This week’s excerpt is from About Time (Ancient Blood 3.5). It’s a free short, spicy story that focuses on Brett and Mercedes, secondary characters in The Immaculate (releasing October 31st).
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Excerpt:
“This case is making you crazy.” Mercedes pulled a chair over to his desk. She dropped into it. Crossing her ankle over her knee, she leaned back and lounged as well as one could in the spartan office of the Madrid branch of the Vampire Network. When their son, Adam, had assumed leadership of the Network, Brett and Mercedes had agreed to work as agents, investigating and preventing crimes in the vampire community.
Brett’s most recent assignment—a serial killer stalking the streets of Madrid—had all but consumed him.
“I’m no crazier now than I ever was.”
And a bit more, if you would like to continue:
“Your eyes are so bloodshot you look like a bloodsucker in a cheap movie. You even have the beginning of the beard you said you’d never grow. Why? Because you’ve been working on this case nonstop and haven’t slept in days.”
“How would you know? I’m sure your days haven’t been spent pining over me. Not with an appetite like yours.”
Shrugging, she examined the tips of her painted nails. “You’re as charming as ever, Brett.”
“There was a time you thought I was.”
About Time
by Kate Hill
Download for free at StoryOrigin
Series: Ancient Blood
Format(s): Ebook
Heat Level: Steamy
Pairing(s): M/F
Genre/Themes: Paranormal, Vampires
Length: Short Story
Cover art created at Canva.com
Lovers for centuries, Vampire Network agents Brett and Mercedes finally consider commitment while working on the case of a brutal killer.
Note: About Time is a very short, spicy story in the world of Ancient Blood.
The Immaculate
by Kate Hill
Coming October 31st!
Series: Ancient Blood
Format(s): Ebook
Heat Level: Steamy
Pairing(s): M/F
Genre/Themes: Paranormal, Vampires
Length: Novel
Cover art created at Canva.com
Scarred in mind and body after a brutal attack, Mara travels to Spain in pursuit of an explanation for flashbacks that hint at supernatural evil. There she meets Adam, a gorgeous vampire fighting demons of his own. Bound by mutual attraction and suffering, it seems they can heal each other, until their romantic relationship turns potentially deadly for one of them.
Note: The Immaculate was previously published. This re-edited version contains additional scenes. The Immaculate contains scenes with sex and violence. The story refers to past rape, past child abuse, and a past suicide attempt.
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Sounds like Brett might be a bit shortsighted with his current assignment.
For a non-Vampire-genre reader this sounds so bizarre but intriguing at the same time 🙂
Thank you, Iris!
He’s not in the best state of mind for sure.