Paranormal
Romance
Date Published: 6/7/13
Vampire
Elite is a new vampire series
The
first two parts are released in one volume
Vampire Elite
Part
1. Prophecy
Part
2. Keepers of the Key
What
will he do if saving his people means destroying the woman he loves?
A
millennia-long war between two immortal races is about to come to an end. Long
ago, the Vampire Elite began capturing the immortals called the Amiti,
attracted by their unique blood properties. Now most Amiti live in underground
cells, forced to serve as vampires’ bloodstock. The few surviving free Amiti,
preparing a final strike, have declared their Queen a traitor. Her execution
makes possible the rise of a new Queen, her young daughter Arianna, who will
inherit her mother's mystical powers. Working with the Keepers of the Key,
Arianna may be able to eliminate the vampires, once and for all, from the face
of the earth.
The new Queen is
the last hope to save her dying race and she's ready to
fight to the last drop of her blood.
But the King of the
Vampires has other plans. What neither expects is the passion that
erupts between them.
Vampire Elite is an epic story of a bitter conflict between two
immortal races, and the effect of that conflict on everyone living in its grip.
The characters are driven to love and betrayal, vengeance and sacrifice in a
world without easy black-and-white answers.
Based on an ancient
Egyptian legend, packed with action and intrigue, Vampire Elite will
pull you into the entrancing world of immortals and open new portals into their
hidden universe.
Readers’ Favorite reviewers on Vampire Elite:
You’ve managed to restore my hope in the future of vampire books
...
... a fascinating read and definitely a
book for anyone who loves fantasy, romance and of course vampires.
… a spellbinding novel of action,
suspense, romance, and conscience ... character development is superb ...
the type of book that will make you read all day until you get to the end! It
is deliciously addictive!
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Keepers of the Key
Members
of the Vampire Elite are about to celebrate the total defeat of their enemies,
the Amiti. But the vampires’ victory will not be complete until they eliminate
the final Amiti safeguard: the Keepers of the Key.
The
Keepers are five Amiti originally named by Hathor, the Egyptian goddess who
created the Amiti. Knowing how dangerous life on earth will be for them, Hathor
gave five Amiti the ability to unlock the powers of the Egyptian gods by symbolically
turning the Key of Life, the Ankh. If the five Amiti Keepers come together and
focus their will on the Ankh symbol, visualizing it with the intention of
unleashing the powers of the gods, the Key will be turned. The catch is that
nobody actually knows what might happen if the powers of gods were to be
unlocked: some believe that those powers will be the Amitis’ to command; others
believe that turning the Key will unleash total chaos and destruction. The
ancient legend about the goddess Sekhmet’s rampage across Egypt and how close
she came to totally annihilating life on earth is vivid in both Amitis’ and
vampires’ minds. However, the Amiti have reached the breaking point, fearing
their own total decimation, and virtually all of them agree that it is time to
take this extreme step. And the vampires, of course, will do all they can to
stop them.
In the Vampire Elite everyone has their perspective, and to some degree
everybody is right; both immortal races are fighting for the survival of their
people. The fact that the novel offers no black-and-white answers, no purely
evil or purely good choices, means that readers never know which side to take. Beware:
it will keep you on your toes.
Vampire
Elite
Excerpt (Simone
at the Hunter’s auction)
As the auctioneer spoke, two Sekhmi in eveningwear—a
male carrying an elegant dagger and a female a silver tray covered with glass
vials—approached the Amiti
girl.
“She’s barely eighteen, ladies and gentlemen. That’s
a good three years younger than the youngest bloodstock you’ll usually come
across. Look at her; she’s stunning, simply stunning, and as you can see, we’ve
kept her well conditioned, in excellent health.”
The auctioneer paused as the male Hunter grasped the Amiti’s hand and held
it above the tray. The girl showed no resistance, her only display of anxiety
the butterfly fluttering of her thick eyelashes. He raised his other hand, and
the dagger flashed in the light as with a swift motion he slit the Amiti’s palm. The
dark, intoxicating scent of fresh blood filled the room as it poured into the
vials.
Simone’s gums began to itch and burn, and she covered
her mouth with her hand so no one would see her fangs punching down. It was
considered terribly rude to expose one’s fangs in public, even among other
vampires. But she needn’t have worried; everyone’s attention was riveted to the
stage and the blood flowing from the girl’s wound. The room vibrated with
bloodlust and sexual arousal.
The
female Sekhmi
approached Simone’s table, offering the Royal Pride the first of the blood
samples. Knowing that all eyes were on her, Simone forced herself not to
hesitate and took a small sip—and was immediately flooded with euphoria.
“For
this magnificent specimen, we open the bidding at ten million U.S. dollars,” announced the auctioneer.
Irina Argo
Irina Argo is a
combined pen name for two authors, Irina Kardos and Jo-An
Torres
Irina
Irina’s world is
dark. She works as a clinical psychologist in a Juvenile Correctional Facility
dealing with the extremes of human behavior on a regular basis and takes care
of her paralyzed husband who suffered a stroke several years ago. To bring
light into her life she writes. Writing has always been her passion. She is
originally from Russia where she was employed as a TV journalist.
Jo-An
Jo-An is a Leo, a
lioness who has emerged to follow her dream, to someday write a book of her
own. She owned a costume shop for 15 years and was able to satisfy and excel in
her creative nature. She is an over-achiever and believes that anything is
possible if you believe in yourself and ignore the nay-sayers. Her philosophy
is based on Shakespeare "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but
in ourselves." She currently resides in California with her 5 cats and 1
husband.
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