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Description edit
Nothing on earth can make this vampire fall in love . . .
After 499 years of existence, Connor Buchanan has arrived at an inescapable conclusion: he is a cold-hearted SOB. He's been watching his friends—those poor romantic fools—plummet off the cliff into love like a dazed herd of... read more
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Characters edit
- Connor Buchanan: Highlander vampire; 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 Quadriduum: Fallen Angel of Death; Has long, curly golden hair and blue eyes
- Zackriel: "Zack" - Marielle's angelic supervisor
- Buniel: "Bunny" - Marielle's best friend; Healer Angel; He was Marielle's first heavenly supervisor; A tall man with blond wavy hair and blue eyes
- Roman Draganesti: Leader of the Bottle Drinking Vamps; Creator of synthetic blood; Owner of Romatech Industries; Shanna's husband; Former monk
- Shanna Draganesti: "Shanna Whelan" - Mortal; Roman's wife; Dentist to the vampire world; Has blue eyes
- Constantine Draganesti: "Tino" - Roman & Shanna's son; Vampire hybrid; 5 years old
- Sofia Draganesti: Roman & Shanna's daughter; Vampire hybrid; 3 years old
- Angus MacKay: Vampire; Emma's husband; One of the owners of MacKay S & I; Served as general of the Vamp army; Sired by Roman
- 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
- Father Andrew: Mortal priest who is friends with the vamps; Has a silver fringe of hair surrounding his bald crown and clear blue eyes; Has an oddly youthful and innocent appearance
- Casimir: Evil vampire; Malcontent leader; Transformed Roman in 1491
- Stone Cauffyn: Vampire; Newscaster on DVN
- Gregori Holstein: Womanizing vampire; Sired by Roman
- Phineas McKinney: Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; In charge of security at Romatech
- Jack di Venezia: Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Lara's husband
- Lara di Venezia: "Lara Boucher" - Mortal; Jack's wife; Works for MacKay S & I
- Corky Courrant: Vampire; Host of "Live with the Undead"; A blonde, buxom woman
- Jedrek Janow: Evil vampire; Casimir's friend
- Ian MacPhie: Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Toni's husband; Sired by Angus
- Toni MacPhie: "Toni Davis" - Mortal; Works for MacKay S & I; Ian's pregnant wife
- Sylvester Bacchus: Vampire with a bald head; Station Manager for DVN
- J. L. Wang: Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Former FBI special agent
- Jean-Luc Echarpe: Vampire; Heather's husband; Sired by Roman
- Heather Echarpe: "Heather Westfield" - Mortal; Jean-Luc's wife
- Phil Jones: Werewolf; Works for MacKay S & I; Vanda's husband
- Vanda Jones: "Vanda Barkowski" - Vampire; Phil's wife; Has purple spiky hair; Art teach at the Dragon Nest Academy
- Robby MacKay: Vampire; Works for MacKay S & I; Olivia's husband; Angus' great-grandson
- Olivia MacKay: "Olivia Sotiris" - Mortal; Robby's pregnant wife; Works for MacKay S & I; Former FBI psychologist
- Carlos Panterra: Were-panther; Works for MacKay S & I; Caitlyn's husband
- Caitlyn Panterra: "Caitlyn Whelan" - Were-panther; Carlos' pregnant wife; Shanna's sister; Psychic linguist
- Howard Barr: Were-bear; Works for MacKay S & I
- Sean Whelan: Mortal; Shanna & Caitlyn's overbearing overprotective father; Head of the CIA Stake-Out team
- Laszlo Veszto: Short vampire; Head chemist at Romatech
- Dr. Lee: Vampire
- Darafer: "Dare" - Demon; Can change his form at will; His preferred look is long dark hair, emerald-green eyes and luminous pale skin
- Radinka Holstein: Mortal; Gregori's mother; Helps Shanna with the children
- Darcy Erickson: "Darcy Newhart" - Mortal; Has blonde hair; Austin's pregnant wife; Works for MacKay S & I; was changed into a vampire by Connor, but was turned back into a human
- Austin Erickson: Mortal; Darcy's husband; Works for MacKay S & I; Used to work for Sean Whelan's Stake-Out team
- Matthew Connor Erickson: Mortal; Darcy & Austin's son; 2 years old
- Otis Crump: Mortal; Rapist & murderer
- Marta Barkowski: Vampire; Vanda's sister; Has brown hair; Works at the Dragon Nest Academy; Was transformed at fifteen in 1939
- Brynley Jones: Werewolf; Phil's twin sister; Has thick, long hair in a beautiful mixture of brown, gold, and red
- Alyssa: Mortal; Part of the Stake-Out team
- Fionnula Buchanan: Mortal; Connor's wife
- Zoltan Czakvar: Vampire; Eastern Europe coven master
- Mikhail: Vampire; Russian coven master
- Kyo: Japanese vampire
- Russell Hankelburg: New vampire
- Dougal Kincaid: Vampire; Lost an arm in a vampire battle
- Rafferty McCall: Vampire; West Coast coven master
- Colbert GrandPied: Vampire; Coven Master in Louisiana
- Rajiv: Were-tiger
- Stanislav Serpukhov: "Stan" - Vampire; Mole at the Russian Malcontent coven in Brooklyn
- Nadia: Coven Master for the Russian Malcontents in Brooklyn
- Gabriel: Archangel
Setting & Locations edit
- Romatech Industries
- California
- Maine
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Texas
- Dragon Nest Academy: A school for shape shifter and hybrid children, as well as human children who know about the paranormals.
- St. Louis
- Leavenworth
- Nebraska
- Mount Rushmore
- Adirondacks
- South Dakota
- Houston
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Romania
- Cleveland
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Arkansas
- Iverness
- Aberdeen
- Paris
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Heavenly Host
- Vamps
Organizations edit
- 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"
- Malcontents: Vamps who consider synthetic blood an insult and threat to their murderous way of life
- Digital Vampire Network: "DVN"
- Stake-Out team: CIA's division against vampires paranormals, headed by Sean Whelan
First Sentence edit
After four hundred and ninety-nine years of existence, Connor Buchanan arrived at an inescapable conclusion regarding himself.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 26
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 15 in Love At Stake. (standard series)
Preceded by Eat Prey Love, and followed by Sexiest Vampire Alive.
This is book 11 of 15 in Love At Stake: reading order. (standard series)
Preceded by Eat Prey Love, and followed by Sexiest Vampire Alive.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kerrelyn Sparks (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 29, 2011
ISBN: 978-0061958045
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Avon
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 29, 2011
ISBN: 978-0061958045
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 1310 vol. 17
- Dewey: 813.6
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