The Reluctant Vampire (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Alexandrina Argenis: "Alexandrina Argeneau" - "Drina" - "Alex" - "Dree" - Rogue hunter from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family; The daughter of Lucian and Victor's brother; Was born in ancient Egypt before the Romans invaded; A petite, curvy woman with dark hair; Has olive skin, deep-set eyes, a large brow bone and a straight, almost prominent nose making an attractive face; Has been a perfume maker, Amazone, concubine, a duchess, a pirate, a madam and then a hunter.
• Harpernus Stoyan: "Harper" - Immortal business man; Is guilt ridden over the death of Jenny, his life mate; Has been a cook, mercenary, pub owner, restaurant owner, hotelier and now owns a frozen food company; A tall, fair-haired man with green eyes
• Jenny Harper: Harper's life mate; Died during the turn
• Stephanie McGill: "Steffie" - "Stef" - 15 years old (looks younger); Was turned against her will by Leonius; A petite blonde; Has a lovely face but is still somewhat gangly and flat-chested.
• Anders: Rogue hunter; Has dark skin, dark hair and glowing gold-black eyes
• Lucian Argeneau: Leigh's life mate & husband; Drina's uncle; Head of the vampire council; Head of the Argeneau family; Often seen as rude, sadistic
• Leigh Gerard: "Leigh Argeneau" - Lucian's life mate & wife
• Marguerite Argeneau: "Marguerite Notte" - Drina's aunt; Matchmaker of the Argeneau family
• Tiny McGraw: Mirabeau's life mate; Mortal; A small mountain of a man with a heart of gold; Jackie's best friend
• Mirabeau LaRouche: "Beau" - Tiny's life mate; Enforcer
• Victor Argeneau: Elvi's life mate; Drina's uncle
• Ellen Black: "Elvi" - "Ellen Argeneau" - Victor's life mate
• DJ Benoit: Mabel's life mate; Enforcer
• Mabel Benoit: DJ's life mate; Elvi's best friend
• Alessandro Cipriano: Italian immortal; Leonora's life mate; Is olive-skinned with long, dark hair and bronzed brown eyes
• Leonora Cipriano: Alessandro's life mate; Is olive-skinned with long, dark hair and bronzed brown eyes
• Edward Kenric: British immortal; Dawn's life mate; Is fair-skinned and fair-haired; Was very pompous until he met Dawn
• Dawn Kenric: Edward's life mate; Is fair-skinned and fair-haired
• Teddy Brunswick: Police chief in Port Henry; Has thick, gray hair
• Danielle McGill: "Dani" - Decker's life mate; Stephanie's older sister; A doctor
• Decker Argeneau: Dani's life mate; Enforcer
• Stephano Argenis II: "Steff" - Drina's eldest brother
• Stephano Argenis: "Stephano Argeneau" - Drina's father; Died when the Romans first invaded Egypt
• Justin Bricker: Enforcer; Mortimer's ex-partner; Runs the enforcer house with Mortimer
• Jackie Morrisey: "Jackie Argeneau" - Vincent's life mate & wife; Tiny's best friend; Private Investigator
• Vincent Argeneau: Jackie's life mate & husband
• Roberto: A Duke in Spain; Drina's ex-husband
• One-eye: Cook on Drina's ship when she was a pirate
• Beth Argenis: Worked in Drina's brothel; A redhead
• Mary: Worked in Drina's brothel
• Scotty: Scottish immortal; Head of all the enforcers in the UK
• Emperor Elect Maximillian: His was the first kitchen Harper ever worked in.
• Bobby Jarrod: Jenny's high school boyfriend
• Randy Matheson: Jenny's boyfriend after Bobby
• Jimmy: Mechanic in Port Henry
• Samantha Willan: "Sam" - Mortimer's life mate; Is still mortal; Alex & Jo's middle sister; A workaholic lawyer
• Garrett Mortimer: Sam's life mate; Head of the North American Enforcers under Lucian; Bricker's ex-partner
• Bastien Argeneau: Marguerite's son; He runs the family business.
• Val: Works at the Quicky Mart in Port Henry
• Jason: Works at the gas station in Port Henry; Is skinny with sandy hair
• Owen: Jason's friend; Elvi's neighbor
• Susan Harper: "Sue" - Jenny's sister; A slender mortal female with short, dark hair
• Genie: Sue's friend; Elvi's neighbor
• Leonius Livius II: "Leo" - Rogue no-fanger; Turned Dani & Stephanie against their will
• Jamieson: "Jimmy" - Rogue immortal

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Port Henry: in Canada
• Casey Cottage: in Port Henry
• Toronto, Ontario Canada
• Spain
• Germany
• New York
• London, Ontario Canada
• Noche: Nightclub in Spain
• Wal-Mart: Store in Port Henry
• Garage: Store in London
• Gap: Store in London
• Egypt
• England
• Paris, France
• Woodstock, Ontario Canada
• Atlantis: An ancient land that was more advanced scientifically than the rest of the world
• Timmy H's: in Port Henry
• Quicky Mart: in Port Henry
• Windsor, Ontario Canada

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Glossary edit see section history

• Edentate: Immortal without fangs
• No-fanger: Immortal without fangs that has gone crazy and is a rogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Hungry for You, and followed by Under a Vampire Moon.

Preceded by Hungry for You, and followed by The Bite Before Christmas.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lynsay Sands (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

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Sexually explicit material

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Vampires
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Lynsay Sands: Argeneau and Rogue Hunter series page
• Lynsay's page at Fantastic Fiction

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