It’s A Wonderful Undead Life
First
in the Blautsaugers of Amber Heights series
by R.
E. Mullins
Working as a
phlebotomist in a busy medical laboratory, I spent my days sticking needles
into patients collecting blood. A couple of nights a week, I helped train
budding phlebotomists at a local tech college. I was surrounded by blood. So it
seems perfectly natural I would begin to wonder…What would happen if a phlebotomist was turned into a vampire?
A plot began to
slowly weave its way through my mind. Since it was right around Thanksgiving
several co-workers were already pulling out Christmas decorations. Everywhere I
went or looked I felt bombarded by Christmas—and not always in a good way.
I noticed a
commercial for the holiday classic, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, and for some reason
it lingered in my mind. I started amusing myself with the question: What would happen if a down on her luck
phlebotomist prayed for an angel and got a vampire instead?
Blurb:
It's been a
rough couple of years for Cailey Kantor. Facing her first Christmas alone and
bad financial news, she prays for an angel to fix her problems. Instead, a
sadistic, sociopathic vampire, with the goal of starting a vampire war, attacks
her and forces her to drink blood stolen from the Nosferatu Gabriel
Blautsauger.
Gabe must
complete Cailey's turning or she will die. In doing so he risks losing his yet
unfound soulmate. But something about the lovely mortal speaks to his heart.
Once her transformation is complete, he and Cailey find themselves embroiled in
a battle that could cost them all they hold dear.
Faced with lies,
abduction, and betrayal Cailey wonders if the vampire she is falling fangs over
heart for is in it for love or if she's just a means to stop a war.
Excerpt:
Cailey’s scrub top was gone,
exposing her lacy bra, and she was in the process
of stepping out of the drawstring pants. She glanced up, her gaze a bit wild.
“Hurry. Hurry. I think I might explode from all this energy inside me. I feel
like a popcorn maker and all the kernels are popping at once. So much pressure
in here.” She dropped a hand to the juncture of her thighs and pressed it
against her.
“Cailey?”
Gabe’s tone was an octave higher than normal. When she straightened up, clad
only in her underwear, he gulped for air. “What are you doing?”
“Getting
ready, of course.” Holding her wadded up pants in front of her, she frowned at
him. “I thought you said you knew what you were doing.”
“I
thought I did…” His voice trailed off, his gaze locked on Cailey’s tight body.
How had he missed just how beautiful she was? Hidden beneath the baggy scrubs
was a living miracle. He took in the slight swell of flesh above the lucky bra
cupping her breasts, and his fingers itched to run down the indentation of her
waist.
She
dropped the pants to the floor. “Come on. Come on, Gabe the Babe. I know all
about when you were at university and all the female vamps used to chase you
around and gloat if they made time with you.”
“Ahem.”
Gabe realized he had his sister to thank for this new conundrum. More than a
bit leery, he asked, “What else did Metta tell you?”
“That
we’re both kind of like virgins.”
“I beg
your pardon?”
Print ISBN 978-1-61217-584-3 Digital
ISBN 978-1-61217-585-0
Born and raised in Joplin, Missouri, I've also resided in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Springfield, Missouri, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Though I have loved each area, the Ozarks will always hold a special place in my heart and that’s why I set my fictional town of Amber Heights there.
Author side note: I gave my
vampires the Blautsauger surname as it is an old Bavarian word for bloodsucker.
Buy links:
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Contact info: remullins.com
It's a
Wonderful Undead Life takes the best concepts and themes of the beloved Frank
Capra holiday classic and completely reworks them for a creative and
captivating read. Yes Virginia, it is another paranormal vampire series but
happily one with truly unique features - it's own mythos and rules and an
action packed story that the reader doesn't see coming
Grab
yourself a cup of your favorite holiday cheer, a cozy chair and settle in for a
not-too-long winter's read with It's a Wonderful Undead Life! May it be the
surprise gift under your tree this year as well!
Review from Guilty Indulgence bookclub by J C
Shanks
I loved
this book. And I am not one to say that lightly. Fiona Tate
I
purchased this book out of curiosity, I had never read a Paranormal Romance
Novel before or for that matter anything Paranormal. I loved it! I couldn't put
it down until it was finished and I purchased the next volume before I had
finished the first.
Verified
Amazon Purchaser
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