The Firsts Series by C.L. Quinn

Life has been harsh, but after a horrible childhood, Park was finally content with her life. Her beautiful home sat on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, she had her dream job, and good friends she trusted. Then she's abducted, car-jacked by a stunningly sexy man who she realizes is dangerously crazy...he thinks he's a vampire. Park plays along until she can escape, until she discovers that there are things out there people like her never knew existed... moreLife has been harsh, but after a horrible childhood, Park was finally content with her life. Her beautiful home sat on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, she had her dream job, and good friends she trusted. Then she's abducted, car-jacked by a stunningly sexy man who she realizes is dangerously crazy...he thinks he's a vampire. Park plays along until she can escape, until she discovers that there are things out there people like her never knew existed. Life changed instantly in one night...vampires do exist and she herself is something more than she ever knew. He'd been alive over three hundred years with little complications. But when Bas went to do a simple compel to get a ride on a busy street in L.A. late one night, he found the impossible...a human he couldn't compel. Only, after a taste, he knew...she was something more than human...something different. A complication and a mystery on a night all he wanted was transportation home and away from an enemy he wasn't prepared to fight...yet. He wasn't looking for her, anything like her, and yet he couldn't think about letting her go. Yes, he wanted to know what she was, and he needed to protect her from his enemy, but even more than that...somewhere deep inside an old battle-weary vampire, his human heart told him that the time may have come to feel love again. Park had always thought she was broken...was never good enough...she'd been taught that often enough as a little girl who lived in the dark. But sometimes things have to fall apart so they can fall together the way they were always meant to be. less

Cherise wanted a quiet, normal life...something she has never had. After a traumatic loss, she decided she needed serenity, so she moved halfway across the world to the American states, to a beautiful, quaint village in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. And there, with fresh air, tall trees, and lovely neighbors, she opened a little patisserie, and settled into a wonderful, normal life. Her family had already told her she couldn't run from her destiny. Turns out, they were right... moreCherise wanted a quiet, normal life...something she has never had. After a traumatic loss, she decided she needed serenity, so she moved halfway across the world to the American states, to a beautiful, quaint village in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. And there, with fresh air, tall trees, and lovely neighbors, she opened a little patisserie, and settled into a wonderful, normal life. Her family had already told her she couldn't run from her destiny. Turns out, they were right. The last thing she ever wanted was to see a vampire again. But suddenly, a very damaged one shows up, stripped of his memory, unable to keep human blood down, and in need of help that only someone with her skills could provide. Damn't! She should have known that something would ruin her perfect quiet life of solitude, gardening, and baking her incredible French pastries. No matter how desperately she wanted to send him away, he needed her. The family legacy couldn't be denied...she was born to use her empathic skills to help supernaturals bridge the two worlds. Okay, she would help him and send him on his way quickly so that she could get back to her gentle life. Of course, it figured that this vampire was more than an average vampire...he was one of the first bloods, ancient vampires... powerful, rare, arrogant. Cherise had never been attracted to the large, oversexed vampires. So why did her heart race and breath quicken when he came to her for help? Stick with the plan, she told herself, get him well and out of the village. Only it wasn't going to be that simple when she discovers he's been the target of horrible torture and abuse. It will take all of her skills to help this man become whole and well again. And maybe more of her than she's ever had to give before. Maybe she would discover that even an empath doesn't know what's in her own heart. less

Daniel had been a mercenary longer than his soul could take. On that final job, looking down at the face of an angel whose death he'd been responsible for, he knew he was done. And although he hadn't pulled the trigger on the bullets that took her life, he felt like he had. He'd buried her in a hidden grave in the Canadian woods so no one would desecrate her lovely body... moreDaniel had been a mercenary longer than his soul could take. On that final job, looking down at the face of an angel whose death he'd been responsible for, he knew he was done. And although he hadn't pulled the trigger on the bullets that took her life, he felt like he had. He'd buried her in a hidden grave in the Canadian woods so no one would desecrate her lovely body. From the mission site in Vancouver, he'd headed north to the most inhospitable place he could think of to try to find peace that he knew he didn't deserve. But after a year of dreams, her face was as vivid as it had been that day. There would be no peace for a guilty man. Eillia had been killed and buried. Buried by someone who did not know she was vampire...that bullets would not kill her forever. But beheading would. Which is how her centuries long love affair with Hamid ended in an attack a year ago. She didn't know how to pick up the pieces of her life without him. All she wanted was to crawl back in a hole like the one she'd crawled out of that day. And she had. Lost, in pain, she'd gone north and buried herself in the land of the midnight sun until darkness came and she thought that maybe she might be able to think about living her life again. All she had with her from her old life was a tattered flak jacket that someone had wrapped around her head when they buried her. It had smelled of earth and man and she thought that whoever had done it had cared about the body they laid to rest that night. But she had no idea who it was. Fate brought them together on that awful night. It brought them together a year later in a frozen land that was as stunning as it was brutal. Daniel spends most of his time working when the hard weather allows it, and drinking when it doesn't. Eillia has spent most of the sunlit summer in bed alone and lonely. Longest days...longer nights. Now, winter extremes bring them together. He won't believe it can be her...she's dead, he knows that. She won't know why he knows her. Or why his scent is so familiar. Is it possible to overcome such a tragic history? Find out how it plays out above the Arctic circle for a vampire and a human who should never have met at all. less

