It’s the time of the week for the Book Hooks Blog Hop in which authors share excerpts from their books.
This week’s excerpt is from Don’t Drink the Blood, a story in my upcoming collection of short vampire stories, All Their Midnights.
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All Their Midnights
by Kate Hill
Short Story Collection, Vampire Romance
Imagining the pale, lovely man shattered and bleeding beneath the fiend’s assault, I felt guilty fleeing, but fear pushed me toward the subway.
By the time I reached it, the train zipped by before I could board. I cursed, my heart pounding. Any minute that pig would be after me again, because there was no way pretty-boy would make it out of that alley alive.
I had to get out of there. Turning, I crashed into a man’s chest covered in black. I screamed. Strong hands gripped my shoulders. My gaze darted up to the angel’s pale, blood-streaked face.
“Rene, are you all right?”
I stopped struggling. “How come you know me, but I don’t know you?”
We stood so close that I could count the fine lines at the corners of his eyes. A sheen of sweat made his face glow like marble in the moonlight. A tendril of sand-colored hair tumbled across his forehead. The urge to brush it away almost overwhelmed me.
“I’ve made it my business to find out who you are.”
“Why?”
“Because I need you.”
I raised an eyebrow in disbelief. What could a man like this possibly need from me?
“Your blood,” he continued, “is the only treatment for my disease.”
“Disease?” I snorted with sarcastic laughter. “We can’t get sick, or didn’t you know that?”
His gentle expression turned fierce. “You’re the one who doesn’t know! Two months a vampire and you think you know everything.”
Blurb:
All Their Midnights is a collection of vampire poetry and short stories with a romantic twist.
The Lighthouse – Imprisoned in a dungeon and forced to do battle for a cruel lord, Drew lost his sanity long ago. Kenna’s passion for Drew never faltered, even when it drove her from the only other person she’d ever loved, her twin brother, Collin. Kenna and Drew escaped the horror of their past to live a quiet life as lighthouse keepers. Their hard-won happiness is threatened when Collin arrives, stirring past memories that hurl him and Drew toward possible destruction.
Blood and Whiskey – Despite his thirst for blood, Danel has never wanted to cause permanent harm to his prey. He’s spent his life learning to control his violent nature. Then he meets Yori. She rouses his bloodlust, but will he curb her wild ways, or will she lure him into a life of savagery?
Don’t Drink the Blood – Rene is a young vampire scraping by while fighting for her life in a world that has shown her little mercy. While on the hunt, she’s attacked, but a strange, beautiful man rescues her. Oliver suffers from a disease that affects vampires. Only Rene’s blood can save him from a slow, painful death. They make a deal—her blood in exchange for his tutoring. Can he transform an uneducated, struggling cynic into a sophisticated vampire warrior? Even more, can he win her hardened heart?
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