The Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit
Author: Diane A. S. Stuckart
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2008-01-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101207647

“A welcome way to spend an adventurous time in Renaissance Italy.”—Margaret Frazer As Court Engineer to the Duke of Milan, Leonardo DaVinci turns his superior mind to a variety of pursuits—from advances in painting to the invention of war machines. And with his favorite apprentice Dino to aid him, his keen intellect is perfect for sleuthing. . . . 1483. Milan, province of Lombardy. On a royal whim, Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, orders a living chess game to be enacted by members of his court. DaVinci conjures the spectacle in a single night, but his latest success turns bitter when one of the “pieces” is murdered. With even the Duke’s closest advisors suspect to treachery, DaVinci is the only man Sforza can trust to conduct the investigation. With his scrupulous eye for detail, DaVinci uncovers a vile nest of secrets—and danger—but the most surprising secret of all may be the true identity of his most talented, most trusted apprentice. . . . “Impressive . . . Vivid.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Readers can expect plenty of intrigue and danger in this refreshing new series.”—Mystery Scene Magazine

The Vampire's Servant

The Vampire's Servant
Author: Zara Novak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781718064072

Jess's scarred back hides her greatest secret: she is the next daughter in the prophecy. She's terrified of her impending fate and flees the safety of Castle Belmont to finish her scientific research. Jess is determined to outrun her destiny, but she forgot about one thing: A vampire named Eli York.Hunters killed his brother. Shifters destroyed his family castle. Jess Chaplin is the only thing Eli has left in this world and he's not letting her go without a fight. The dark vampire has protected the red headed human all her life, but the threads of fate are twining now, and he can't ignore the woman she has become. Together they journey across the valley and uncover a secret that has been hidden for twenty years, while trying to resist the insatiable attraction that now burns between them. Vampirism corrupts. Innocence withers. There's no way it could ever work... is there?War has finally arrived in the valley and Belmont Castle is about to fall for the first time in a thousand years. The High Vistor has brought an army to destroy the Belmont family and end the prophecy once and for all. If he succeeds, then all vampires will perish.Will evil triumph over good?Will the mates succeed with the prophecy?Is something even greater afoot?There's only one way to find out.*Tales of Vampires 5 tells the story of Eli and Jess. It can be read on its own but is probably best enjoyed with the full series. This book features the title couple, the return of Ruth and Logan and all the regular vampires from Castle Belmont (including Eric and Claire of course).Tales 5 is 120,000 words, action-packed, hot to the touch and has a HEA. Books 6 and on coming soon!

The Vampire Queen's Servant

The Vampire Queen's Servant
Author: Joey W. Hill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781942122968

His blood. His soul. His body. Hers for the asking¿ Lady Elyssa Yamato Amaterasu Wentworth is a centuries-old vampire who's been given a new servant - Jacob, a total alpha male unaccustomed to submitting to any woman's wishes. What really binds Jacob to her are not her sensual midnight hungers, but something far more provocative. It stirs her blood, renews her life and awakens her soul like only true love can. The passion between Lyssa and Jacob yields something else unexpected - a shared history that reaches back through the centuries and is fated to challenge their destiny like nothing ever will again.

The Blood Servant

The Blood Servant
Author: Jessica Edwards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-11-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781790473618

For years, creatures have roamed the Earth. For years, they have walked alongside humans as equals. For years, they have lived together in peace until a rebellion occurred not so long ago. Humans who no longer wanted to live amongst the supernatural began a rebellion where their goal was to completely wipe out the supernatural but failed miserably. Now, creatures rule over mankind. As their punishment for the rebellion, humans are to be auctioned and fulfil their life as a blood servant for the rest of their lives.