Jacob had searched for her for two months. Taken by rogue vampires, Starla had disappeared without a trace. An innocent, sweet girl from a remote Alaskan town, the human friend of a powerful first blood vampire, she had no idea the vampire world existed. Now, a lead sends him to Paris, to a cadre of young vampires that run the city at night, breaking rules and risking the vampire community's sacred covenant for secrecy.When he finds her, she's been changed. She's vampire now... moreJacob had searched for her for two months. Taken by rogue vampires, Starla had disappeared without a trace. An innocent, sweet girl from a remote Alaskan town, the human friend of a powerful first blood vampire, she had no idea the vampire world existed. Now, a lead sends him to Paris, to a cadre of young vampires that run the city at night, breaking rules and risking the vampire community's sacred covenant for secrecy.When he finds her, she's been changed. She's vampire now . He barely recognizes the angry, oversexed girl as the one he'd met briefly and saved just months earlier. It doesn't help that she turns him on like none of the beautiful experienced vampires he's always preferred.Paris at night is gorgeous, the city of love, a place to make love and be made love to. But not for Jacob, who wants to save this lost girl, and ends up on the wrong side of justice.Jacob and Starla's story starts in southern France and ends in South Africa, as a young newly "made" vampire learns how to accept who and what she is now, to understand what may be the greatest gift of her life. To find out that love can come in the most unlikely ways while life happens regardless of choices made. That sometimes destiny really is written in the stars.This story is beautiful on its own, but continues the series of first blood vampires started in Forbidden Days, also available here on Amazon.com. If you enjoy Starla and Jacob's story, try the other three books in this series to see where it all began. less

Love at first sight doesn't exist...right? So how could Alisa explain the instant intense attraction to a man she collided with on a lovely night in Paris at a streetside café? She was dying, a diagnosis that left her with perhaps three years left in her life...maybe that was why. Whatever it was, she wanted him and there was no reason not to take this beautiful man and find pleasure she has never known. This journey she was on was a final trip to places she had always loved in this world... moreLove at first sight doesn't exist...right? So how could Alisa explain the instant intense attraction to a man she collided with on a lovely night in Paris at a streetside café? She was dying, a diagnosis that left her with perhaps three years left in her life...maybe that was why. Whatever it was, she wanted him and there was no reason not to take this beautiful man and find pleasure she has never known. This journey she was on was a final trip to places she had always loved in this world. To experience life as much as possible while she still could. She's never done anything like this before, and it turns out to be the memory of a lifetime. The only sorrow she felt while leaving that next morning, was that she may have found love, too late. Koen's been alive for over a thousand years. This past year of his life has been wonderful. He couldn't imagine anything better. Until he has a chance collision on a trip to Paris with blue eyes that burned into his soul, and stayed there. After the most incredible night of his life, she disappeared. He didn't know she was dying. She didn't know he was vampire and could save her life. Would Koen find her...in time? This fifth in the series about First Blood vampires is wonderful on its own, but follows the fourth book in the series closely, so listening in sequence will bring greater connection with the story and characters. ©2013 Teresa C.Butts (P)2014 Teresa C.Butts less

Life is what happens when you're making other plans. Boy did it! Lauren graduated top of her class, ready for her career in genetic research. But when she was presented with the opportunity to study the most amazing thing she'd ever seen, a virus that completely rewrites human DNA, altering someone to become a vampire, she couldn't refuse... moreLife is what happens when you're making other plans. Boy did it! Lauren graduated top of her class, ready for her career in genetic research. But when she was presented with the opportunity to study the most amazing thing she'd ever seen, a virus that completely rewrites human DNA, altering someone to become a vampire, she couldn't refuse. When she realized that the research society she worked for were actually the villains, that the Vampires were not evil, or undead, she helps the vampires destroy the lab where she worked and save the imprisoned supernatural subjects.   Now, a year later, she's enemy number one, living her life in hiding...if they find her, they'll kill her. The last thing she needs is any contact at all with that forbidden world.  And yet, as careful as she's been to stay off of everyone's radar, she's drawn back into the world of blood and sex she'd never really been a part of anyway. A vampire crash-lands at her feet late one night in downtown Chicago, drunk, sexy, and too compelling.   No, no way!   She can't let him into her life. Bryn's been drinking and partying nonstop for 300 years, a life that always seemed satisfying to an old vampire who had no interest in any serious pursuits. It was enough to have a good time, sleep, and do it all over again the next night.  A bad decision to "borrow" a motorcycle after too many bourbons in Chicago brings a woman into his life that he wanted, badly , but she has no interest at all...she knew his Vampire world and walked away from him. A chance meeting that leads a drunken Vampire, and a lost woman with no future through danger, the rain forest, and sex like neither one of them have ever known...yes, life does happen while we're making other plans! less

