Vampires Of Portlandia

"When Marcella Leones relocates her family of aswang vampires from the Philippines to Portland, Oregon, she raises her grandchildren under strict rules so humans will not expose them. Her only wish is to give them a peaceful life, far away from the hunters and the Filipino government that attempted to exterminate them. Before she dies, she passes on the power to her eldest grandchild, Percival. He vows to uphold the rules set forth by Leones, allowing his family to roam freely without notice. After all, they are aswangs. However, when the aswang covenant is broken, the murder rate in Portland rises drastically. Who is behind the murders? And who is behind the broken covenant? Along with sensei Penelope Jane, Percival must find the truth. It's then they discover that there are other breeds of aswangs - werebeasts, witches, ghouls, and viscera - that have been residing in Portland for years"--Cover, page 4.

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Unknown is in prison for fraud. Ambiguous is in prison for murder. And Stud is in prison for, well, no one really knows for sure. To pass the time, the prisoners tell stories to each other. They do this to avoid going insane. The facts and fictions often get misconstrued with each inmate attempting to one up each other so that his story is the most dynamic of them all. Whether the story is about stalking, pedophiles or throat chlamydia, each tale plays some role in the healing process. When each prisoner bails the water from his toilet bowl the result is a communication system through the drainpipes. Nobody really knows who is telling the story, if the story is true, and what the story actually means. The one certain is Unknown, the unofficial leader of this band of degenerates, who convinces each inmate to accept his action because the crime resulted in much needed legislation such as Amber Alert. But, as time progresses, even Unknown begins to question his stories.

Luke Irontree minds his business and leaves mortal humans alone. But if you’re a vampire, he has a magic sword and a silver-inlaid stake for you. Every night, the immortal vampire slayer haunts the streets of Portland, hunting vamps and protecting innocent people from becoming vampire chow. Then, he goes home alone to his quiet house and his cat, Alfred. This is his life. But when he runs into a local werewolf pack, he has two choices – continue his lonely hunt or a take a chance on making friends. Allies would make the job easier, especially with hordes of bloodthirsty vampires flooding the streets. However, trusting means opening himself to betrayal and loss. Luke might not have a choice though. With homeless people disappearing off the streets, 20-somethings being snatched from night clubs, and heavily armed vampires flooding the streets, he must risk everything if he wants to save Portland from becoming a vampire wasteland… This box set contains 3 full-length novels and an exclusive bonus novella and a novelette.

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