My Blood Approves (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Alice Bonham: Alice is the protagonist of the novel. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her mother, Anna, and her little brother (16 yrs. old) Milo. Alice attends a local high school and is in the 11th grade, though she doesn't appear to be that great of a student. Her brother is the academic. She spends a lot of her time doing nothing or worrying about her super egotistical best friend Jane when they go out together. When Alice meets Jack, a 24 year-old guy who is incredibly good looking, she never figures that he has a family secret, and not just his great looks, wealth or the fact that he seems so in to her...
• Peter Townsend: Jack's second eldest "brother". Peter, although gorgeous, is aloof and at times extremely hostile towards everyone, especially Alice. He is constantly rebuking her attempts at friendship but we learn that there is more to his attitude then first supposed.
• Milo Bonham: Alice's little brother. Milo is an academic and since he is only 16 years old in this novel, he really can't do much except lecture Alice about her responsibilites. He is left at home mostly and becomes a sort of tragic figure for a little while.
• Ezra Townsend: Mae's husband and the eldest of the Townsend "brothers". Exceeding handsome, he is very well educated and business savvy. It is his home that Jack, Peter, and Mae live in. He built it just for them.
• Mae Townsend: Ezra's wife. Mae is the 'mom' of all the Townsend men, she cares for them, cleans up after them and she has an immediate and decided affinity for Alice when they first meet; and then for Milo when he meet her as well.
• Jane Kress: Alice's super vain best-friend. Jane is interested in four things: boys, booze, drugs, and sex. She is constantly dragging Alice into parties where she proceeds to run off to get any one or all of the things she needs. She is constantly taking little jabs at Alice as well. When Jack shows up, it irks Jane to no end that he prefers Alice over her.
• Matilda: The Townsend family dog, a white Samoyed. Favours Jack.
• Samuel: Mae's natural born son, who is not involved in the story. He died as an infant.
• Philip: Mae's first husband who died. He died as a human and is the father of Mae's children.
• Jack Townsend: A Vampire, sired by Peter and 'brother' of both him and Peter's sire Ezra. Befriends Alice.

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• “When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn't change. The devil changes you.”

  Jack to Alice

• “There isn’t a single sound in the world that’s worse than an alarm going off.”

  Alice Bonham

• “Ezra smiled warmly at me, and somehow, it still made me blush. He had returned today early from the trip, citing that he couldn’t stand to be away from Mae for that long, but Peter wouldn’t return for a few more days. He could apparently stand to be away from me until the end of time.”

  Alice Bonham

• “College had vaguely crossed my mind, as in, hey since I’ll be a rich vampire I won’t have to go to college anymore.”

  Alice Bonham

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Minneapolis
• England
• Minnesota
• Jetta

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Followed by Fate.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Amanda Hocking (Author)

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Some language and violence.

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• Books › Children's Books
• Books › Teens › Series
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy

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• Amanda Hocking: author's website

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