He'd never really be all right again, but it was what he deserved after the war. He was broken, he knew it. Life messed you up, and all that was left to do was the best you can to survive. Yeah, he was messed up, but so was she, worse than he could ever imagine. Any chance that two people so shattered could help each other to heal and learn to love? Especially when one is human...and one is not... moreHe'd never really be all right again, but it was what he deserved after the war. He was broken, he knew it. Life messed you up, and all that was left to do was the best you can to survive. Yeah, he was messed up, but so was she, worse than he could ever imagine. Any chance that two people so shattered could help each other to heal and learn to love? Especially when one is human...and one is not. Tamesine had a past that she couldn't remember, and was afraid to try, because nearly 800 years ago, tragedy drove her beyond sanity. Now, she wanted to be well and whole again...and in L.A. the universe provided an answer. He walked into her dreams, literally...a stranger, human, no less...and that should never have been possible. But there he was, in as much need as she was. Pain had ripped them apart from their paths. Perhaps they had been brought together for a greater destiny.  Book 7, Tamesine's story, one of the most powerful vampires on Earth, and a man from Wisconsin who doesn't think he should be alive at all, continues the journey of the first blood vampires that began in Forbidden Days. less

My name is Mal. I'm a cop in Los Angeles. I can tell you, I thought I'd seen everything... turns out, I was wrong . One night, on a forced vacation, watching a sunset on a lovely beach, I intercepted a call for a homicide. It wasn't my jurisdiction, but I decided to respond until the locals could get there. I secured the scene on a lonely stretch of road near the ocean where a naked man had been shot in the head... moreMy name is Mal. I'm a cop in Los Angeles. I can tell you, I thought I'd seen everything... turns out, I was wrong . One night, on a forced vacation, watching a sunset on a lovely beach, I intercepted a call for a homicide. It wasn't my jurisdiction, but I decided to respond until the locals could get there. I secured the scene on a lonely stretch of road near the ocean where a naked man had been shot in the head. God, the man was perfect, big, sexy, I had to stop myself from touching him and contaminating the crime scene. I promised him that we'd find his killer. It broke my heart that such a magnificent man was dead. He was dead, yes...but apparently, not permanently. What the hell? I fell backwards in shock when he took a breath. No, in all of my years on the street, this , I had never seen! Then the night got much more interesting when he abducted me! The last thing that Ahmose expected when he finished a swim in the sparkling Pacific Ocean was to get a bullet in the head. To be fair, if he'd expected it, it would never have happened. Now, as he revives from the gunshot, a beautiful detective is insisting that she needs to call for an ambulance to help him. He needs her help, but not like that. Blood, and plenty of it, is all he requires to heal from a simple death. Book 8 of the Bestselling series "The Firsts" is finally here, the story of the first blood vampire, the Leader of the children of the moon, Ahmose's story, back in L.A. for more heat! less

Bizarre dreams send Chione from her home near the Victoria Falls in Africa across the world to the American city of Seattle as she wonders if destiny has any plans for her. Destiny guards her secrets well, though, and after such a cryptic clue, she roams into the busy city, out of her element, alone, to find her path. She is a first blood vampire, born vampire a thousand years ago, a child of the moon .. moreBizarre dreams send Chione from her home near the Victoria Falls in Africa across the world to the American city of Seattle as she wonders if destiny has any plans for her. Destiny guards her secrets well, though, and after such a cryptic clue, she roams into the busy city, out of her element, alone, to find her path. She is a first blood vampire, born vampire a thousand years ago, a child of the moon ...surely there is purpose to her existence on Mother Earth? For nearly a thousand years, it's been Chione's job to care for people in her village, people she loves who she would do anything for. It has always been her nature to do so. Donovan returned home to Seattle after 6 months in the Amazonian Basin, exhausted, to attend to his duties as CEO of his family's business. He could care less about business or profits, but he had a responsibility to the stockholders. All he really wanted to do was sleep, then return to the rain forest to protect it from corporate greed. On a stormy night, by a violent sea, he meets a stunning woman who touches something in him he would have sworn died a long time ago. One night of incredible sex leaves him wanting more. But she's disappeared and he has no idea who she is or how to find her. Destiny brings together two lonely people on a night lit by lightning and thunder. Could they be destined to travel their journeys together? Were they meant to be? This is the story of the gentle vampire, Book 9 in this Bestselling vampire romance series. less

