In 2010, I decided to write a book. That was the first book I had ever written, and I had never entertained the idea of creating such a thing. With the birth of that book, so began my passion for writing.

The first book was My Blood Runs Blue, and in that story, I created a world of vampires unlike any other world created. How the vampires were created, how they reacted to humans, and even how they smelled to each other came from my fantasies.

Shortly after the first book, I wrote Blue Blood For Life. There were a few years between that book and the next, The Pulse of Blue Blood, and that third book became the second in the series to explain how Kristin got to where she was. During that time, I rewrote parts of the first two books of the series and then quickly went on to write Mixing the Blue Blood and Blue Bloods Final Destiny.

As I was writing that final book, I realized I wasn’t ready to let Kristin go. She was a police officer who gave everything to protect those she swore an oath to. Kristin was me, and I wasn’t ready to let go of who she was and what she had become. So I did the only thing a writer can do, I created another world and spun Kristin off into Blue Blood Returns 40 years later.

With this new series, I could bring new life to the stories. I could intertwine pieces of the past and introduce new characters. Kristin is still the lead, but her sister is right beside her. New and old faces were together where questions from the original series, never answered, finally were.

The new series was darker, grittier, and much steamier than the first one, but that is what I saw for my characters in the future.

In this final book, Reckoning, I had a hard time. I knew what needed to happen but struggled to get the characters to behave. I started and stopped this book several times. I realized that one of the things that held me back was knowing that I would have to say goodbye to these characters.

Kristin was no longer a cop in this book, and neither am I. It took me a while, but I finally realized that both Kristin and I needed to move on. It was time to let the past become the past and move on to new things.

I have already been asked by some earlier readers if there will ever be another spin-off, and the answer to that question is, I honestly do not know. Did I leave it where I could jump into the future? Yes. But will I? Who knows. Only time will tell. For now, I will step away from the paranormal world for a while and finish a few other books that need my attention.

For all of you who have followed the stories of Blue Blood through the years, I thank you. You will never know how much it has meant to me to share these stories with you.

Now, it’s time to say goodbye to Kristin, Zander, Alex, Gabe, Olivia, Angelina, Trent, Hugh, and Garda and turn the page. At least for now—

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STORY 1

Power Shift: Hunting the Bounty Hunter beneath Haunted Alaska Skies ? Calinda B

A mystery hovers around the Haunted Bear Glacier near the remote town of Charming, Alaska–one Town manager Chia Petit?s determined to solve. There’s nothing she loves better than a good Alaska adventure–when she’s not obsessed by her sexual needs or her obedience to rules.

Will Chia lose her town to those with dollar signs clouding their judgment, or will her undeniable, wanton attraction to Hung Durand distract her?

Author Calinda B

Calinda B is a bestselling author who crafts erotic short stories and paranormal, sci-fi and contemporary romance novels. An avid adventurer and outdoor enthusiast with a quirky sense of humor, she’s always finding ways to torture her characters, and to entertain her long time love, her two cats or her kids and friends. She lives in the breathtaking Pacific Northwest, a place that soothes her soul and gives her plenty of time to write, scuba dive, work, write, bike ride, write, kayak, write and write some more.

With seventeen books roaming the universe and more in her head, you can find her at www.calindab.com or https://www.facebook.com/CalindaBauthor. You can sign up for her newsletter, get free books, access to giveaways and more: http://calindab.com/newslettersignup.html

Story 2

Mating Urge-Michelle Howard

Desperate to escape her stepfather and false criminal charges, Elliana Cage needed a way out.? It made perfect sense to sneak onboard the first ship departing her home.?When her path crosses with a handsome stranger, she?s in for the surprise of her life.

Aran T’Kar didn’t expect to discover a beautiful woman hiding out on the Zanian.? Protocol dictates detainment, but Aran can’t resist the urge to take one taste.

Author Michelle Howard

Michelle Howard enjoys a crazy life that involves wild kids, a loud dog, and a husband who tolerates the madness.? Like many authors, she?s dreamed of writing since reading her first romance novel many years ago.? She loves paranormal and contemporary romances and is a fan of the classic romances by Judith McNaught and Julie Garwood.

I love to hear from fans so please reach out to me. If the mood hits you, leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads.

