When your life is messed up to begin with, how much worse can it really get?Heather Ryan's life has never been simple. The latest in a long line of descendants who have made it their mission to hunt down and slay the Ancient Vampire, Marko Pavel, she is also the first born Infected. Up until recently, the biggest downside to living with the Vampyrric Virus was simply that she craved blood, but after receiving a DVD from her deceased Grandmother Sofia and being kidnapped with friend and so called guardian Werewolf, Brendan Daniels, she quickly discovers that she is also the inspiration behind the Vampires' attempt to create a whole new breed of super monsters—Hybrids.The truth comes at a cost, but how much does one have to sacrifice to gain success?Following the breadcrumbs left by her psychic Grandmother, Heather and Brendan find themselves in new territory. Venice is where Heather hopes to find Marie, the second Bloodling of Marko, along with Brendan's three taken Pack members....

Killing Vampires? Easy.Tracking someone? Simple.Helping, and protecting a Vampire slayer . . . . Bloody hard work!Thirteen years ago, Brendan Daniels made a deal with a psychic. In exchange for information on the whereabouts of a Rogue Werewolf, he promised to help and protect Sofia's granddaughter. Unfortunately, he had no idea what he was letting himself, or his Pack, in for.Nothing about Heather is simple, from her weird dietary needs to her life's mission. The girl can handle herself, but the promise to protect her soon becomes a need, and one he can't fully understand.Vampire Slayer.Born Infected.Addicted to blood . . . but not by choice.Heather Ryan is the current Slayer in a long family line. Like all before her, she has spent her life searching for her ancestor, Marko Pavel, the Vampire her family has sworn to kill. If that isn't complicated enough, she is also a born "Infected", and to keep her from becoming insane or giving in to her darker side, she is on a very strict...

Cross my heart, and hope to die... You should be careful what you wish for.Danielle Renaud would have never wished for this life of endless hunting and isolation, but it's the only one she's ever known. But while her second cousin, Heather Ryan, is off to single-handedly rid the world of Vampires, she is stuck on the side-lines.Frustrated and concerned when Heather hasn't checked in for over a fortnight, she decides it's time to take matters into her own hands. What she doesn't expect is to learn her childhood friend, Nathan, is also missing, or to discover him half-naked and shackled, lurking around their old hangout. And he needs her help, because to her horror, he is now one of the undead. Although she is trained to kill his kind, something about his creation and the circumstances surrounding it just don't add up.Promises should not be broken, but no one ever expects to die if one is.Nathan Kennedy was warned that Vampires existed, but he always...