BOOK 9.5 IN THIS BESTSELLING SERIES, NOW...A HOLIDAY NOVELLA OF C.L. QUINN'S FIRST BLOODS .   THE FAMILIES COME TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS AND  FANS OF THE SERIES WILL BE THRILLED TO SEE EVERYONE ONCE MORE AS THEY GATHER IN FRANCE FOR THE CELEBRATION. Christmas in Chicago is a beautiful time of year. But not for Merry, who has been kidnapped and locked in a dark room with only a friendly, sexy voice for company. He's been kidnapped, too, but the difference is, he knows why... moreBOOK 9.5 IN THIS BESTSELLING SERIES, NOW...A HOLIDAY NOVELLA OF C.L. QUINN'S FIRST BLOODS .   THE FAMILIES COME TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS AND  FANS OF THE SERIES WILL BE THRILLED TO SEE EVERYONE ONCE MORE AS THEY GATHER IN FRANCE FOR THE CELEBRATION. Christmas in Chicago is a beautiful time of year. But not for Merry, who has been kidnapped and locked in a dark room with only a friendly, sexy voice for company. He's been kidnapped, too, but the difference is, he knows why. The story continues as the first bloods decide to celebrate Christmas for the first time in centuries for the first blood children. From Africa, to Iceland, to France, the children of the moon, and the children of the sun, come together to show appreciation for family and friends newly found and yet to be.But it's a celebration horribly interrupted when an old enemy resurfaces. He's kidnapped beloved human friends and will have them brutally killed if they don't comply with his demands. Merry Christmas, vampires. May your nights be peaceful and bright...but not this year... less

Zach had been searching for an adventure worthy of a vampire. In the harsh beauty of a Siberian lake, he found it. An ancient burial site brings mystery and danger to vampires who have walked this world for over a thousand years. As he surveys the stunning icy landscape and considers his next adventure, the woman he'd left two years ago, a magnificent older vampire, has finally decided that she loves him.. moreZach had been searching for an adventure worthy of a vampire. In the harsh beauty of a Siberian lake, he found it. An ancient burial site brings mystery and danger to vampires who have walked this world for over a thousand years. As he surveys the stunning icy landscape and considers his next adventure, the woman he'd left two years ago, a magnificent older vampire, has finally decided that she loves him...hasn't she? She shows up, aggressive, sexy, jealous of the beautiful vampire he's traveled to Siberia with, to stake her claim. All he needs to know now is, will she run again when he finally accepts her love. Dez has been searching for the man who'd walked away after she declared that she would never love him. In a frozen land, she finally finds him to let him know that she'd lied. It's just that it's so hard to actually admit it, to give away her heart so that it can be stomped on. What else could she expect? But after two years of loneliness, she decides that she doesn't want to live these endless years without him. He makes her laugh, he's a spectacular lover, and most of all, she knows that he loves her, no matter how tough that is to do. When she finds that he's in Siberia, she travels from her home in South America to let him know that she can finally admit what he's told her all along...she loves him and doesn't want to live without him. Walking into a little club in the isolated ice-box on Lake Baikal, she finds he's traveled there with a gorgeous vampire. Dez has never played nice when she wanted something, but this...Zach...was she too late? Dez and Zach's story, started in Book 1, continues 10 volumes later. When you're immortal, how easy is it to fall in love forever? less

You'd think that remaining young and beautiful forever would be wonderful, wouldn't you? For Sarah, it really wasn't. She'd been blood-bonded for nearly one hundred years to a powerful vampire, where taking small sips of his blood daily kept his blood-bonds healthy and young. While she was like family to him, there comes a time in a human beings life when just existing isn't enough. There needed to be purpose and achievement and something to strive for... moreYou'd think that remaining young and beautiful forever would be wonderful, wouldn't you? For Sarah, it really wasn't. She'd been blood-bonded for nearly one hundred years to a powerful vampire, where taking small sips of his blood daily kept his blood-bonds healthy and young. While she was like family to him, there comes a time in a human beings life when just existing isn't enough. There needed to be purpose and achievement and something to strive for. Sarah carried Robert Browning with her, the phrase "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" She needed to reach...for what, she didn't know, but it was time to be fully human again. Life...with an expiration date...as it was always meant to be... Destiny had her own plans, and while Sarah made plans to return to her normal human life, leaving supernatural concerns behind, somewhere in a darkened cave, a dying man discovers that the universe is much more powerful than the needs and hopes of humans or vampires. Destiny sends him to Sarah, and all that she can hope for now is that the powers of the universe be kind... less

