Authors: Mari Mancusi
Blood Forever
Praise for
the Blood Coven Vampire Novels
“You’ll get bitten and love it.”
—Rachel Caine,
New York Times
bestselling author
Night School
“An action-packed story with appealing characters, dark humor, and a new spin on both the worlds of the undead and the fae. Though primarily targeted to a YA audience, this novel will appeal to adult fans of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as well as the Harry Potter series and the Twilight novels.”
—
Library Journal
“Another thrilling installment to Rayne and Sunny’s story!”
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Romance Reviews Today
“Fifth of the Blood Coven Vampire series takes a darker turn…[an] engaging young adult urban fantasy. It is entertaining watching the twins mature through this fast-paced series that packs enough twists and humor to hold readers’ attention to the last page.”
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Monsters and Critics
“This book has it all! Vampires, vampire slayers, and faeries, what more could you ask for?…a fast-paced book from start to finish. I can’t wait to read more about Sunny and Rayne’s adventures. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys paranormal fiction and a good story.”
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Night Owl Reviews
Bad Blood
“A vampire book so worth reading, with dark humor, distinctive voice, and a protagonist clever enough to get herself out of trouble…A great ride.”
—Ellen Hopkins,
New York Times
bestselling author
“Mancusi writes with a wicked sense of humor and keeps readers turning the pages, eager for more.”
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Novel Reads
Girls That Growl
“An amusing teenage vampire tale starring a fascinating high school student…Young adults will enjoy growling alongside of this vampire slayer who has no time left for homework.”
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Midwest Book Review
“A fast-paced and entertaining read.”
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LoveVampires
“A refreshing new vampire story,
Girls That Growl
is different from all of those other vampire stories…a very original plot.”
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Flamingnet
Stake That
“A fast-paced story line…both humorous and hip…A top read!”
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LoveVampires
“Rayne is a fascinating protagonist…readers will want to stake out Mari Mancusi’s fun homage to Buffy.”
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The Best Reviews
Boys That Bite
“A wonderfully original blend of vampire/love/adventure drama which teens will find refreshingly different.”
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Midwest Book Review
“Liberal doses of humor keep things interesting…and the surprise ending will leave readers bloodthirsty for the next installment of the twins’ misadventures with the undead. A ghoulishly fun read.”
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School Library Journal
“A tongue-in-cheek young teen tale starring two distinct, likable twins, the vampire between them, and a coven of terrific support characters who bring humor and suspense to the mix…Filled with humor and action…insightfully fun.”
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The Best Reviews
Berkley titles by Mari Mancusi
BOYS THAT BITE
STAKE THAT
GIRLS THAT GROWL
BAD BLOOD
NIGHT SCHOOL
BLOOD TIES
SOUL BOUND
BLOOD FOREVER
B
LOOD
F
OREVER
MARI MANCUSI
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PUBLISHING HISTORY
Berkley trade paperback edition / September 2012
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mancusi, Marianne.
Blood forever : a Blood Coven vampires novel / by Mari Mancusi. — Berkley trade pbk. ed.
p. cm.
Summary: After making a deal with the devil, Rayne and her twin sister Sunny
have been given the chance to go back in time to prevent that fateful night
when Sunny was bitten by vampire Magnus from ever happening.
ISBN: 978-1-101-61133-3
[1. Vampires—Fiction. 2. Twins—Fiction. 3. Sisters—Fiction. 4. Time travel—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.M312178Blo 2012
[Fic]—dc23 2012011766
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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ALWAYS LEARNING
PEARSON
To my wonderful readers. I couldn’t do this without
your support and encouragement. And to Jacob, the
most supportive husband imaginable—thanks for all
the dinners on deadline days. And to baby Avalon—
this is the first book I’ve written with you in my
life. When you’re older, I’ll let you read it!
B
LOOD
F
OREVER
My Name Is Sunshine (Sunny) McDonald…
My Name Is Sunshine (Sunny) McDonald…
…and if you’d have asked me a year ago, I would have described myself as a normal, everyday high school sophomore, living a normal, everyday life in normal, everyday suburban Massachusetts. Like many girls my age, I loved English, abhorred math, played varsity field hockey, and auditioned to take part in the school production of
Bye Bye Birdie
. (Mainly to get up close and personal with senior hotness and leading man Jake Wilder, my ultimate normal, everyday crush.)
Back then, just one year ago, I accepted the world exactly how it had been presented to me since birth: normal, logical, and not the least bit supernatural. In fact, if you had asked me to swear on my life that vampires, fairies, werewolves, leprechauns, and other creatures of the night didn’t exist (at least
outside Stephenie Meyer novels and HBO shows), I’d have happily sworn.
Until that fateful night, that is. The night my dear twin sister, Rayne, dragged me to the oh-so-tacky, Goth haven they call Club Fang—and my sense of normalcy was irreparably shattered forever.
Yes, yes, Sunshine and Rayne. I don’t like it any more than you do, so save the jokes. At least the names fit. You see, unlike normal, everyday me, my sister has always embraced the darker side of life. She’s basically your typical Goth girl, though she hates being labeled as such. Or labeled at all, I guess. Still, I say, if the Doc Martens fit…In any case, she’s always been all about dressing in black, listening to morbid music, hanging out in graveyards, wishing she were dead…
Or
undead
, as the case may be. Little did I know, while I was busy flirting with Jake and scoring goals, Rayne was occupied getting her vampire certification by taking night school classes at the local coven. She’d been on a waiting list, gotten blood-tested, passed her final exam—she was good to go. And that fateful night at Club Fang I mentioned? That was supposed to be her undead birthday—the day she was meant to be bitten by her vampiric blood mate and become a creature of the night forever.
Ah, romance.
To her, it was a dream come true. Immortality, riches beyond belief, a hot vampire boyfriend, and best of all, no homework. But if you asked me? I’d rather be bogged down with biology any night of the week than sacrifice my tan for all eternity.
Unfortunately, as you may have guessed by now, I didn’t get that choice. Due to a bloody bad case of mistaken identity, the vampire in question, Magnus, who was supposed to be Rayne’s blood mate, accidentally bit me instead.
Looking back on it now, I can accept the fact that it was an honest mistake. I mean, Rayne and I are so identical even our mother can’t tell us apart. So what prayer did Magnus have of discerning our subtle differences? Especially since Rayne made me don that ridiculous Bite Me tank top before heading to the club so I’d better fit in. Which, I guess, worked, if not a little too well.