This doesn’t happen . . . does it? Two vampire attacks in his first three days at boarding school and Alex Van Helsing realizes there’s more to the family name than he thought—and more to this area of Switzerland than meets the eye. Lurking underneath Lake Geneva lies a secret vampire university called the Scholomance. And somehow the vampires know a Van Helsing has arrived. Special agent Sangster of the Polidorium—an undercover, international vampire-hunting organization—wants to train Alex in the tricks of the trade, but when two innocent teens are kidnapped, rehearsal is over. It’s up to Alex to infiltrate the Scholomance and rescue his friends . . . if he can survive the zombies, bullets, and fangs heading his way!
In this first book of an all-new trilogy, life proves stranger than the movies when a Hollywood underground coven of vampires comes to light-and gets targeted by the tough-as-nails daughter of a sexy screen siren. Stuntwoman Dawn Madison hasn't been on the best of terms with her father since her movie star mother died. Still, he is her dad, and when he vanishes while investigating the bizarre sighting-caught on film-of a supposedly long-dead child star, she comes home to Tinseltown to join the search for him. Working with his odd colleagues, she discovers an erotic and bloody underground society made up of creatures she thought existed only on the screen.
Returning to the Ozark Territories, freedom fighter David Valentine is shocked to find it overrun by vampiric Kurians under the command of the merciless Consul Solon. In a desperate gambit, Valentine leads a courageous group of soldiers on a mission to drive a spike into the gears of the Kurian Order. Valentine stakes life, honor, and the future of his home in a rebellion that sparks the greatest battle of his life.
What do you do when you wake up as a vampire? Ella was just an ordinary high school student—until a series of strange events unleashed an irreversible change within her. Now, she's a newly-turned vampire, with no one to guide her and an insatiable thirst for blood. As if that weren’t enough, shadowy enemies are hunting her down, and a sinister plot threatens to unravel everything she once knew. But who turned her—and why? In the perilous world of vampires, Ella discovers extraordinary new powers and crosses paths with a charming boy who has a knack for pop culture references. Despite their differences, they uncover a connection that runs deeper than either of them imagined. Can Ella uncover the truth behind her transformation before it’s too late? The Vampire Regalia series is a thrilling and seductive tale perfect for fans of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga and The Vampire Diaries. Dive into a dark and dangerous world where love and survival hang in the balance.
Nicolas is the embodiment of royalty. Strong. Powerful. Deadly. The only thing he's missing is his throne.Decades ago a vampire mutiny murdered his father and forced him into hiding, but all that is about to change. A mortal woman smart enough to learn the truth about him and naive enough to trust him is the perfect pawn to sneak him back into the monarchy.Nothing is going to stop Nicolas from getting what is rightfully his. Not lust. Not love. And not Anna. At least that's what he thinks.
Lycanthrope Rising: The True Story Behind the Vampire-Werewolf Wars is Book II in The Toronto Vampire Chronicles. Headlines scream Toronto police have arrested Dragul Mangorian, a 'real vampire, ' and that he's the last of a race of vampires awakens a terrifying enemy. The Lycanthrope Clan's blood lust won't be satisfied until it completes the extinction of its mortal enemy, the vampire-like subspecies of humanity, the Homo Sanguinus. The Lycans are a special breed of humans whose mastery of technology, animalistic ferocity and alliance with wolves saved mankind from enslavement by the Homo Sanguinus 30,000 years ago. After learning of the Sanguinus' secret vulnerability, the Lycans used it to vanquish the Blood Eaters and believed them to be extinct. Mangorian's capture in Toronto raises him to celebrity status as the ultimate 'bad boy' in Toronto, a city that celebrates diversity. Mangorian enthusiastically agrees to work with scientists who want to unlock secrets held in his genome. He's 208 years old and is immune to cancer and blood borne pathogens. In exchange, Mangorian wants genetic and fertility support to revive his species. He's ecstatic when he discovers Skyla whose one-in-a-billion First Nations genome makes it possible for her to become the Eve to his kind. The rich and powerful Lycans recruit former playboy Tim Gracey and his stripper girlfriend to lead murderous forces that will stop at nothing to keep Mangorian and Sklya from mating. Lycanthrope Rising is part medical mystery, part horror, part action adventure, part sci-fi, and 100 per cent a fast-paced thriller. Lycanthrope Rising is a banquet of genres, leaping from dark fantasy, to police procedural, across social commentary, into reimagined history, back to the present as a medical/techno drama, Mafia crime story, special forces action adventure, political satire, and, of course, vampire horror. A dog's breakfast? Perhaps, but reviewers of Matsui's previous titles, Late Bite and Gravity Games, say the author is able to meld "all these genres flawlessly." On Late Bite: "What kind of novel is this? Late Bite is a page turner, but it is also a novel that will make you think. I'm not sure how to define this novel in terms of a genre. Thriller with mystery and horror elements? An action/ adventure packed crime novel? Or should we read it as a psychological and paranormal character study?" On Gravity Games: "You know when I mentioned that it was a mash-up? It was. From Foodie Thriller to Government Conspiracies to one hell of an awesome Con Game, all the while having all the trappings of SF, fantastic characters, and really tight plot? The novel not only shifted gears effortlessly, it even made it reasonable."
Before Bella and Edward; Stefan and Damon Salvatore; and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, there was Lestat and Louis, The Lost Boys, and Buffy Summers. Before True Blood and Let the Right One In, there was Dark Shadows and Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. And then there is the most prominent of them all: Dracula, immortalized by Bram Stoker in 1897. Whether they’re evil, bloodsucking monsters or sparkling like diamonds in the sunlight, vampires have been capturing our imagination since their modest beginnings in the rustic fantasies of southeastern Europe in the early eighteenth century. Today, they’re everywhere, appearing even in movies in Japan and Korea and in reggae music in Jamaica and South Africa. Why have vampires gone viral in recent years? In The Rise of the Vampire, Erik Butler seeks to explain our enduring fascination with the creatures of the night. Exploring why a being of humble origins has achieved success of such monstrous proportions, Butler considers the vampire in myth, literature, film, journalism, political cartoons, music, television, and video games. He describes how and why they have come to give expression to the darker side of human life—though vampires evoke age-old mystery, they also embody many of the uncertainties of the modern world. Butler also ponders the role global markets and digital technology have played in making vampires a worldwide phenomenon. Whether you’re a fan of classic vampire tales or new additions to the mythology, The Rise of the Vampire is a fascinating look at our collective obsession with the undead.
