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Finally, it's Gregori's turn!
He was both a playboy and a vampire...and impossible to resist.

At the end of Vampire Mine, a terrible thing happened -- a video was released that proved the existence of vampires. Now Vamps fear the worst, the Vampire Apocalypse! Will mortals start... read more

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  • Gregori Holstein: "Gori" - Vampire; Vice-President of Marketing at Romatech industries; He is a completely bottle fed vampire; Was turned at the age of 29 (18 years ago) by Roman in the Romatech parking lot after Casimir attacked him and left him for dead; Has a reputation as a playboy and womanizer, though he has a good heart and is willing to help his friends any way he can; Has dark brown hair that just brushes his shoulders and grayish-green eyes; Is tall and lean with broad shoulders
  • Abigail Tucker: "Abby" - "Scholar" - "Abigail May" - President Laurence Tucker's oldest daughter; Madison & Lincoln's sister; Has a Ph.D. in biochemistry; Has chin-length curly brown hair with a glint of dark auburn and big eyes with glimmering flecks of gold and green; Has a pale smattering of freckles over her sharp little nose
  • Roman Draganesti: Vampire; Shanna's husband; Constantine & Sophia's father; CEO of Romatech Industries; Coven Master of East Coast Vampires; The scientist behind the making of synthetic blood
  • Shanna Draganesti: "Shanna Whelan" - Vampire with psychic abilities; Roman's wife; Constantine & Sophia's mother; Dentist to the vampire world; Has blue eyes; Sean Whelan's daughter; Caitlyn's sister
  • Angus MacKay: Vampire; Emma's husband; Tino's godfather; Coven Master of the British Isles; Founder of MacKay S & I; Served as general of the Vamp army; Sired by Roman; Has long red hair; Wears a kilt
  • Emma MacKay: "Emma Wallace" - Vampire; Angus' wife; One of the owners of MacKay S & I; Former member of the Stake Out team as a mortal
  • Jean-Luc Echarpe: Vampire; Heather's husband; Coven Master of Western Europe; Resides in Texas with his wife Heather; Sired by Roman; Famous fashion designer
  • Sean Whelan: Newly turned vampire; Head of the CIA Stake-Out team; Darlene's husband; Roman's father-in-law; Shanna & Caitlyn's overbearing, overprotective father; Is stocky and older with a reddish-blond buzz cut
  • Darlene Whelan: Mortal; Sean's wife; Shanna & Caitlyn's mother
  • Robby MacKay: Vampire; Olivia's husband; Works for MacKay S & I; Angus' great-grandson; Wears a green and blue plaid kilt; Has long red hair
  • Olivia MacKay: "Olivia Sotiris" - Mortal; Robby's pregnant wife; Works for MacKay S & I; Former FBI psychologist
  • Zoltan Czakvar: Vampire; Coven Master of Eastern Europe; Headquartered in Budapest
  • Rajiv: Were-tiger; Works for MacKay S & I; Originally from Thailand; Wears his long black hair in a braided ponytail
  • Rafferty McCall: Vampire; West Coast Coven Master; Has dark hair and wears a kilt
  • Colbert GrandPied: Vampire; Coven Master in Louisiana
  • Caitlyn Panterra: "Caitlyn Whelan" - Were-panther; Carlos' pregnant wife; Is expecting twins; Shanna's sister; Sean Whelan's daughter; Psychic linguist
  • Carlos Panterra: Were-panther; Caitlyn's husband; Works for MacKay S & I
  • Laszlo Veszto: Short vampire; Head chemist at Romatech
  • Maggie O’Brian: "Maggie O'Callahan" - Vampire; Former member of Roman's harem; Gregori's friend who lives in Texas with her vampire husband, Don Orlando; Both were on the DVN's show "As the Vampire Turns"
  • Radinka Holstein: Psychic mortal; Gregori's mother; Heinrich's widow; Helps Shanna with the children; Was Roman's assistant; Is in her late 60's
  • Heinrich Holstein: Gregori's father; Radinka's late husband; Died from bone cancer
  • Laurence Tucker: "Torpedo" - "Sailor" - President of the U.S. and potential allie to Vampires; He has a very ill wife, Belinda that he loves dearly and has two daughters named Madison and Abigail and one son named Lincoln; Had brown hair that is now gray and hazel eyes
  • Belinda Tucker: "Belinda May" - "Serenity" - President Laurence Tucker's wife; Has been battling lupus and diabetes; Abigail, Madison & Lincoln's mother; Has blonde hair with silver streaks
  • Madison Tucker: "Sparkle" - "Maddie" - President Laurence Tucker's daughter; Abigail & Lincoln's sister; A pretty blonde with blue eyes; 20 years old; A sophmore at a prestigious art school in Washington, D.C.
  • Lincoln Tucker: President Laurence Tucker's son; Abigail & Madison's brother; Has brown hair; Is a senior at Harvard
  • Connor Buchanan: Highlander vampire; Marielle's husband; 499 years old; Works for MacKay S & I; Changed by Roman on a battlefield at the age of 30; Has long fiery red hair tied back at the nape of his neck and grayish-blue eyes
  • Marielle Buchanan: "Marielle Quadriduum" - Fallen Angel of Death; Connor's wife; Has long, curly golden hair and blue eyes
  • Phil Jones: Werewolf; Vanda's husband; Works for MacKay S & I
  • Phineas McKinney: "Dr. Phang" - Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; In charge of security at Romatech
