Sanguinary, by Margo Bond Collins
A Night Shift Novel
Forthcoming October
8 2014
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Blurb:
Only fifty years left
before vampires rule the world.
When Dallas police
detective Cami Davis joined the city's vampire unit, she planned to use the job
as a stepping-stone to a better position in the department.
But she didn't know
then what she knows now: there's a silent war raging between humans and
vampires, and the vampires are winning.
So with the help of
a disaffected vampire and an ex-cop addict, Cami is going undercover,
determined to solve a series of recent murders, discover a way to overthrow the
local Sanguinary government, and, in the process, help win the war for the
human race.
But can she
maintain her own humanity in the process? Or will Cami find herself, along with
the rest of the world, pulled under a darkness she cannot oppose?
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Excerpt
Reese
loosened his hold enough for my circulation to start back up, and the blood
rushing to my palm felt like needles dancing across it. I rubbed it with the
thumb of my other hand, and Reese's gaze followed the motion.
"We're
leaving," he said, his voice harsh.
No.
No way in hell was I walking out of here with a pissed-off vampire.
That's
how cops got dead.
Instead,
I took a step backwards and pulled myself up onto a barstool. Reese's upper lip
curled, revealing a fang, and I held out my hands placatingly.
"Hear
me out," I said.
I
didn't really know if I could trust him, this cowboy-vampire I had been thrown
together with. He was only meant to be an informant, my visits to see him at
the Blood House a cover for him to pass information to me.
But
that's not how it was working out.
Garrett
had said Reese was on our side, as much as it was possible for any vamp to be.
I wasn't sure he thought of us as anything more than dinner. But he was all I
had right now—my partner was too vamp-addled to help me, and Iverson and his
crew weren't rushing in to save me.
The
department wouldn't force me to stick it out, wouldn't expect me to team up
with a vampire for anything more than the most superficial of connections.
I could walk out at any time.
But
if I did, it was unlikely we'd find out enough to stop whoever was killing
these women.
So
that left the option of going in deep.
Almost
everyone who went undercover with the vamps came out addicted to their bite.
The ones who could still string two sentences together, like Garrett, stayed on
the force. It's not like the Sucker Squad had cops banging on the door to join
up.
We
worked with what we had.
The
press portrayed us as bumbling and stupid—and maybe we were. Sending detectives
in against humanity's worst nightmare? We were like little kids trying to hold
back the dark with matches, bound to get our fingers burned, and worse, maybe
burn the house down around us if we weren't careful.
We
didn't really understand what we were doing, or what we were up against.
Going
under was dangerous and ugly.
But
I was beginning to think it might be necessary.
"I'll
tell you everything," I said to the vampire snarling at me. "But I'll
need your help."
Reese's
lip dropped back down, covering the fang.
I
was glad—it was easier to contemplate joining forces with him when he wasn't
reminding me that he was one of the monsters.
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About
the Author
Margo Bond Collins is the author of urban fantasy, contemporary romance, and
paranormal mysteries. She has published a number of novels, including Taming the Country Star, Legally Undead,
Waking Up Dead, and Fairy, Texas.
She lives in Texas with her husband, their daughter, and several spoiled pets.
Although writing fiction is her first love, she also teaches college-level
English courses online. She enjoys reading romance and paranormal fiction of
any genre and spends
most of her free time daydreaming about heroes, monsters, cowboys, and
villains, and the strong women who love them—and sometimes fight them.
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Margo's
Other Books:
Taming the Country
Star
Legally Undead
Fairy, Texas
Waking Up Dead
Beyond the Count
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Fairy, Texas
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Beyond the Count
Favorite Lines “This shouldn't feel so much like coming
home.”
“My fear provokes Reese's desire. Add that to my list of
things that terrify me.”
“The last night I truly believed I was one of the good
guys.”
"Blood is life."
This was a dark, bloody, fabulous book!
Cami works for the Sucker Squad (Paranormal Victims Unit)
when they come across a vampire killing humans. She goes undercover as a vampires
claimed human. She meets the hot as hell cowboy vampire Reese. He's after the
murders known as Sanguinary. Cami does a lot of things during this undercover
mission that make her question if she's one of the good guys anymore.
This as spectacular author! I look forward to what comes
next! I recommend this to any vampire lovers!
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review
FOUR BLOOD FAIRIES
On my lists as I type.
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ReplyDeleteI have not read any of Margo's books before but this looks excellent!
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