Email:? michellehowardwrites@gmail.com

Twitter: @mhowardwrites

Website: www.michellehowardwrites.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellehowardwrites

STORY 3

My Blood Runs Blue – Stacy Eaton

Officer Kristin Greene has always felt something was missing from her life. Kristin finds herself investigating a homicide where a woman has had her throat ripped brutally out. As she begins to dig for the answers, she is thrown into a world she never knew existed. When Julian and Alexander crash into her life, she is pulled into a love triangle that has been going on longer than she has been alive.

Author Stacy Eaton

Stacy has been a full-time police officer since 2000. Her current assignment is as Detective of her small town department.? She enjoys crime scene investigation; taking a passion in putting the pieces together to figure out the crime. She is also a business owner where she helps people get the awareness out for the causes they care most about. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for her local Domestic Violence Center. She is a mother of two, a son proudly serving in the United States Navy and a tween daughter who is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and loves cheerleading. Her husband is also in law enforcement. She loves music and photography.? Stacy has published 12 novels to date, with several more coming out in the next year.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacy-Eaton/191880767522183

Twitter: @StacySEaton

Website: http://stacyeaton.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4826711.Stacy_Eaton

Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Stacy-Eaton/e/B005KQIJY8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/BlueBlood4Life/

STORY 4

Darkness & Light – J.A. Belfield

When Jem Stonehouse, dreamer of werewolves, meets werewolf Sean Holloway, worlds collide and fantasy becomes reality. Apart, the two are safe but live unfulfilled lives. Together, they’ll become prey to rival packs, as they have been for hundreds of years. To keep history from repeating itself, he must win her love.

Can Jem accept her destiny,or is her inner wolf buried too deep to save her future with Sean?

Author J.A. Belfield

J.A. Belfield lives in Solihull, England, with the best husband in the world, aka Mr B, a couple of back-chatting but pretty cool kids, a pooch she treats likes the baby of the house, and a couple of scrawny cats that like to vomit in unnecessary places.

Although best known for her Holloway Pack series: DARKNESS & LIGHT (July 2011, J. Taylor Publishing), INSTINCT (February2012, J. Taylor Publishing), ETERNAL (July 2012, J. Taylor Publishing), BLUE MOON (December 2012, J. Taylor Publishing), RESONANCE (April 2013, J. Taylor Publishing), CAGED (August 2013, J. Taylor Publishing), and UNNATURAL (April 2014, J. Taylor Publishing), amongst other titles, she is currently trawling her way through a New Adult Post Apocalyptic and would LOVE to try her hand at YA. Maybe she will.

J.A. Belfield also writes children’s picture books under the pen name Jenna Lyn Field.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/J-A-Belfield/102711583122115

Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/jabelfield / @JABelfield

Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/J.A.-Belfield/e/B0055EAPEC/

Website: http://www.jabelfield.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jabelfield72

STORY 5

Calm Assurance (Orlosian Warriors Novella) – Dariel Raye

A straight-laced Nephilim-descendant and a human trouble-magnet?

Asriel – Orlosian Warrior, descendant of Nephilim, law enforcer – glimpses Malina, a human with a penchant for drawing trouble like a tornado, and she becomes his obsession.

With no hope of finding love in his dimension, he breaks the cardinal rule, leaving his home to protect her, but she has also drawn the attention of his enemies.

Author Dariel Raye

Dariel is a multi-published author, musician (sings and plays 9 musical instruments including piano, organ, brass, and percussion), counseling psychologist and educational consultant who tutors algebra and statistics. An animal lover, she actively supports several animal rescue and cruelty prevention groups. She writes IR/MC (interracial/multi-cultural) paranormal and fantasy romance and is presently writing a shifter series, ?Dark Sentinels,? a reluctant hell-dweller series, ?Kushiel?s Keep,? two Nephilim series with vampire-like heroes, ?Orlosian Warriors? and ?Cain?s Progeny,? ?Lifegivers,? a paranormal romance series with a variety of beings, and an erotic fantasy newsletter serial. To learn more about Dariel and her books, visit her blog and? join her newsletter for news about releases and events.

Blog: http://www.pendarielraye.blogspot.com

Website: http://darkparanormalromanceseries.com

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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Pendarielraye

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authordarielraye

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/Pendarielraye

STORY 6

Laurel Heights – Denise Moncrief

Laurel hopes Laurel Heights will be a safe haven to escape her abusive past. Are the bumps, thumps, and bangs in the night caused by the murderer of her cousin James, her ex-boyfriend seeking revenge, or a disturbed soul trying to communicate with the living? Drawn together by the mystery, Chase and Laurel become entangled in a relationship that seems hopeless. Can their love survive the haunting of Laurel Heights?

