Bloodline
Origins
Bloodline
Book 1
by
Iuliana Foos
Genre:
Sweet Paranormal Romance Adventure
Determined
to turn her fantasy into reality, Ana starts her journey to become a
vampire. Along the way, she learns the truth about their secret
society, discovers her prestigious bloodline, and falls in love.
Not
all vampires are accepting of humans and war looms in the shadows. An
ancient tome reveals the vampires’ alien descent and sparks
war.
An
army bent on eradicating her coven’s existence threatens her new
world. Survival or annihilation will be in Ana’s hands.
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Excerpt
“Some
had pale skin with dark tattoos. Others had darker skin with luminescent body
markings. White eyes beamed toward us, empty, emotionless. Most of them had
slightly pointed ears. They were taller and bigger than most people I knew.
Some glided, others walked, and all wore long black robes.”
“Some
had pale skin with dark tattoos. Others had darker skin with luminescent body
markings. White eyes beamed toward us, empty, emotionless. Most of them had
slightly pointed ears. They were taller and bigger than most people I knew.
Some glided, others walked, and all wore long black robes.”
That’s kind of cool.
Ana tried to visualize those chained, and the tall silhouettes gliding inside
the cave. It made her shiver.
“They
inspected everyone in the room and separated us into groups. We were the lucky
ones, they said, chosen to rule the Earth.” Jonas ran his hand over the lower
half of his face. “They spoke our language with ease.” He leaned against the
backrest of his chair again, as if he wasn’t used to sitting, or he was
uncomfortable. “It seemed the ones with darker skin and luminescent tattoos
were higher ranked. One of them signaled, and more came in.” He glanced at Ana.
“On some floating carts, motionless human bodies were piled up, and we each got
one dropped at our feet—”
“Where
they dead?” Ana interrupted.
Jonas
shook his head. “No. They showed us how to feed. That was the first time I
drank human blood.”
He
stopped again. Ghosts seemed to be haunting his eyes, as if trying to escape.
Ana
gathered her legs, curling them under her frame. She had dismissed the earlier
lesson from Mara in regard to the posture.
“Who
were they?” Ana slightly leaned forward, devouring every word.
Jonas
stared at her like her words woke him from a trance.
“They
told us they were from Vamphora.
Called themselves Vamphorians and
named us vampires.”
“Wait.
Are you saying they were aliens?” Ana couldn’t believe her own words.
“Yes.”
Jonas nodded in agreement. “They were searching for a new home. Theirs was on
the brink of extinction.”
Bloodline
Destinies
Bloodline
Book 2
In
the year 2516 humans share Earth with elusive vampires and GeMs—a
new species of blood-drinkers who appeared after the Flood.
Months
before his five-hundredth birthday, Theodor De Croix, Prince of The
Old Coven, crosses paths with Vivienne. Torn between proving himself
worthy of his bloodline and centuries-old beliefs about true love, he
saves her life but rejects the idea that she might be sent to him by
fate itself.
Vivienne is a human scientist turned GeM in an
accident. Body and mind forever altered, she struggles every day to
adapt to her new life. Attracted to the man who saved her, but
fearing his kind, she finds herself in more danger than ever.
Caught
up in a whirlwind of dreams and evil plots, both must confront their
own demons in order to save each other, testing the powers of fate
and love.
Excerpt
For the
first time that night, Theodor deliberately investigated her mind. All of a
sudden, the human he thought weak, spineless, and afraid of everything,
demanded an answer.
For the
first time that night, Theodor deliberately investigated her mind. All of a
sudden, the human he thought weak, spineless, and afraid of everything,
demanded an answer.
With his
curiosity piqued, his right eyebrow arched. She still thought he was a GeM,
like her, even if he denied it more than just once.
Theodor
took a few steps in silence, and decided it was time for her first real test. Let’s see how she’s going to react.
Vivienne took a step back. Her eyes
opened wide with a mix of fear and doubt.
“Vampire . . . A monster . . .” she
whispered in visible disbelief. “Are you going to kill me?”
“Of course not. Why would I do
that?”
Theodor followed all her thoughts.
As much as he detested invading anyone’s mind, this time he needed to know.
“Is it not what vampires do? I never
believed they even existed.”
“It isn’t what we do. We have, in
fact, watched over humans for centuries.” Theodor took a step closer to her.
“In the old times, yes, my kind used to feed on human blood, but not anymore.”
His voice softened. “You’re safe. I won’t hurt you.”
She continued to retreat. Her fear
hit him in waves.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t believe
you.”
She panicked. Her pupils dilated,
her pulse accelerated, and her heartbeat became erratic. The attempt to put
some distance between them failed.
Theodor hissed, displaying his long,
white fangs.
Vivienne whirled on her heels. Her
hair danced around her shoulders, and a few strands covered part of her face.
Theodor cut off her way to the exit.
His hands grabbed her shoulders. Damn,
she needs to eat more.
“Viv, I will not hurt you. I would—”
“You’re a blood-sucking monster,”
she yelled with tears running down her face, trying to free herself from his
firm hold.
Her words shouldn’t have surprised
or hurt him. Humans called vampires all sorts of names. He knew since the day
he found out what he was how much humans feared and hated his kind. So, why did
her words hurt? Why did they feel like a slap to his face?
“Funny,
coming from a GeM.”
His
confrontation didn’t stop her. She continued to squirm in his hands, trying to
break free. He wasn’t going to let her go.
“Look at
me.” Theodor’s demand froze her in place, and she stared at him.
He drove
deeper into her mind. For the first time, she noticed his dark blue eyes, and
for a fraction of a second, to his satisfaction, she thought they were
beautiful.
“Please,
let me go.”
He couldn’t
allow her to return to where she escaped from, or on the streets. I didn’t save her life to send her back to
her death.
Theodor
needed more time and used his magnetism on her. She fell unconscious in his
arms without another sound.
“You
failed, Viv.” He was the sole witness to his own words.
Born
and raised in Bucharest, Romania, Iuliana Foos currently lives with
her husband in San Antonio, Texas.
When
she doesn't daydream or write, she enjoys drinking copious amounts of
coffee and playing online multi-player games, hoping one day to have
a white sanded beach as her backyard.
Becoming
a traditionally published author has been a life-long dream turned
reality.
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