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WANTED: Bride. Must love children. Mortals need not apply.

Carlos Panterra is looking for a mate, a woman who will love and care for the young orphans he's recently taken under his wing (or paw, as the case may be). When the shape shifter spies the beautiful Caitlyn, it's like sunshine... read more

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  • Caitlyn Whelan: "Catalina" or "Cait" Shanna's sister; Psychic linguist who attracts dogs and cats.
  • Carlos Panterra: Brazilian were-panther; Works for MacKay Security and Investigation
  • Coco: Six-year-old orphan, adopted by Carlos; One of Tino’s classmates; Were-panther
  • Raquel Gatina: Nine-year-old orphan, adopted by Carlos; Were-panther
  • Teresa: Twelve-year-old orphan, adopted by Carlos; Were-panther; Tiago's twin
  • Tiago: Twelve-year-old orphan, adopted by Carlos; Were-panther; Teresa's twin
  • Emiliano: Sixteen-year-old orphan, adopted by Carlos; Were-panther
  • Lucy: Human student at Dragon Nest Academy
  • Roman Draganesti: The CEO and inventor of synthetic blood; Vampire; brilliant scientist
  • Shanna Draganesti: "Shanna Whelan" - Caitlyn's sister; Roman's wife; Dentist; Human with psychic abilities
  • Constantine Draganesti: "Tino" - Roman & Shanna's four year old son; Vampire hybrid who is able to levitate and teleport.
  • Sofia Draganesti: Roman & Shanna's daughter; Vampire hybrid
  • Howard Barr: Were-bear; Works for MacKay S and I; The Draganestis’ daytime bodyguard
  • Phineas McKinney: aka "Dr. Phang" Young vampire from the Bronx; Works for MacKay S and I; Head of security at Romatech
  • Emma MacKay: "Emma Wallace" - Tino’s godmother; One of the owners of MacKay Security and Investigation; Vampire; Angus' wife; former member of the Stake Out team as a human
  • Angus MacKay: Emma's husband; Tino’s godfather; Vampire; One of the owners of MacKay Security and Investigation
  • Heather Echarpe: "Heather Westfield" - Jean-Luc's wife; Human
  • Jean-Luc Echarpe: Heather's husband; Vampire; French coven master
  • Jean-Pierre Echarpe: Heather & Jean-Luc's eight month old son; Jillian's twin brother; Vampire hybrid
  • Jillian Echarpe: Heather & Jean-Luc's eight month old daughter; Jean-Pierre's twin sister; Vampire hybrid
  • Bethany Westfield: Heather's daughter from her first marriage; Human
  • Mr. Foofikins: Caitlyn's favorite kitty as a child
  • Sean Whelan: Caitlyn & Shanna's father; In charge of the Stake-Out team; Human
  • Austin Erickson: Human; Works for MacKay S and I; Darcy's husband
  • Darcy Erickson: "Darcy Newhart" - Austin's wife; Human
  • Marta Barkowski: Vampire; Vanda's sister
  • Vanda Jones: "Vanda Barkowski" - Vampire; Phil's wife
  • Phil Jones: Werewolf; Works for MacKay S and I; Vanda's husband
  • Teddy: Human
  • Robby MacKay: Vampire; Olivia's husband; Works for MacKay S and I
  • Olivia MacKay: "Olivia Sotiris" - Human; Robby's wife; Works for MacKay S and I; Can detect lies; Worked for the FBI
  • Supat "Pat" Satapatpattana: Professor from the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok
  • Fernando Castelo: Carlos' gay friend; Human; Computer geek
  • Erico Panterra: Carlos' identical twin; Fernando's lover
  • Casimir: Leader of the Malcontents
  • Toni MacPhie: "Toni Davis" - Ian's wife; The headmistress of Dragon Nest Academy
  • Ian MacPhie: Toni's husband; Vampire; Works for MacKay S and I
  • Dylan Whelan: Caitlyn's older brother
  • Jack di Venezia: Vampire; Lara's husband; Works for MacKay S and I
  • Lara di Venezia: "Lara Boucher" - Human; Jack's wife; Works for MacKay S and I; Used to be a police officer
  • Connor Buchanan: Vampire; Roman’s nighttime bodyguard; A medieval Scottish warrior
  • Sabrina Vanderwerth: Toni’s former roommate; Runs an orphanage; A rich heiress
  • J. L. Wang: A fairly new Vampire; Worked with Olivia at the FBI as a special agent
  • Apollo: Vampire
  • Zoltan Czakvar: Vampire; Eastern Europe coven master
  • Rafferty McCall: West Coast coven master
  • Stanislav Serpukhov: "Stan" - Phineas' spy within the Malcontents in NY
  • Mikhail: Russian coven master
  • Radinka Holstein: Shanna's assistant; Psychic human
  • Gregori Holstein: Radinka's son; Vice president of marketing at Romatech; Vampire
  • LaToya Lafayette: Human; Lara's best friend; Phineas' love interest
  • Tanit: Carlos & Caitlyn's guide in Chiang Mai
  • Ajay: Leader of the Akha tribe in Chiang Mai
  • Arnush: Villager of the Akha tribe
  • Master Han: Add a description of this character.
  • Russell Hankelburg: "Russell Ryan Hankelburg" - Major in the United States Marine Corps. during Vietnam
  • Raghu: Name means swift; Were-tiger; Head of his tribe
  • Rajiv: Name means striped; Were-tiger; Raghu’s younger brother
  • Malai: Raghu's mate; Originally from the Lisu tribe; Were-tiger
  • Akkarat: Originally from the Akha village; Were-tiger
  • Kyo: Japanese vampire
  • Sawat
  • Dr. Chou
  • Father Andrew: human Catholic priest who knows about vampires after hearing Roman's confession once
  • Laszlo Veszto: Head chemist at Romatech
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Organizations edit see section history

  • Romatech Industries: Manufacturer and distributor of synthetic blood, for hospitals and clinics around the world for human use, as well as food for vampires. Research and development site for vampire needs, products, including DNA research.
  • MacKay Security and Investigations: "MacKay S & I" - Paranormal bodyguard company, warriors, Angus MacKay runs
  • Stake-Out team: CIA's division against vampires, paranormals, headed by Sean Whelan, Shanna and Caitlyn's father
  • Digital Vampire Network: "DVN"

First Sentence edit see section history

Caitlyn had been warned never to come near this place.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1 - 28

Glossary edit see section history

  • Malcontents: "True Ones" - Evil men who became evil vampires. They refuse to drink synthetic blood. They feed from mortals and enjoy terrorizing and murdering them.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 9 of 15 in Love At Stake. (standard series)

Preceded by The Vampire and the Virgin, and followed by Vampire Mine.

This is book 10 of 15 in Love At Stake: reading order. (standard series)

Preceded by The Vampire and the Virgin, and followed by Vampire Mine.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kerrelyn Sparks (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 2010
ISBN: 978-0061958038
Page Count: 384

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3201 vol. 13
  • Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

sexual content/violence

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
  • Vamps and the City
  • Sugarplums and Scandal
  • Be Still My Vampire Heart
  • The Undead Next Door
  • All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire
  • Secret Life of a Vampire
  • Forbidden Nights With a Vampire
  • The Vampire and the Virgin

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