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Not only does Callie have no idea how to wrangle a vampire clan, but her would-be followers have more to gain from her failure. They instead choose to follow Blade—and he’s hell-bent on making Callie pay for her bad decisions. Since he took out the existing clan leader, that automatically puts him at the helm of what should be Callie’s new clan.

  That’s when seasoned rogue vampire, Cash Logan, shows up, shrouded in magic and mystery. No one is sure which side Cash is on, but Callie needs to take a chance on the one vampire who is willing to give her the answers she needs, no matter how dark and frightening they may be. Callie must trust her instincts and form alliances that may backfire. Cash shows Callie that playing nice is no longer an option, and that fixing her wrongs won’t always make everything right.

  To take control of her clan, Callie must look to her rival to discover exactly what makes her a leader.

  Expected Release Date: November 2014

  This Christmas isn’t about celebration for eighteen-year-old Kyndra, it’s about survival. Grieving the loss of her grandmother and struggling with the indifference of her family, Kyndra now splits her time between her dead-end mall job, her junkie ex-boyfriend’s bed, and the streets. Longing to be close to her grandmother one more time, she wanders into Christmas Eve mass and prays she’ll find the place she belongs. Home.

  Aidan isn’t ready to let go of the past either, even though he’s had nearly three hundred years to do it. He chronicles the search for the reincarnation of his beloved wife as the vampire romance author Allison Duprois. Aidan knows the wife he mourns is out there, but fears writing their story is as close as he will get to her.

  At Christmas Eve mass, he finally finds her. Alone, with no place to go.

  Aidan brings Kyndra into his home, and gives her the safety, comfort and love she longs for. Though he gives her second chances she never thought she’d have, Kyndra still can’t get over Aidan’s mysterious past. Not to mention that he claims that he’s a vampire. Life alone on the streets is dangerous enough without handing her trust and love to the wrong person. Can Aidan break through the walls around Kyndra’s hardened heart to convince her that she belongs with him, forever?

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  Write what you know. That’s what everyone tells you. Sometimes, I actually do what I’m told.

  All the girls who hit the road with me to see bands in some far flung state or province, I hope you see a little of yourselves in this book. The names have been changed to protect the innocent and otherwise.

  I wouldn’t have been able to write what I know without the help of all the wonderful people who helped make this book happen. I can’t thank Julie more than once, because she’ll cry. To all the wonderful people of Twitter, Chynna-Blue Scott, Jolene Haley, Kristen Jett, Lydia Aswolf, Jillian Marques, Julie Elizabeth Hill, Tammy Farrell, Louise Gornall, Jessie Devine, JC Lillis, Melissa Petreshock and so many more of you, thank you for believing in my work and cheering me on. Thank you to the team at Wordsmith Publicity, for kicking things up a notch, and of course to you, if you’re reading this. You make my heart sing.

  Finally, thanks to the “core” Europe crew: Michael, Sarah, Ludella, Leila, and Erica for helping me make Erin such a kick ass character.

  Kristen shares a birthday with Steven Tyler and Diana Ross. She spends each day striving to be half as fabulous as they are. She’s worn many hats, none as flattering as her cowboy hat: banker, retail manager, fledgling web designer, world’s worst cocktail waitress, panty slinger, now makeup artist and aspiring author. She loves sunshine, live music, the middle of nowhere, and finding new things to put in her house.

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  What readers are saying about The Night Songs Collection:

  Books by Kristen Strassel

  Dedication

  Prologue

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-One

  Chapter Thirty-Two

  Chapter Thirty-Three

  Chapter Thirty-Four

  Chapter Thirty-Five

  Chapter Thirty-Six

  Chapter Thirty-Seven

  Chapter Thirty-Eight

  Chapter Thirty-Nine

  Chapter Forty

  Chapter Forty-One

  Chapter Forty-Two

  Chapter Forty-Three

  Chapter Forty-Four

  Chapter Forty-Five

  Chapter Forty-Six

  Chapter Forty-Seven

  Chapter Forty-Eight

  Thank You

  Sneak Peak: We Own The Night

  Don’t miss the rest of The Night Songs Collection!

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  About the Book Designer

  Copyright Notice