Taken by a Vampire

Taken by a Vampire
Author: Joey W. Hill
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425260674

Joey W. Hill's Vampire Queen novels "keep the pages turning, your imagination running, and] your dreams carnally vivid" (Bitten by Books). In her newest installment, a servant sentenced to death is sent into hiding and finds a passion she never expected in her new protector... Groomed from birth to be an Inherited Servant and serve only the most powerful vampire Masters, Alanna never resented her destiny. Then she did the unthinkable: she betrayed her Master to the Vampire Council. Now death is her future, but until her Master is captured, she must be protected. The Vampire Council assigns her to Evan, a vampire whose wandering lifestyle makes him the perfect guardian... Alanna's training was for a vampire of power and ambition, not for someone like Evan who lives in mountainside shacks and caves. Even his servant, Niall, is rough mannered. But these two men are about to teach Alanna something her rigorous training never did: how to feel, how to desire...perhaps even how to love. Then the Council captures her Master, and Alanna has no choice but to accept her destiny. But Evan and Niall are no strangers to defying fate--and they will stop at nothing to make Alanna theirs forever...

Bound by the Vampire Queen

Bound by the Vampire Queen
Author: Joey W. Hill
Publisher: Story Witch Press
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942122659

His soul is hers for the asking… Sworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty and love, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s service as a human servant. Now he is a vampire, but still bound to Lyssa, who struggles with the burgeoning powers in her paternal Fae blood. All while challenged by new enemies in the Fae and vampire worlds. The Vampire Council has threatened to take away Lyssa and Jacob’s newborn son. The Fae Queen has ordered Lyssa to appear before the Otherworld court. While the Fae have nothing but contempt for vampires, Jacob will follow his lady into hell itself. No one—neither Fae nor vampire--will compel him to break the oath he made to serve his vampire queen forever. Note: Lyssa and Jacob’s story kicked off the Vampire Queen series. Books 1 and 2, Vampire Queen’s Servant and Mark of the Vampire Queen, are therefore highly recommended before reading Bound by the Vampire Queen.

The Vampire's Sanguine Servant

The Vampire's Sanguine Servant
Author: Elaine Harding
Publisher: eGlobal Creative Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2024-07-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Lavinia, a vampire on the cusp of her fourth century of life, loses her Blood Servant and must find another. She chooses Casey, a college student working at a grocery store. But before Lavinia can bring her into service Casey is kidnapped. Lavinia is then forced to go to the black market only to find Casey. A small fortune later, Casey is hers. Soon, Lavinia will bite her, and her true service will begin. Meanwhile, Casey must grapple with her own feelings. She was taken from safety only to be sold to a vampire. But she sees kindness in her mistress. As Casey delves deeper into a world far stranger and more dangerous than her own, she also finds her fate tied with that of her vampiric master. What does it mean to be a monster? Can Lavinia stop the feelings that begin to form for Casey? Can a vampire love a human, much less a servant? Can Casey love a monster? The Vampire’s Sanguine Servant is created by Elaine Harding, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Circus of the Damned

Circus of the Damned
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2002-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780515134483

When a powerful centuries-old vampire hits Anita Blake's town, a battle of the undead ensues.

Servant of the Blood

Servant of the Blood
Author: K. N. Banet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781732000216

I grew up with them, the creatures of the night, the blood suckers, the monsters. The vampires. I knew vampires before I could walk, not that I knew what they really were. I knew they weren't really like me. They looked like me and they could act like me, but we were fundamentally different. I was human, just like my parents, and when I turned eighteen, I decided to work for the vampires after college, too. We had worked for their nest for over five generations and I wanted to continued that tradition. But then, the master of the nest died. He'd practically raised me, my mother, my father, and everyone before us. He had looked at humans working for the nest as part of the nest. We were members of the family, even though we weren't immortal or drank blood. He kept tight control and accidents were so rare I had never seen one happen. The new master of the nest is not so kind or good at the job. We need help. I need help. The new master is letting the vampires get out of control. Bodies are starting to pile up and even the other staff is at risk. I'm Everly Abbott and I need a solution to this before more people get killed.. But the solution might be more dangerous than the problem.

A Vampire's Servant

A Vampire's Servant
Author: Iris Van Der Veen
Publisher: America Star Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781627729758

Hayley has just changed schools, but everything is immediately turned upside down when vampires come and take her to their 'master'. She must obey him and give him her blood when he wants it. She soon falls in love with another vampire, but gradually she finds out that her 'master' also has affections for her. She is caught between two worlds. What now? Someone comes back from the dead and the arrival of this person will shake up everything even more. Will Hayley survive or succumb under the circumstances? And will there be a vampire that she will eventually choose?