Xavier, a thousand year old vampire, was missing. It shouldn't have been possible for someone to hold him, but he was gone. His brother, Koen, has come to New York City, where one of the vampire's enemies has been found, to search for Xavier. They need to stop Claude, who remains a threat, but first, where is Xavier? He'd been shot repeatedly, but Xavier didn't know why he wasn't dead. All he knew was his first name, told to him by the vicious man who'd kept him prisoner... moreXavier, a thousand year old vampire, was missing. It shouldn't have been possible for someone to hold him, but he was gone. His brother, Koen, has come to New York City, where one of the vampire's enemies has been found, to search for Xavier. They need to stop Claude, who remains a threat, but first, where is Xavier? He'd been shot repeatedly, but Xavier didn't know why he wasn't dead. All he knew was his first name, told to him by the vicious man who'd kept him prisoner. Now, escaped, Xavier needed to not only know who he was, but what he was...because it was clear...he wasn't exactly normal. Margot had wandered into the bad part of the city on an impulse to help a woman outside of a 5-star restaurant in New York City. She didn't belong there, but a new-found sense of altruism pushes her to seek justice for the assaulted woman. When she gets herself into trouble, an enormous Scotsman comes to her aid. And oh, hell, for a woman with long-term sexual issues, this unexpected hero brings new feelings. Only, he's not quite right, is he? In New York City, a woman who thinks she has her life planned out discovers that there are more things in this world than can be planned for. A vampire discovers that something he never believed in can change his life. This is the final story of the First Bloods before we step into the future, and toward the Grand Destiny of the new generation of First Bloods. less

Through 12 volumes of the First Blood vampires, we've seen love and loss, hope and despair, beautiful moments and awful deeds. What has remained through all of the tales is a community of family and friends whose lives and powers are sanctioned by the universe, who were always meant to protect this living world... moreThrough 12 volumes of the First Blood vampires, we've seen love and loss, hope and despair, beautiful moments and awful deeds. What has remained through all of the tales is a community of family and friends whose lives and powers are sanctioned by the universe, who were always meant to protect this living world. Brought forth to a destiny to someday become warriors for Mother Earth, an army of First Blood children who carry powers never before seen, who have been given the ability to command air, earth, water, and fire, stand poised to face the fight someday. But first, they have lives to live! They are human, for now, and young, with a world that they will fight someday to save, but they haven't had a chance to go out and see it. They have lives to make, sunny days that they will lose forever, innocent days of play and love to just be...human. less

Thousands of years ago, the universe put into place guardians for the earth. Now, their Grand Destiny has arrived. In Book 14 of this Bestselling Vampire Romance series, the children of the First Bloods have been protecting life on this world for over a hundredyears to the best of their ability to do so. Now, it is time to come back together when one of the greatest threats they've ever faced requires their collected powers... moreThousands of years ago, the universe put into place guardians for the earth. Now, their Grand Destiny has arrived. In Book 14 of this Bestselling Vampire Romance series, the children of the First Bloods have been protecting life on this world for over a hundredyears to the best of their ability to do so. Now, it is time to come back together when one of the greatest threats they've ever faced requires their collected powers. In the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Cairine has managed and cared for the lives and health of most of the western part of the U.S. With the earth warriors, vampire, human, and Totem, spread out all over the globe, her job has been simple. It's been a good century, but now the time has come when she must call them all together if they are to survive this next threat. This story chronicles those who have loved and lost, those who never got to love at all, and proves that it may not be too late, even after a hundred years, to love again. For fans of C.L.Quinn's First Blood series, see how life worked out for the children from the Days of Innocence. You won't want to miss the Days of Awe. less

Corri's life was laid out in perfect format. She'd finished her masters and would travel to the most renown medical research facility in the world to finish her doctorate, amazed that R-cubed took only the best of the best of the best...and she'd qualified... moreCorri's life was laid out in perfect format. She'd finished her masters and would travel to the most renown medical research facility in the world to finish her doctorate, amazed that R-cubed took only the best of the best of the best...and she'd qualified. Before beginning the next part of her plan, to earn spending money, she's been working at a lovely little bistro and bar in Corsica, putting her chemistry degree to good use creating incredible alcoholic beverages no one has ever tasted before. Late one night on the beach, she meets a beautiful man, sexy, compelling, troubled. After a night of perfect sex, she realizes she might have met the one man who she could love, but before they can find out, she's kidnapped by rogue vampires and changed against her will. There's no going home again, she'd put her family and the human man she was falling in love with at risk. Before she ever got to find out if it was truly love, the beautiful man had to be gone from her life. Only, he wasn't human... Vaz has been traveling for a century, running from memories of a devastating loss. Ending the long journey, he's on the beautiful island of Corsica. He rescues a damsel from a run-in with a rogue vampire cadre. Although he purged her memory, he couldn't help himself, he came back, made love to her, and fell in love. Now, he needs to let her know he's vampire. Only before he can, with vengeance in mind, Corri is abducted by the rogue vampires group and changed...she's now vampire. Vaz's journey has taken him around the world and just as he's ready to come home, he falls in love and finds out the universe may yet have plans for him. He'll find her, no matter what he has to do. It's time to call in reinforcements. Book 15 continues the story of the first blood vampires in the twenty-second century. You don't want to miss the ride! less

