She places the contemporary literary vampire within the wider popular culture scope, also building critical connections with issues of fandom and readership. In reworking the formulaic elements of the vampiric tradition — and experimenting with genre-bending techniques — this book shows how authors such as J.R. Ward, Stephanie Meyers, Charlaine Harris, and Anne Rice have allowed vampires to be moulded into enigmatic figures who sustain a vivid conceptual debt to contemporary consumer and popular culture. This book highlights the changes — conceptual, political and aesthetic — that vampires have undergone in the past decade, simultaneously addressing how these changes in "vampire identity" impact on the definition of the Gothic as a whole.

Vampire Panther Royal Council Volume 3 A Draoithe Saga Tale Supernatural magic and a quest for answers Lily Sanders used to be a shifter in hiding, working as a chef in the Domhain. When those hunting immortals for Peter Elliot, a powerful man mixing magic and illegal medical experiments, discover her secret, her quiet life comes to a quick end. After an abduction and a horrific captivity, Lily escapes, but she needs answers and a place for recovery as she realizes she’ll never be the same. Hurt and exhausted, she takes her anger and frustration out on a man who means her no harm when the dream leads her to Draoithe. Lieutenant Ryker Talbert is a man haunted by his past and searching for the truth about his future. After a fateful encounter with a wild panther which nearly kills him, Ryker seizes an opportunity to become a vampire and take control over his destiny. But with power comes responsibility, and Ryker's newfound abilities draw him into a dark realm of mystery and danger which he never could have imagined. As Ryker reunites with his former colonel, he discovers magic and creatures beyond his wildest dreams. With dragons, shifters, and other supernatural beings lurking in the shadows, Ryker must navigate a treacherous landscape filled with new rules and hidden dangers. But what he seeks most of all is the answer to the question which has plagued him since his transformation: what happened to the panther who nearly killed him? Lily Sanders is the one thing he needs to understand the most. Vampire Panther is the third Volume in Ophelia Kee's Royal Council miniseries. A fast-paced, thrilling adventure filled with steamy paranormal romance and dark urban fantasy. Vampire Panther will keep readers immersed in the dream until the very end. With mystical characters, dark magic, and a shadowy evil from the past, it's a must-read for anyone who enjoys steamy paranormal romance and dark urban fantasy. It’s more than a story; it’s an experience. Welcome to the dream… Urban Fantasy with Steamy Paranormal Romance and Fated Mates 18+ HEA! NC! ***Warning: Adult Themes, Fantasy Violence, and/or Explicit Sexual Situations. Intended for a Mature Audience.

From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Lee comes a sensual new series about mesmerizing vampire detectives and the love they discover, deep in the night… Jude Messenger felt the hunger deep inside him. From the moment he'd rescued Theresa Black from a late-night attack, he'd ached for things he knew he could never have. The touch of her skin. The taste of her blood. But if the vampire claimed her, one of them might not survive. So Jude did everything he could to make Terri stay away. But a demon stalked the sexy spitfire, and Jude had no choice but to protect a woman who created a longing inside him that could never be sated….