Out for Blood (54 page)
Authors: Kristen Painter
Tags: #Fiction / Fantasy - Contemporary, #Contemporary, #paranormal, #Romance, #Fantasy, #Fiction / Fantasy - Paranormal, #Fiction / Romance - Paranormal, #Fiction
“Kristen Painter’s
Blood Rights
is dark and rich with layer after delicious layer. This spellbinding series will have you begging for more!”
—GENA SHOWALTER,
New York Times
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“The romance is tense and fresh… I highly recommend this if you enjoy fantasy and want an original take on vampires.”
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Anathema:
a noble vampire who has been cast out of noble society for some reason
Aurelian:
the comarré historian
Caedo:
an elite group of vampire assassins, most usually from the Paole family
Castus Sanguis:
the fallen angels from which the othernatural races descended
Comarré/comar:
a human hybrid species especially bred to serve the blood needs of the noble vampire race
Dominus:
the ruling head of a noble vampire family
Elder:
the second in command to a Dominus
Fae:
a race of othernatural beings descended from fallen angels and nature
Fringe vampires:
a race of lesser vampires descended from the cursed Judas Iscariot
Kine:
a vampire term for humans (archaic)
Libertas:
the ritual in which the comarré can fight for their independence. Ends in death of comarré or patron.
Navitas:
the ritual in which a vampire can be resired by another, to change family lines or turn fringe noble
Nequam:
a substance smoked by the fae
Noble vampires:
a powerful race of vampires descended from fallen angels
Nothos:
hellhounds
Patronus/patron:
a noble vampire who purchases a comarré’s blood rights
Remnant:
a hybrid of different species of fae and/or varcolai
Sacre:
the ceremonial sword of the comarré
Signum:
the inlaid gold tattoos or marks put into comarré skin to purify their blood
Vampling:
a newly turned or young vampire
Varcolai:
a race of shifters descended from fallen angels and animals
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Contents
Meet the Author
A Preview of
Full Blooded
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2012 by Kristen Painter
Excerpt from
Full Blooded
copyright © 2012 by Amanda Carlson
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