Riding through South America, Will felt as if he was finally heading toward the elusive Destiny that he'd been told waited for him somewhere in his lifetime . He didn't believe he was special or destined, even if he had an incredible bond with the living earth. Even if he could access her power and do amazing things. At no point did he think that some grand destiny awaited him and that he would live a beautiful accomplished life... moreRiding through South America, Will felt as if he was finally heading toward the elusive Destiny that he'd been told waited for him somewhere in his lifetime . He didn't believe he was special or destined, even if he had an incredible bond with the living earth. Even if he could access her power and do amazing things. At no point did he think that some grand destiny awaited him and that he would live a beautiful accomplished life. He was a biker, a road warrior, who tore out a living trying to help people with his newly understood gifts, fell into bed, and rose again to do it yet another night. That was his fancy destiny...just make it through the night. In the back of his memory the image of a beautiful woman persisted, one who was extraordinary, from an ancient race of first blood vampires, and while he hadn't been able to forget her, he accepted that he'd likely never see her again. Will was sure he was far beneath her radar. An extraordinary woman deserved an extraordinary man, and he knew he wasn't it. Still, he continued south on his old Harley-Davidson to see if perhaps there might be something designed by destiny waiting for him. Olivia's life was perfect. She owned several popular casinos in high-rise buildings in Las Vegas, lived with friends who had become family, and had found her true family a hundred years earlier who'd welcomed her into their community with love and welcoming arms. Why then, when her closest friend and ally told her about meeting a rough-edged biker in the desert did her heart begin to flip? She had her pick of gorgeous men, human or vampire, and yet...that memory of a naked man who'd walked out of a pool in the Arizona desert one night a year ago kept repeating in her dreams. She'd been warned...dreams are often Destiny's voice guiding one to where their future lie. Destiny was leading her back to the desert? For this man trapped in her mind? Olivia knew, though, that it was unwise to ignore universal messages, especially when Destiny awaits your response. "Okay, Destiny, what do you want me to do?" The answer came when the stranger she'd met in a cool pool in the hot air rescues her friend, bringing him back into her mind and into her life. South , Destiny tells her, you go south after him. South it was. Off she went in search of her elusive Destiny. But it isn't going to be easy. Book 16 in the Bestselling vampire romance series brings Olivia and Willoughby back together. Don't miss this next in series! less

Oregon, beautiful scenery, a displaced vampire, and vampire hunting brothers? What, did you think the Winchester boys were the only brothers hunting vampires? The latest tale from Bestselling Author C.L.Quinn brings more trouble for the First Blood community. After a difficult year, Ife, takes a vacation from her life... moreOregon, beautiful scenery, a displaced vampire, and vampire hunting brothers? What, did you think the Winchester boys were the only brothers hunting vampires? The latest tale from Bestselling Author C.L.Quinn brings more trouble for the First Blood community. After a difficult year, Ife, takes a vacation from her life. Urged by her father to leave behind all her responsibilities and just enjoy the beautiful world she had been born to protect, Ife lingers by the sea on the coast of Oregon, thrilled to just relax and breathe. From a race of ancient vampires, over a hundred years old, she's never taken a vacation and loves every carefree moment. One night, alone on the beach, she realizes that someone is watching her. While she can't see who it is, something in her empathic nature tells her this isn't random. Does Destiny have a hand? On a lookout above the ocean late one night, Jack stops for a moment to breathe and sees the most beautiful woman he could ever imagine lying on the beach below, naked, perfect. He can't get her off his mind. His life doesn't allow for relationships and he knows, even if he hiked down to meet her, it wasn't in his cards. There wasn't any doubt she was too good for him. Turning, he answered a call from his brother to meet him for work. Hell! Well, there were few nights off for vampire hunters. One of the children with a Grand Destiny from the Bestselling Vampire Romance Series, the Firsts, moves beyond her comfort zone and finds someone who may be destined to be her mate. When she finds out what he does for a living, she wonders how Destiny will answer for this screw up. B ook 17 brings Ife's story, and an homage to one of the most famous vampire hunting brother teams in television history. What happens when a vampire hunter from a long line of vampire hunters falls in love with a First Blood Vampire? less

