The light glinted off the personalized royal medallion around her neck.

She held up a hand when I stepped closer. She looked so wispy and pale she was practically translucent, except for the blue veins that traced her collarbone. And not only was I covered in ashes and bruises from fighting feral Hel-Blar vampires and blowing up a ghost town, but I was sure there was some kind of mistake. I was punchy from fatigue and had what felt like an adrenaline hangover. Okay, so it wasn’t the most sympathetic response I could have come up with, but I couldn’t help it. 'You tried to eat your boyfriend’s face?' “An all-around kick-ass good time.” - Fyrefly’s Book Blog Read more “An action-packed story full of intrigue, suspense, and romance with a great cast of characters.” - School Library Journal Fun, funny, and a relief from Twilight wannabes, this first installment in the Drake Chronicles has lots to offer for savvy readers and gives vampire addicts a nice twist on their usual fare.” - Booklist “Witty, sly, and never disappointing . . . Now it’s up to Nicholas to protect Lucy from Solange and Solange from herself, without having to choose between love and blood . . . ones who live and die by the motto Better dead than undead. To make matters worse, dangerous new hunters have appeared on the scene . . . Because she’d rather kiss vampires than kill them, Lucy is already having trouble fitting in at Helios-Ra Academy. That doesn’t bode well for any of them, including his human girlfriend, Lucy, Solange’s best friend. Nicholas Drake is starting to think that Solange, his little sister, is turning into a monster. The couple has survived treachery, vendettas, and bounties, but they might not be able to survive each other.

Which is probably why she just tried to eat her boyfriend’s face. But she’s also having trouble with her bloodchange-too much trouble. She’s a newly crowned vampire princess, after all. The author of Bleeding Hearts delivers a red-hot adventure in the young adult series featuring “vampires with bite and girls who bite back” (Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times–bestselling author).

Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey