Vampire Vignettes

I'm Adele, a human new to Chicago. Tottering on the brink of bankruptcy, I desperately need a job with Knight Industries, owned by rich vampire and city master Damien Knight. So when a not-quite-aboveboard invite for a party at Knight's place comes from my best friend, I jump on it.At the party, a dark, mysterious vampire catches me in a fib, making my stomach flip. He's about to throw me out, but with nothing to lose I steel my nerves and ask him for a tour of Knight's business first. To my utter shock, he agrees and takes me away from the noise of the party. On the plus side, I'll get to see KI and maybe learn enough to get my coveted job. On the minus, I'm all alone with a dangerous predator, and he's looking intently at my neck…And when I find out who my tour guide really is, it leads to a whole lot more than I bargained for…Special note to Biting Love fans--This isn't the Biting Love Universe. This is a short, first-meet in a post-Unmasking universe. While there's sensual tension, it's meant for general audiences. There are vampires and snark, though.Note: These short stories are first-meets in a compact, quick read. A full story ending on a happily-for-now, but with plenty of room for future stories. You'll want more--but don't worry! The end contains a link where readers can vote on which couple should get another episode!Vignette: a short, delicately memorable scene.Vampire Vignettes. Short. Scintillating. First, exciting meets between an apex master vampire and the human woman who lights his life for the first time in centuries. Each story features a vampire master of the city and the woman who charms (or fights or snarks) her way into his life. MJ Chase is a pen name for a USA Today bestselling author who writes smart and snarky stories of action and love but with language and situations you can recommend to your mother. Or grandmother. Or neighbor. Probably not your worst enemy, though your best enemy is fair game.Current series are the Vampire Vignettes, but there's always more going on in this author's brain. Like this one about a beautiful healer and the strong, sexy last-of-the-wizards mage going together on an epic quest, only she's angry with him for what he did to her foster father and he can't show interest in her because that would make her a target to his enemies… It'd be written if not for the pesky day job. Food, shelter, so overrated, amiright? Short. Scintillating. First, exciting meets between an apex master vampire and the human woman who lights his life for the first time in centuries. Each story features a vampire master of the city and the woman who charms (or fights or snarks) her way into his life.

I'm Detective Leah Mackenzie, a human with the Atlanta PD. My partner and I are investigating the graveyard homicide of a young woman when arrogant master of the city Michael Obsidian stalks onto the scene.Obsidian declares my case vampire business. Human hands off.Tightly furious, I follow him to his lair to convince him he's wrong. Yeah, I confront the strongest freaking vampire in the state, so what? My heart's pounding in fear, too-bloodsuckers, even the lawful ones, are predators with lethal instincts. But Mom always said to do what was right, even if I had to go it alone. I need to get justice for the victim.Then I get a lead on the killer that takes me straight into wild vampire territory, and going it alone threatens to turn me into the next homicide.Special note to Biting Love fans--This isn't the Biting Love Universe. This is a short, first-meet story in a post-Unmasking universe. While there's sensual tension, it's meant for general audiences. There are vampires and snark, though.Note: These short stories are first-meets in a compact, quick read. A full story ending on a happily-for-now, but with plenty of room for future stories. You'll want more--but don't worry! The end contains a link where readers can vote on which couple should get another episode!Vignette: a short, delicately memorable scene.Vampire Vignettes. Short. Scintillating. First, exciting meets between an apex master vampire and the human woman who lights his life for the first time in centuries. Each story features a vampire master of the city and the woman who charms (or fights or snarks) her way into his life. I write wickedly fun romantic adventures and steamy paranormal romances, stories that crackle with action and love. Challenging, smart alpha men--and women not afraid of a challenge. Oh, do the sparks fly when he meets THE woman guaranteed to infuriate and inflame him most.In real life I'm an author, a spouse and mother, a flutist, a computer geek, and a binge-TV-watcher of The Flash, Elementary, NCIS, and Wynonna Earp.~Mary HughesNewsletter: http://www.maryhughesbooks.com/Newsletter.htmlWebsite http://www.maryhughesbooks.com/Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-hughesBlog http://maryhughesbooks.blogspot.com/Group Blog http://www.lustwithalaugh.com/Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MaryHughesAuthorTwitter http://www.twitter.com/MaryHughesBooks Short. Scintillating. First, exciting meets between an apex master vampire and the human woman who lights his life for the first time in centuries. Each story features a vampire master of the city and the woman who charms (or fights or snarks) her way into his life.

A malicious April Fools' Day joke turns deadly for me, cook-in-training Mo Gaffney, when a dozen rogue vampires attack. I wield my knives in a defense that's a fair imitation of the video game Asteroids.One vampire knows how to play.Broad shoulders. A flash of muscle. This huge sucker is devastating, and I'm not just talking about his fighting. Luckily the massive, turbocharged, excessively deadly vampire is on my side. He rescues me and walks me home.I tease him a bit before I realize he's in Jacksonville for the big vampire conclave. He's not just a master vampire-he's a grandmaster. And get this. He wants to see me again.Nobody Mo has a date with a grandmaster vampire.Vampire Vignettes. Short. Scintillating. First, exciting meets between an apex master vampire and the human woman who lights his life for the first time in centuries. Each story features a vampire master of the city and the woman who charms (or fights or snarks) her way into his life.Special note to Biting Love fans-This isn't the Biting Love Universe. This is a short, first-meet story in a post-Unmasking universe. While there's sensual tension, it's meant for general audiences. There are vampires and snark, though. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! I write wickedly fun romantic adventures and steamy paranormal romances, stories that crackle with action and love. Challenging, smart alpha men--and women not afraid of a challenge. Oh, do the sparks fly when he meets THE woman guaranteed to infuriate and inflame him most.In real life I'm an author, a spouse and mother, a flutist, a computer geek, and a binge-TV-watcher of The Flash, Elementary, NCIS, and Wynonna Earp.~Mary HughesNewsletter: http://www.maryhughesbooks.com/Newsletter.htmlWebsite http://www.maryhughesbooks.com/Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-hughesBlog http://maryhughesbooks.blogspot.com/Group Blog http://www.lustwithalaugh.com/Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MaryHughesAuthorTwitter http://www.twitter.com/MaryHughesBooks Short. Scintillating. First, exciting meets between an apex master vampire and the human woman who lights his life for the first time in centuries. Each story features a vampire master of the city and the woman who charms (or fights or snarks) her way into his life.