Blessed (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Quincie P. Morris: Main character and heroine in the series. Quincie has recently become a vampire and is in love with her BFF and 1/2 werewolf, Kieran. Quincie is an orphan and owner of a popular Austin, Texas restaurant, Sanguini's.
• Bradley Sanguini: A seductive vampire chef who "blessed" Quincie P. Morris as a neophyte vampire and former chef of Sanguini's.
• Kieren Morales: Quincie's best friend and true love, a hybrid-werewolf, charged of murdering a few of Sanguini's staff.
• Kieran Morales: Werewolf hybrid and Quincie's BFF and love interest. Kieran is a brainiac who can't quite get the hang of the whole shape-shifting thing.
• Zachary: A guardian angel featured originally in the 2nd book, Eternal. He is sent to help Quincie save her soul. Zachary has a lot of baggage and is lovesick over his dead undead love, Miranda, the former queen of the vampires.
• Meara Morales: Kieran's mom, a full werewolf, who is a healer.
• Uncle Davidson - aka Uncle D: Quincie's officially dead uncle. By officially it means that he was formerly human turned vampire who was staked in his own home.
• Ruby: Werecat and the one who staked Uncle D before running off.
• Mercedes: A waitress at Sanguini's and a pal to Quincie.
• Yanira: Hostess of Sanguini's.
• Meghan Morales: Kieran's four year old werewolf-hybrid sister who sort of knows that Quincie is a vampire.
• Vaggio Bianchi: Original chef of Quincie's restaurant, the world's biggest Sinatra fan, a hit with the older ladies, and Quincie's honorary grandparent prior to his murder by Bradley in the book Tantalize.
• Detective Zaleski: The detective that works with Quincie to solve the murder of her vampire uncle. A wereperson
• Roberto Morales: Kieren's father and a human.
• Clyde: Werepossum, friend of Kieran who becomes Quincie's friend even though he is afraid of her. Clyde risks his life to help Quincie and Kieran.
• Brad Sanguini aka Henry Johnson and Dracul Prime: Brad is the vampire who tricks Quincie and turns her into a vampire. He sets in motion an evil scheme to take over the world by creating an army of undead while working as the head chef at Quincie's restaurant. His sinister plot becomes more terrifying when he acquires two artifacts that belonged to the original Dracula. Madly in love with Quincie.
• Brad Sanguini aka Henry Johnson and Dracul Prime: Brad is the vampire who tricks Quincie and turns her into a vampire. He sets in motion an evil scheme to take over the world by creating an army of undead while working as the head chef at Quincie's restaurant. Madly in love with Quincie.
• Aimee: Friend of Clyde, mourning her boyfriend, Travis, befriends Quincie and discovers she has been infected by Brad.
• Nora: The new head chef of Sanguini's who supplies Quincie with blood in a multitude of ways.
• Harrison: Freddy's vampire brother
• Sergio: Former expeditor now manager of Sanguini's.
• Freddy: The guy who dresses up as the Vampire Chef; a friend and former colleague of Nora.
• Ivo: Wolf scholar
• Miranda: Zachary's dead girlfriend who was once the queen of the vampires.
• Sabine: Vampire Queen
• Travis: A were-armadillo who died in Tantalize
• Mitch: Homeless man turned vampire by Brad. Friend to Quincie. Carries very interesting signs that hint at his undead status.

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• “Enough! Can it, Clyde. It's Quince, got it? She's still Quincie.”

  Kieren Morales

• “Nice to meet you, but maybe dial it down a notch or three. You're suppose to be a vampire chef, not vampire royalty.”

  Quincie P. Morris

• “Upbeat undead Hippie workaholic Seeks hemoglobin”

  Mitch

• “Kieren’s the smartest fur-face I know”

  Clyde

• “You and Travis? You’re human, right?” “You got a problem with that? “Me? Hell, no. But it is unusual.” “Travis and I were paintball buddies. Besides, who’re you to talk? A vampire smitten with a Wolf.” “Is there anything you didn’t tell her?”

  Quincie and Aimee

• “What? You thought only your and Kieren’s forbidden, unspoken, mutual yearning had been special enough for him to confide his true self?”

  Aimee

• “At least Aimee isn’t a damed and depraved hellion.” “Just wait. Once the baby-squirrel eaters turn toothy, everybody’ll be romancing the dead.” “What baby-squirrel eaters?”

  Clyde, Quince, and Aimee

• “What happened?” “I heal fast.” “A werewolf slugged him.” “And?” “Let’s just say you shouldn’t quiz a lone Wolf about vampirism if you haven’t made up a really outstanding lie to explain why you need that information. Mr. Accommdating wasn’t impressed with ‘uh’ for an answer.”

  Quincie, Clyde, Aimee

• “Any leads at the library? “Yes and no. There was the usual victim blaming. Apparently, sinners, alcoholics, suicides, witches, sorcerers, seventh children, highwaymen, plague victims, and the unpopular are more likely to rise undead.”

  Quincie and Aimee

• “I still think we should hire a wizard.” “You got a copy of the Hogwarts alumni directory?”

  Clyde and Aimee

• “Don‘t you think he‘s too charismatic and too good-looking?” “Lamb chop, Clark Gable was charismatic. Montgomery Clift was good-looking. We could auction off tickets to see this boy.”

  Quincie and Sergio

• “I’m not hunting you. I’m here to help save your soul.” “And the vampire you torched, was he an atheist?”

  Zachary and Quincie

• “You never talk about him.” “Neither do you.” “I’m a guy. It’s different.” “What’s your point? You think I’m deficient because I haven’t gone catatonic?” “Catatonic? Try panting. Wasn’t that you trailing after that Zachary guy last night?” “I do not pant. For you information, Zachary’s in training. He needed my help.” “Sure he did.”

  Clyde and Quincie

• “Your father was an archaeologist?” “An academic. Not so much with the whip and fedora.”

  Nora and Quincie

• “Home of Schaf College? Who’s Schaf?” “It means ‘sheep’ in German. So the translation would be ‘Sheep College.’” “A Wolf college in sheep’s clothing?” “We’re on our third woolly mascot since I got here.”

  Quincie and Kieren

• “We don’t take American Express.”

  Gabriella

• “Exactly how many older men are you traveling with these days?” “Just the three”

  Kieren and Quincie

• “You used to have business strategies, not battle strategies.” “I don’t mean to-” “Please don’t stop on my account. It’s very sexy. Very animal as the Wolves would say.”

  Kieren and Quincie

• “On a scale of one to five, one being a picnic basket of bunnies and cream puffs and five being ‘holy crap,’ how’re doing?”

  Quincie

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• Whitby Estates, Chicago's North Shore: Location of the mansion of the current Queen of the vampires, Sabine.
• New Schwarzwald, Michigan: Home of the Wolf pack where Kieran is sent by his mother and scene of one of the battles between good and evil in the book.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Eternal, and followed by Diabolical.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Cynthia Leitich Smith (Author)

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• Library of Congress: Pending
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• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Spine-Chilling Horror

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