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Rowan Summerwaite is no ordinary woman. Physical vessel to the Celtic Goddess Brigid and raised by the leader of the Vampire Nation, she's a supercharged hunter with the power to slay any vampire who violates the age-old treaty.

A recent string of murders has her at odds with Las Vegas's... read more

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  • Rowan Summerwaite: hunter with the power to slay any vampire who violates the age-old treaty, vessel for the Goddess Brigid,
  • Clive Stewart: Las Vegas's new Scion, arrogant and powerful, Vampire, five-hundred-years old, British,
  • Theo "The First": Powerful Vampire, Rowan's godfather, he raised Rowan after her parents died
  • David: Rowan's valet, with his own powerful magick
  • Brigid: the Celtic goddess of fire (the forge and the hearth), poetry, healing, childbirth, and unity, is celebrated in many European countries. She is known by many names, including that of Saint Brigid who is, perhaps, the most powerful religious figure in Irish history.
  • Jack Elroy: Las Vegas police officer, Rowan's friend,
  • Jacques Martin: Old Las Vegas Scion, Rowan staked him, stole five million dollars, killed several humans,
  • Wendela: Female Vampire,
  • Alice: Clive's personal assistant for thirty-five years, one of his closest friends
  • Marv: Runs the Vampyre Theater, Vampire,
  • Mary Pena: An acolyte of the Goddess, works in the file room of the Las Vegas Police Department, Rowan's informant,
  • Don Styles: Detective with the Las Vegas Police Department,
  • Lisa: Jack's off-again, on-again girlfriend, psycho,
  • Susan Espy: Rowan's boss, the one who brought Rowan into the London Motherhouse, assassin,
  • Rex: Susan's husband,
  • Carey Barker: Rowan's computer expert, office manager, and go-to-guy, right hand man in investigations, works for the Hunters
  • Nadir: An ancient vampire, Theo's Lieutenant, very loyal to him
  • Recht: one of Theo's guards who had been good to Rowan when she was growing up
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Las Vegas: City where much of the story is centered around, where Rowan and Clive both live
  • Die Mitte: In German, means "The Center"- a casino/hotel run by the Vampire Nation in Las Vegas
  • Vampyre Theatre: located in the Die Mette Casino

Organizations edit see section history

  • Vampire Nation: members are usually arrogant, the Vampires have marauded across the world for centuries, they prey on humans, made a treaty with the Hunters not to kill humans,
  • Hunter Corporation: A group of priestesses, mages, holy men and women and other warriors who stand together keep the Vampire Nation in line.

First Sentence edit see section history

The Silver Chalice was vintage Vegas in deep reds and golds.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter One - Twenty-five

Glossary edit see section history

  • Scion: Title given to the ruler of a group of vampires, must rule with an iron fist

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lauren Dane (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Carina Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 6, 2011
ISBN: 9781426891694
Page Count: 213

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

explicit sexual content

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