Author: Enrique Vila-Matas Publisher: New Directions Publishing ISBN: 0811223477 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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“Arguably Spain’s most significant contemporary literary figure” (Joanna Kavenna, The New Yorker) Gathered for the first time in English, and spanning his entire career, Vampire in Love offers a selection of the Spanish master Enrique Vila-Matas’s finest short stories. An effeminate, hunchbacked barber on the verge of death falls in love with a choirboy. A fledgling writer on barbiturates visits Marguerite Duras’s Paris apartment and watches his dinner companion slip into the abyss. An unsuspecting man receives a mysterious phone call from a lonely ophthalmologist, visits his abandoned villa, and is privy to a secret. The stories in Vampire in Love, selected and brilliantly translated by the renowned translator Margaret Jull Costa, are all told with Vila-Matas’s signature erudition and wit and his provocative questioning of the interrelation of art and life.
Author: Trisha Telep Publisher: Robinson ISBN: 1849011796 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 655
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You never forget your first time with a vampire. Whether reaquainting yourself with some of your favourite, sexy creatures of the night or getting bitten by the vampire romance phenomenon for the very first time, let the biggest and brightest names in the business help you explore your dark side. Witness the bewildering array of complex vampire codes of conduct, dark ritual and dating practices as they chat up the locals and engage in the most erotic encounters you will sink your teeth into this side of un-Death. Because vampires never really die, do they?
Author: Karen Essex Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 076793122X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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London, 1890. Mina Murray Harker, the rosy-cheeked, quintessentially pure Victorian heroine, becomes Count Dracula’s object of desire. To preserve her chastity, five male “defenders” rush in to rescue her from the vampire’s evil clutches. This is the story we have been told. But now, from Mina’s own pen, we discover a tale more sensual, more devious, and more enthralling than the Victorians could have ever imagined. From the shadowy banks of the river Thames to the wild and windswept Yorkshire coast, Mina vividly recounts the intimate details of what really transpired between her and the Count—the joys and terrors of a passionate affair, as well as her rebellion against her own frightening preternatural powers.
Author: Eileen Sheehan Publisher: Earth Wise Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 173
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A Vampire's Love made it all worthwhile... Accepting an invitation to a paranormal investigation on Halloween night was supposed to help Genice disprove superstitions and myths. Instead, it brought encounters with ghosts, the death of a dear friend, and the awakening of a side of her she never knew existed. Filled with excitement, peril, and sizzling romance, this is a story that you'll want to read more than once! WHAT SOME READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS STEAMY PARANORMAL ROMANCE "What a completely compelling story! I loved all of the mystical elements brought into the story. This is not your typical romance love story, it's even better! There's action, excitement, drama, intrigue, and of course, a smoldering hot vampier love interest!!" "What an incredible paranormal romance! I hope there are more to this book!" "I loved, loved, loved this book! This book had everything I wanted in a paranormal romance, insta love from an alpha vampire trying to protect his mate, drama, some mystery and lots of paranormal activity. You don't want to miss this book." "There is lots of action and paranormal activity in this novel. Throw in some steamy sex scenes and you have yourself a novel to read while relaxing with a glass of wine." "This is the first book I’ve read by Ellen Sheehan and I loved it. She has a nice writing style and tells the story well. "
Author: Eileen Sheehan Publisher: Earth Wise Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 256
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In a world where witches and vampires coexist, a forbidden love story unravels, entangling you in a web of magic and passion. Join a young witch as she dares to defy fate for the one she loves. Journey alongside her as she embarks on a treacherous quest, determined to rewrite history and alter the course of her vampire lover's destiny. The secrets of the past hold the key to their future, but will her courage and cunning be enough to reshape their lives? Prepare to be enthralled by a tantalizing blend of action, adrenaline-pumping adventure, and heart-pounding peril. From the moment you turn the first page, you'll be spellbound, unable to tear yourself away from the twists and turns of this enchanting tale. Unravel the mystery of a doppelganger, dive into a world where magic is as abundant as the night sky, and succumb to the irresistible allure of forbidden romance. For Love of a Vampire will transport you to a realm where love knows no bounds, leaving you longing for more. Are you ready to lose yourself in a captivating story that will keep you guessing until the very end? Join us on this extraordinary journey, and let the characters of For Love of a Vampire capture your heart. HERE IS SOME OF WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT THIS THRILLING, STEAMY PARANORMAL ROMANCE... "Though this book is romance it is definitely a mystery also... This author did a great job weaving this intricate web of lies, betrayal and secrets. I've read a few of this authors books and she amazes me at the world she creates within her books. If you like alpha vampires and strong women who still need some saving, you'll like this authors books. She really does create some amazing worlds in her books. "I loved that I didn't get who was behind it all! I was way off base with that one. Hence why I've filed it under crime/thriller. Also under darker/grittier, because of what happens to Jane. All in all, a good book." "The author did a nice job of mixing up the story line."