  • Howard Barr: Were-bear; Shifts into a Kodiak bear; Works for MacKay S & I; Loves to eat bear claw doughnuts; Was a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears
  • Garrett Manning: Mortal; An agent from the CIA's elite Stake-Out team
  • Nurse Debra: Belinda Tucker's nurse; Has a short and tidy Afro with hints of gray among the black
  • Josh: Madison's personal Secret Service Agent
  • George Ralston: Secretary of Defense
  • Frank Garcia: National Security Advisor
  • General Bond: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Nick Caprese: CIA Director
  • Alan Schiller: Head of Homeland Security
  • Charles: Secret Service Agent
  • Lady Pamela Smythe-Worthing: Vampire; Former member of Roman's harem; Part owner of Horny Devils
  • Father Andrew: Mortal priest who was friends with the vamps; Had a silver fringe of hair surrounding his bald crown and clear blue eyes; Had an oddly youthful and innocent appearance; Was killed in a bombing at Romatech
  • J. L. Wang: "Jin Long Wang" - Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Head of security for the West Coast Coven; Former FBI special agent; Speaks fluent Mandarin
  • Russell Hankelburg: "Russell Ryan Hankelburg" - Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Was a Major in the Marine Corps during Vietnam; Was in a coma for 39 years in a cave in northern Thailand; Has short dark hair
  • Kyo: Vampire; Japanese operative
  • Finn Grayson: Were-dolphin; Marine biologist in Hawaii; Looks like a blond surfer dude
  • Mikhail: Vampire; Russian Coven Master
  • Ian MacPhie: Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Toni's husband; Sired by Angus
  • Yoshi: Japanese vampire; Kyo's friend
  • Yuki: Japanese vampire; Kyo's friend and chauffeur
  • Rick: Australian vampire
  • Steve: Australian vampire
  • Bryan: Australian vampire
  • Buniel: "Bunny" - Healer Angel; Marielle's best friend; A tall, young looking man with blond wavy hair and blue eyes
  • Simone: Vampire; The most famous model in the vampire world; Has a husky French accent
  • Gordon: Director
  • Pennington Langley III: Vampire; Gay model; Has long blond hair
  • Stone Cauffyn: Vampire; Newscaster on DVN
  • Sylvester Bacchus: "Sly" - Vampire with a bald head; Station Manager for DVN
  • Snake: Vampire; Bouncer at Everlasting Night; Has a snake tattoo that curls up his neck onto his bald head
  • Prunella Culpepper: "Pru" - Vampire; Has blonde hair; Speaks with a British accent; Constanza's friend
  • Constanza Maria Hortencia: Vampire; A beautiful brunette with brown eyes; Pru's friend; Speaks with a Spanish accent
  • Corky Courrant: Nasty news caster for DVN that likes to ruin the reputation of others, hosts "Live with the Undead"; A blonde, buxom vampire; Was the girlfriend of Malcontent's leader Casimir
  • Casimir: Evil vampire; Malcontent leader; Transformed Roman in 1491
  • VANNA White: "Vampire Artificial Nutritional Needs Appliance" - (White version) A female, humanoid sex toy filled with synthetic blood so a Vamp could pretend he was getting his food the old-fashioned way. It does not work very well.
  • VANNA Black: "Vampire Artificial Nutritional Needs Appliance" - (Black version) A female, humanoid sex toy filled with synthetic blood so a Vamp could pretend he was getting his food the old-fashioned way. It does not work very well.
  • Grover: The Tucker family's golden retriever
  • Dolly: Madison's little dog; A toy poodle
  • Master Han: Evil Vampire; Is tall and slim; Covers his body with silk robes and his face with a mask of gold
  • Sawat: Works for Master Han
  • Lord Darafer: Demon; Speaks with a British accent; Has black shoulder-length hair and sparkling green eyes
  • Wu Shen: A tall soldier working for Master Han
  • Lord Ming: Evil Asian vampire; Has long braided hair; His fingernails are about six inches long, curved and yellow
  • Lord Qing: Evil Asian vampire; Has long braided hair; His fingernails are about six inches long, curved and yellow
  • Lord Liao: Evil Asian vampire; Has long braided hair; His fingernails are about six inches long, curved and yellow
  • Mei Li: Mortal; A beautiful woman; Master Han's slave
  • Ping: Mortal; A beautiful woman; Master Han's slave
  • Genji: Mortal; A beautiful woman; Master Han's slave
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Simone tore the man's shirt open and skimmed her hand down his smooth, hairless chest and rippled abs.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 30

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 11 of 17 in Love At Stake. (standard series)

Preceded by Vampire Mine, and followed by Wanted: Undead or Alive.

This is book 12 of 16 in Love At Stake: reading order. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kerrelyn Sparks (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
ISBN: 0061958050
Page Count: 384

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexually explicit material, 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
  • Eat Prey Love
  • Vampire Mine

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