How did a girl from Louisiana end up a vampire hunter? Dani often wondered how that had come to be, but she loved what she did. Working with a remarkable group of hunters, she saves lives, both vampires (the good ones), and innocent humans who had no idea the threat even existed. Teamed with two amazing warrior women, the three beautiful hunters were almost legend. But Dani knew, her empathic ability warned her, something wicked was coming... moreHow did a girl from Louisiana end up a vampire hunter? Dani often wondered how that had come to be, but she loved what she did. Working with a remarkable group of hunters, she saves lives, both vampires (the good ones), and innocent humans who had no idea the threat even existed. Teamed with two amazing warrior women, the three beautiful hunters were almost legend. But Dani knew, her empathic ability warned her, something wicked was coming. Unexpectedly part of a team that controlled or destroyed vampires who preyed on humans, Saul knew he was protecting people. He was vampire, too, and with a mixed team of human hunters and vampires, they would eliminate the growing threat of vampires who defied the unwritten code of respect for all life. He'd finally found a place he truly fit in after 300 years of life. The Remington hunters had no idea that a force of first bloods who called themselves The Four Horsemen waits in the shadows to begin a war between good and evil. Blood will run as the battle begins again, might against right, first blood to first blood, human to vampire, magic to magic. Book 18 takes a turn back to the ancient fight between good and evil as First Blood takes on First Blood. Power and magic collide as vampires take on vampires to save or destroy their race. less

How had she never seen it? Brigitte had known the big bearlike man for decades. Yes, she knew he'd always had a crush on her, but she'd never really paid attention to him (not like that). Until now... Now, lost in a months-long drug-soaked bender in Norway, she looks up after awakening from another all-nighter to see the huge Bura standing over her. He's come to bring her home to her family to dry out, but things don't go easy... moreHow had she never seen it? Brigitte had known the big bearlike man for decades. Yes, she knew he'd always had a crush on her, but she'd never really paid attention to him (not like that). Until now... Now, lost in a months-long drug-soaked bender in Norway, she looks up after awakening from another all-nighter to see the huge Bura standing over her. He's come to bring her home to her family to dry out, but things don't go easy. As she watches him trying so desperately to help her, Brigitte sees him for the first time. Really sees him. She's always known what a kind, wonderful man he was, but how has she not known how unbelievably sexy he is? Bura had volunteered, like an idiot, to go rescue his best friend's sister, Brigitte, who he has loved since he first saw her as a boy. She's addicted to sex and drugs, not unusual for vampires, but her addiction is out of control. The problem for him is that she's going to break his heart, again, without even realizing it. Unrequited love never stops hurting. Unrequited love burns hotter than the sun as we visit Norway. This is Brigitte and Bura's story, Book 19 in the Bestselling vampire romance series, The Firsts. less

Polly trudged through her daily life as a waitress, happy to take care of her diners, but wondered if she was doomed to be a waitress all her life. With no viable professional options, and no romance in her life, there were days when things did seem bleak. The handsome man she'd felt she might be building a relationship with last year had stopped coming and she had no idea if she'd ever see him again, so Ben would have to go into her rear view mirror, just like all her youthful dreams had... morePolly trudged through her daily life as a waitress, happy to take care of her diners, but wondered if she was doomed to be a waitress all her life. With no viable professional options, and no romance in her life, there were days when things did seem bleak. The handsome man she'd felt she might be building a relationship with last year had stopped coming and she had no idea if she'd ever see him again, so Ben would have to go into her rear view mirror, just like all her youthful dreams had. Closing the diner one night, alone in the alley as she left, she finds a man, badly injured, and while he looks like the Ben she'd known last year, his body was radically bigger and much more muscled. He tells her he's in danger, and she hesitates only briefly before offering to help hide him. Ben had convinced himself that, after being made vampire, aware human relationships from before must be over, he'd left behind the beautiful waitress he'd thought he was falling in love with. Traveling to see her for what he told himself would be the final time, he's attacked, and, with no good options, has to seek her out. She's the only one in the city who knows him and might help him. Vampire hunters have come again. Two different worlds collide as a man forced to be vampire confronts all the lost possibilities of love and family when events bring him back to the one woman he's ever known who made him believe in happily ever afters. Book 20 in the Bestselling Vampire Romance series "The Firsts" continues the saga of love, hope, and family for the ancient race of first bloods. less

For over 100 years, Sam has handled daytime security for first blood vampires at Serenity Tower in Vegas. Normally, there are few threats for such powerful people. Until now. Until the existence of the vampire race had been revealed to the world 4 years ago by Abraham, a radical who fancies himself a god. Dealing with Abraham's army, Sam didn't need the distraction of the beautiful woman who'd broken into his apartment while he was away... moreFor over 100 years, Sam has handled daytime security for first blood vampires at Serenity Tower in Vegas. Normally, there are few threats for such powerful people. Until now. Until the existence of the vampire race had been revealed to the world 4 years ago by Abraham, a radical who fancies himself a god. Dealing with Abraham's army, Sam didn't need the distraction of the beautiful woman who'd broken into his apartment while he was away. Why, then, when she suffers what would be a fatal gunshot, does he beg the vampires to save her? While learning that he might be capable of love, the vampire-backlash threat comes to the community he loves and protects. Life brings challenges that even a human learns after a century alive. Now, Book 21 in the bestselling vampire romance series The Firsts arrives. Continue the journey with the first bloods as they face the new threat of humanity's law. less

