Blood and Chocolate (1997) (edit title/settings)

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• Vivian Gandillon (Viv): Vivian lives for the thrill of her change from girl to wolf. She is young, strong, and beautiful. All the young wolves want her but she doesn't want them and the head of them is Gabe.
• Aiden Teague: Human boy Vivian dates until he finds out what she is.
• Gabriel (Gabe): The man who was dating her Aunt Esme. But now Turns to Astrid to ensure strong leaders for the pack.
• Rafe: Leader of the Five who is attracted to Vivian
• Willem: one of the Five and Finn's twin, Vivian's favorite of the twins, the sweeter and more predictable one
• Finn: one of the Five and Willem's twin, the gaunter twin
• Ulf: one of the Five, Astrid's son
• Gregory: one of the Five and the twins' lanky, fair-haired cousin, Renata's son
• Esmé Gandillon: Vivian's mom
• Astrid: Member of the pack who wants a place of power
• Rudy: A member of the pack who works as a meat cutter at Safeway and with whom Esmé and Vivian live; takes care of the pack after the fire and makes sure everything is in order; Esmé's brother
• Kelly: Aiden's new girlfriend and Vivian's so called "friend".
• Bucky Dideron: Member of the pack who tries to help save others during the fire
• Axel: Young member of the pack whom Vivian was attracted to until he drew attention to the pack, leading to the fire
• Tomas: A wolf who joins with the pack and shows interest in Esmé
• Lucien Dafoe: Rafe's father who has a drinking problem
• Tooley (Terry O'Toole): The owner the bar where the pack hangs out and where Esmé works
• Renata Wagner: Gregory's mother, married to Rolf
• Mrs. Teague: Aiden's mom
• Jean: One of the pack members
• Raul Wagner: Member of the pack, married to Magda, Rolf's brother
• Rolf: Member of the pack, Raul's brother, married to Renata
• Ivan: Vivian's father and former leader of the pack who is killed in a fire while trying to save the others
• Aunt Persia: The pack's elderly healer
• Jenny Garnier: One of the pack with a baby who lost her husband in the fire
• Orlando Griffin: One of the older members of the pack
• Magda Wagner: Member of the pack, married to Raul
• Quince (Peter Quincey): Aiden's best friend
• Jem: One of Aiden's friends
• Bingo: One of Aiden's friends
• Mr. Teague: Aiden's father
• Ashley: Aiden's sister
• Brenda: A waitress at Tooley's
• Minerva: Member of the pack
• Odessa: Member of the pack
• Sybil: Member of the pack
• Flavia: Member of the pack

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• “Oh you stupid piece of meat... look what you've done.”

  Rafe

• “"Don't wag your tail yet, wolfman," she said to cover her fear and desire. "You've bitten off more bunny than you can chew."”

  Vivian

• “Baby, are you?”

  Vivian

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• “My people. A large amorphous mass that keeps on changing size, hasn’t much apparent use, sometimes makes you sick, and occasionally breaks off into smaller parts that act exactly like the parent.”

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• “But I do believe they have a beast within. In some it’s buried so deep they’ll never feel it; in others it stirs, and if a person can’t give it a safe voice it warps and rots and breaks out in evil ways. They may not be able to change, but they still can be the beast of their own nightmares. It’s our blessing that we can exorcise those demons. Sometimes it’s our curse.”

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• His eyes were amused and dreamy, as if observing life from the outside and finding it vaguely funny.

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• Pirate of the flesh throw back your head and part your jowls to sing a lunar song. The forest paths are dark the night is long.

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• In fear I hurried this way and that. I had the taste of blood and chocolate in my mouth, the one as hateful as the other.

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• No, my dear, Vivian thought. You don’t watch enough late-night movies. The person who sees a pentagram in his palm becomes a werewolf’s victim.

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• They had been delicious and smooth like the brief comfort of chocolate, but they had never been enough.

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• “We can take it slow,” he said. “You can learn to be with me. Find out what I’m all about. You never know, you might like what you find.”

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• When he’d left she could still smell him in the room as if he’d claimed her whole life.

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• I will howl for you, human boy, she thought. I will hunt you in my girl skin but I’ll celebrate as wolf.

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• West Virginia: Where the pack lived until the fire
• Tooley's: the bar where the pack tends to hang out and where Esmé works as a waitress

Organizations edit see section history

• The Five: The five young male members of the pack that are all around the same age, including Rafe, Finn, Willem, Gregory, and Ulf
• The Amoeba: Aiden's group of friends

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Glossary edit see section history

• sweet moon: good god
• loup-garou: Werewolf

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by When Dad Killed Mom, and followed by Fat Kid Rules the World.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Annette Curtis Klause (Author)

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Hints towards sex, but nothing too graphic.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( K ) › Klause, Annette
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
• Books › Teens › Horror
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction

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