Author Denise Moncrief

Denise is a Southern girl who has lived in Louisiana all her life, and yes, she has a drawl. She has a wonderful husband and two incredible children, who not only endure her writing moods, but also encourage her to indulge her writing passion. Besides writing romantic suspense, she enjoys traveling, reading, and scrapbooking.

Accounting is a skill she has learned to earn a little money to support her writing habit. She wrote her first story when she was a teen, seventeen handwritten pages on school-ruled paper and an obvious rip-off of the last romance novel she had read. She’s been writing off and on ever since, and with more than a few full-length manuscripts already completed, she has no desire to slow down.

You can connect with Denise at

http://www.denisemoncrief.com

http://www.facebook.com/DeniseMoncriefAuthor

http://www.twitter.com/dmoncrief0131

http://www.amazon.com/author/denisemoncrief

Story 7

Eternal Night by Jade Kerrion

Alone for a millennium, since a human murdered her beloved consort, Ashra, the immortal icrathari queen, rules over Aeternae Noctis, the domed city of eternal night. Her loneliness appears to be at an end when her consort’s soul is reborn in a human, Jaden Hunter, but will their reunion be thwarted by enemies without, treachery within, and the greatest mystery of all?what is the city of eternal night?

Author Jade Kerrion

Jade Kerrion defied (or leveraged, depending on your point of view) her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Philosophy, as well as her MBA, to launch her second (and concurrent) career as an award-winning science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance author. Her debut novel, Perfection Unleashed, won six literary awards and launched the Double Helix series, which should be read in order for maximum enjoyment. (Hang in there for the happy ending?) Life Shocks Romances features her sweet and sexy contemporary romance series. Eternal Night won the Gold Medal in Fantasy at the 2014 Royal Palm Literary Awards. She writes at 3:00 am when her husband and three sons are asleep, and aspires to make her readers as sleep-deprived as she is.

Blog: http://www.jadekerrion.com

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/author/jadekerrion

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jadekerrion

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jadekerrion

Google: http://google.com/+JadeKerrion

Story 8

Rock Solid – Bonnie Edwards

A sexy ghost story linking 2 series: The Brantons and Perdition House.

Jake MacKay gets a ghostly call demanding he come to Perdition to give an estimate on renovations.

Lexa Creighton is a descendent of people who worked in the haunted bordello.

Just because her ancestors are dead doesn’t mean they won’t mess with her sex life!

With the spirits of Perdition interfering, Jake’s pursuit of Lexa gets ? complicated.

Author Bonnie Edwards

Multi-published author Bonnie Edwards lives with her husband and pets on the rainy coast of British Columbia. She believes life should be lived with joy. That joy shows up in her earthy, irreverent love stories. Bonnie uses long hikes to bounce ideas off her husband and her standard poodle, who almost always agrees with her.

She has written novels, novellas and short stories for Carina Press, Harlequin, Kensington Books and Robinson (UK) although now she publishes her work herself.

Sometimes her stories have a paranormal twist, likes curses and ghosts, other times not. But they?re always entertaining and guarantee a happy ending.

For more info: http://www.bonnieedwards.com/

Find her on social media:

Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Bonnie-Edwards/e/B001IO9UTO

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BonnieEdwards

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bonnie.Edwards.Author

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bedwards1342/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/283636.Bonnie_Edwards

STORY 9

Soul Avenged – Keri Lake

After her home is invaded by lycans, the brutal attack is the only memory Ayden carries of her former life.

Newly bitten lycan, Kane Walker, has something Ayden wants?clues that may finally lay her past to rest.? To reach them, she must be willing to submit to the sensual pleasures awakened by his touch.

But time is running out.

In seven days, Kane will become what Ayden despises most.

Author Keri Lake

Keri Lake is a married mother of two living in Michigan. By day, she tries to make use of the degrees she?s earned in science. By night, she writes dark contemporary and paranormal romance. Though novels tend to be her focus, she also writes short stories and flash fiction on the many occasions when distraction sucks her in to the Land of Shiny Things.

She loves hearing from readers ?

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