Crossing the open sea on its way to the tower city of Los Angeles, a massive tsunami threatens thousands of lives. Kwano, standing on the high beach, watches waves pound the shore, aware it's time to call in the earth warriors to protect this densely populated city. As he waits, he thinks about the sweet, gentle, heartwarming woman he met here some time ago. Where was she now? Would she be safe? Kwano needs to know... moreCrossing the open sea on its way to the tower city of Los Angeles, a massive tsunami threatens thousands of lives. Kwano, standing on the high beach, watches waves pound the shore, aware it's time to call in the earth warriors to protect this densely populated city. As he waits, he thinks about the sweet, gentle, heartwarming woman he met here some time ago. Where was she now? Would she be safe? Kwano needs to know.Sophi fights to live her life, the day to day challenge fulfilling, but somewhere, purpose and joy has gotten lost. Her memory brings back the image of an extraordinary man, far better than anyone she deserved, but he was kind to her, and so beautiful. When he shows up one night, she's stunned. Why was he here? Not for her...surely.Book 22 brings back the earth warriors on a mission to save one of the most populated tower cities on the continent. Join Kwano as he watches the best of his kind reach for earth magic to save Los Angeles. less

Running from a rogue group of First Bloods, Maccabee ended up in the one place he thought might be safe until he could figure out what to do about the situation; Patagonia, in the little Totem's cottage, where he'd had to shame her into letting him hide there. Induh's people weren't crazy about vampires, and Induh wasn't crazy about him. Still, he needed a safe place until he could get his community involved to protect their race... moreRunning from a rogue group of First Bloods, Maccabee ended up in the one place he thought might be safe until he could figure out what to do about the situation; Patagonia, in the little Totem's cottage, where he'd had to shame her into letting him hide there. Induh's people weren't crazy about vampires, and Induh wasn't crazy about him. Still, he needed a safe place until he could get his community involved to protect their race.Induh had been shocked that the vampire had chosen her village to hide in. Why in the world would he come to her? She would have to remain vigilant while he was here against becoming too involved with him. Vampires were too volatile, too sexy, too much for her quiet life.Book 23 brings a startling discovery to the First Blood world, where their precious children are at risk. Join another sexy adventure in the ever expanding world of the First Bloods. less

He had been on the road, running for the past year. Vampires lived centuries, more, and though he'd only been alive a little past a century, he felt finished.The only thing that kept him going in a life devoid of pleasure was the journey from the top of North America to the bottom of South America. He needed purpose, to find something worthy of continuing for so many years... moreHe had been on the road, running for the past year. Vampires lived centuries, more, and though he'd only been alive a little past a century, he felt finished.The only thing that kept him going in a life devoid of pleasure was the journey from the top of North America to the bottom of South America. He needed purpose, to find something worthy of continuing for so many years.In a cantina in Brazil, a stunning dancer promises she will make his life "sparkle" again, but he doesn't believe it's possible. Can a beautiful human gypsy really touch him enough to find joy again? Could a man living far past his years find joy, once lost? Did Destiny have a plan for him?Tennant's journey through a century of life brings another chapter in the story of the First Bloods. Vampires have power and magic, but it doesn't mean that everything is easy. Maybe being immortal isn't a good thing. And maybe there really is magic in the world after all. less

There are new vampires in town...and they can walk in daylight. The Firsts have been vampire legacy for millennia, but now, new to their community, nine young vampires have arrived who are no longer bound to the night; they can live by day as well. Earth magics have created the Daywalkers so that protection of the planet isn't limited to those who can only walk in darkness... moreThere are new vampires in town...and they can walk in daylight. The Firsts have been vampire legacy for millennia, but now, new to their community, nine young vampires have arrived who are no longer bound to the night; they can live by day as well. Earth magics have created the Daywalkers so that protection of the planet isn't limited to those who can only walk in darkness. They know they are something new, that they have a powerful mission, but it's going to take some time to figure out how to be the earth's new protectors. First, they have to rescue a lost Daywalker so they can be complete.Join the family of First Bloods as they celebrate the new arrivals. Everyone is here to party, so come along as the most beloved characters of the series have a blowout party to welcome a new generation. It's going to be a blast! Literally!Trouble rarely stays away too long. It's back, ready to slay again. How much help will the daywalkers be? less