Authors: Joann I. Martin Sowles

Tags: #Literature & Fiction, #Romance, #Paranormal, #Vampires, #Teen & Young Adult, #Paranormal & Fantasy

Tainted Blood

THE BROOKEHAVEN VAMPIRES NOVELS

Laney

Darkness

Tainted Blood

The Brookehaven Vampires

Joann I Martin Sowles

October, 2012

Brookehaven Publishing

Rocklin, California

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Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

This book is dedicated to my grandma JoAnn

I wish I could
have
shared
these
stories with you.

I know you would
ha
ve been so proud of me
.

I miss you every day.

Acknowledgement

A huge thank you to my friend, Jennifer Kirchman, not only for helping me with this book but also for being such an incredible friend.

AUTHOR’S NOTE

I must say, this book was a challenge to put together. For me, the middle of this book is where
the story originally began.
W
hen I reread what I had
originally written, things had
changed, big time!
A lot of tweaking was needed
,
but I believe
that
it’s a better story now.

Getting to know Laney and Oliver, along with Carter and the others has been necessary to get
to this point in the story. And
oddly enough, a lot of the characters have take
n
on lives of their own which has created a lot more work for me to make sure that what is said and
what
we’re learning in this book and future books does not mess with their back stories. Felix, Carter, and Amber have all become more than I would have ever expected. Their backgrounds have changed which causes futures to change
,
and I love the stories that are growing to life
and I look forward to sharing them with you.

Speaking of other
characters,
you
had the
chance to get to know Carter in Darkness
.
N
ow, in Tainted Blood
,
you
will get a different perspective as Carter takes you through
a few
sections of the story from his point of view
.
So, b
e sure to note when it is Carter’s turn to
tell his side of the story
.

Enjoy!

Much love!

JIMS

Recap of Brookehaven Characters

(alphabetically)

Amber:
Also known as Ambrose SaVan. Astronomy professor at the University. Levi’s sister.

Ashton:
Avery’s older brother. Ex-friends: Carter & Laney.

Avery:
Ashton’s younger sister.

Brooke:
Laney’s mother. Draven’s wife. Lilly’s younger sister.

Carter:
Kiera’s fiancé. Friends: Laney, Kiera, Zoey, Felix, Isaac, & Tate. Distant relation to Felix. Harrison’s older brother. Julie’s (step)son.

Draven
: Laney’s father. Brooke’s husband. Lilly’s brother-in-law.

Felicia:
Justin’s girlfriend. Pregnant girl Laney & Carter encountered outside Wal-Mart in book 2.

Felix:
Oliver’s BH co-worker and friend. Pureblood vampire. Distant relation to Carter. Bass player in the band Bitten. Brookehaven Vampire.

Gladys:
Vampire slayer/Cat lady. McBaldy’s neighbor.

Habitha:
Fortune teller at street fair.

Harrison:
Carter’s younger brother. Julie’s son.

Hayden:
Julz & Oscar’s daughter. Isaac’s (step)daughter. Oliver’s niece.

Isaac:
Hayden’s (step)father. Julz’s boyfriend. Lead singer and guitarist in the band Bitten.

Jack:
Laney & Kiera’s regular Chinese food delivery guy.

Julie:
Carter & Harrison’s mother.

Julz:
Bonded to Oscar. Hayden’s mother. Isaac’s girlfriend. Made a vampire by Oliver.

Justin:
Felicia’s boyfriend. Brookehaven Vampire who died protecting Laney & Oliver from a werewolf in book 1.

Kiera:
Carter’s fiancé. Friends: Laney, Zoey, Avery, & Carter. Daughter of Roger & Jane Blake.

Laney:
Main character of the BHV series. Oliver’s girlfriend. Friends: Kiera, Carter, & Zoey. Daughter of Draven and Brooke Alexander. Niece to Lilly.

Levi:
Amber’s brother.

Lilly:
Laney’s aunt. Brooke’s older sister.

Lola:
Brookehaven Shepherd. Lives at Julz’s house.

Marvexo:
Brookehaven Vampire who watched over Laney & Carter when they stayed at Lilly’s in book 2.

McBaldy:
Also known as Stanley Stuart. English professor at the university. Gladys’ neighbor. Attacked by werewolves outside his house in book 1.

Morgan:
Biology professor at the university.

Oliver:
Laney’s boyfriend. Oscar’s twin brother and Olivia’s older brother. Hayden’s uncle. Felix’s BH co-worker and friend. Julz’s vampire maker. Brookehaven vampire.

Olivia:
Oliver & Oscar’s younger sister.

Oscar:
Bonded to Julz. Oliver’s twin brother and Olivia’s older brother. Hayden’s biological father.

Paul:
Vampire Slayer.

Steve the Cat:
One of Gladys’ many cats. The only one who is not afraid of vampires.

Zoey:
Friends: Laney, Kiera, Carter, Avery, & Ashton.

Table of Contents

CARTER

Chapter 1 - Happy Birthday to Me

Chapter 2 - Surprise!

Chapter 3 - The Pumpkin Farm

Chapter 4 - All Hallows’ Eve

Chapter 5 - The Vampire Slayer Wannabe