Author: J Gordon Melton Publisher: Visible Ink Press ISBN: 1578593484 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 945
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The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D. takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the bloodthirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.
Author: Eileen Sheehan Publisher: Earth Wise Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 284
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Hold on tight as sparks fly and secrets are revealed when Chloe, the private investigator on a missing persons case, infiltrates a laboratory run by a mad scientist. There she meets Tristan, a victim of genetic experimentation, held captive by evil subterranean meta-naturals. As Chloe and Tristan embark on perilous adventures together, their undeniable chemistry ignites, making for a thrilling ride full of action, romance, and mystery.
Author: J. Gordon Melton Publisher: Visible Ink Press ISBN: 1578597544 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 1324
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Grab a stake, a fistful of garlic, a crucifix and holy water as you enter the dark, blood-curdling world of the original pain in the neck in this ultimate collection of vampire facts, fangs, and fiction! What accounts for the undying fascination people have for vampires? How did encounters with death create centuries-old myths and folklore in virtually every culture in the world? When did the early literary vampires—as pictured by Goethe, Coleridge, Shelly, Polidori, Byron, and Nodier as the personifications of man’s darker side—transform from villains into today’s cultural rebels? Showing how vampire-like creatures organically formed in virtually every part of the world, The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History by renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D., examines the historic, societal, and psychological role the vampire has played—and continues to play—in understanding death, man’s deepest desires, and human pathologies. It analyzes humanity’s lusts, fears, and longing for power and the forbidden! Today, the vampire serves as a powerful symbol for the darker parts of the human condition, touching on death, immortality, forbidden sexuality, sexual power and surrender, intimacy, alienation, rebellion, violence, and a fascination with the mysterious. The vampire is often portrayed as a symbolic leader advocating an outrageous alternative to the demands of conformity. Vampires can also be tools for scapegoating such as when women are called “vamps” and bosses are described as “bloodsuckers.” Meet all of the villains, anti-heroes, and heroes of myths, legends, books, films, and television series across cultures and today’s pop culture in The Vampire Almanac. It assembles and analyzes hundreds of vampiric characters, people, and creatures, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vlad the Impaler, Edward Cullen and The Twilight Saga, Bram Stoker, Lestat De Lioncourt and The Vampire Chronicles, Lon Chaney, True Blood, Bela Lugosi, Dracula, Dark Shadows, Lilith, Vampire Weekend, Batman, Nosferatu, and so many more. There is a lot to sink your teeth into with this deep exhumation of the undead. Quench your thirst for facts, histories, biographies, definitions, analysis, immortality, and more! This gruesomely thorough book of vampire facts also has a helpful bibliography, an extensive index, and numerous photos, adding to its usefulness.
Author: Enrique Vila-Matas
Author: Trisha Telep
Author: Karen Essex
Author: Enrique Vila-Matas
Author: Eileen Sheehan
Author: Eileen Sheehan
Author: Simon Bacon
Author: J Gordon Melton
Author: Eileen Sheehan
Author: J. Gordon Melton