The Clockwork Scarab

Colleen Gleason

The Bleeding Dusk (Gardella Vampire Chronicles Book 3)

He felt the tiny, warm drip of blood from his cheek where she'd cut him, and the unbearable closeness when she leant forward and pressed an open-mouthed kiss to the edge of his jaw, over the trickle of blood. As Rome prepares for its Carnivale, vampire hunter Lady Victoria Gardella is in no mood for festivities. But her personal grief must be set aside for there is a sinister plot underway. In yet another play for power, vampires have formed an unholy alliance with the demon Akvan in order to gain access to an ancient alchemist's secrets. As their combined bloodthirsty army ravages the city streets, Victoria races to solve the age-old mystery - if she fails, the world is lost for ever.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Turnaround

As Victoria Gardella races across Europe to stop what could be the most deadly army vampire slayers have ever faced, she is accompanied by the unlikely Sebastian Vioget. But when Victoria discovers that she has been betrayed, the truth will challenge all her powers as a vampire slayer and as a woman.

Rises the Night (Gardella Vampire Chronicles Book 2)

Allison Busby

In every generation, a Gardella is chosen to take on the vampire world and this time, Victoria is chosen, on the eve of her debut into society, to carry the stake. As she moves between the crush of ballrooms and dangerous, moonlit streets, Victoria experiences both romance and danger.

The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire Chronicles)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

As Rome prepares for its carnival, the new leader of the city's vampires - Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacy - must prove herself as never before. Rome's vampires have allied themselves with creatures as evil and bloodthirsty as they are in order to gain access to the secrets of the legendary alchemist.

The Bleeding Dusk (Gardella Vampire Chronicles, Book 3)

Vampires have always lived among them, quietly attacking unsuspecting debutantes and dandified lords as well as hackney drivers and Bond Street milliners. If not for the vampire slayers of the Gardella family, these immortal creatures would have long taken over the world. In every generation, a Gardella is called to accept the family legacy, and this time, Victoria Gardella Grantworth is chosen, on the eve of her debut, to carry the stake. But as she moves between the crush of ballrooms and dangerous, moonlit streets, Victoria's heart is torn between London's most eligible bachelor, the Marquess of Rockley, and her enigmatic ally, Sebastian Vioget. And when she comes face to face with the most powerful vampire in history, Victoria must ultimately make the choice between duty and love.

The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire Chronicles Book 1)

Passion and deception amid the shadowy court of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II. An honorable man: Malcolm de Monde, Lord of Warwick needs a wife. He reluctantly journeys to the turbulent royal court where his plan is simple: find a dutiful woman, gain the king's approval for his choice and return to Warwick with his lady wedded, bedded, and carrying his heir-all before winter. An independent woman: Judith of Kentworth, Royal Falconer and lady-in-waiting, is a woman from Malcolm's past. Although she is a confidante of the queen, Judith's beauty and vivacity attract the unwanted attentions of the king-and the woman who commands winged predators becomes prey herself. A simple plan that goes awry when Malcolm encounters Judith. Once betrothed to his friend, she's a woman nothing like the meek wife he seeks...but who may be exactly the type of woman he needs. An impossible choice: Malcolm offers Judith a chance to escape her predicament...But can she risk entangling her own personal white knight in a dangerous web of royal intrigue?

A Lily on the Heath

Contemporary

Avid Press, LLC

"Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect." -- The New York Times
The girls are back! Evaline Stoker (sister of Bram) and Mina Holmes (niece of Sherlock) return in the fourth volume of the steampunk adventure series set in an alternate Victorian London.
Ever since the debacle of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker have laid low, trying to settle back into their quiet lives as young ladies of London. But the Holmesian deductive abilities won't remain dormant for long, and when Mina receives a strange package from a winged, midnight visitor, she is catapulted into a new, dangerous adventure: the search for The Carnelian Crow.
Meanwhile, Evaline has received some very disturbing news--news that will change her life forever. Along with that unpleasant knowledge is the strange disappearance of her nemesis, the disreputable pickpocket Pix.
When it becomes clear the arch-villainess the Ankh has made her next move, it will take all of Mina's Holmesian ingenuity and Evaline's courage and determination to stop the criminal from executing her boldest and most dangerous plan yet!
PRAISE FOR STOKER &amp; HOLMES
"This book has it all...the vivid setting and the finely drawn, compelling heorines make this a fine choice for reaaders who like their stories with steampunk spice and smart, strong women." -- School Library Journal
"There's lots of fun to be had from this odd-couple investigative team's snarky banter, the well-imagined setting's steampunk details, and Gleason's flashes of satiric humor." --The Horn Book

The Carnelian Crow

Teen & Young Adult

Avid Press

Il bacio del vampiro

Newton Compton

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