The Bitten - Brossura

Banks, L. A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312995091 ISBN 13: 9780312995096

Casa editrice: St Martins Pr, 2008

Riassunto

She is a woman who lives between pleasure and pain—the pure, scintillating pleasure of the flesh and the kind of pain that has rocked the world and left it strewn with chaos set to a hip-hop beat. Her name is Damali Richards. And when she makes love to a master vampire, it changes everything in a struggle between good and evil—with the future of humanity hanging in the balance... THE BITTENIn L.A. Bank’s astounding new Vampire Huntress novel, an unforgettable scene of seduction touches off a violent race around the world—and into a realm beneath us. For Damali, once a pawn, has been given a new, pulsating power of her own—bitten by lover and vampire extraordinaire Carlos Rivera. Between them, they know how high the stakes have risen. A powerful lord of darkness has hijacked a mystical key containing the blood of Christ. And for a world where blood runs like a river, one drop of this blood will be the end...

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L'autore

L. A. BANKS is the author of the Vampire Huntress Legend series. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a master’s in fine arts from Temple University. Banks considers herself a shape-shifter. She has written romance, women’s fiction, crime and suspense, and of course, dark vampire huntress lore. She lives with her husband, four children, and her dog in an undisclosed lair somewhere in Philadelphia. You can visit her at www.vampirehuntress.com.

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"Tell me your darkest fantasy," she murmured. "Tell me what you really want..."

She is a woman who lives between pleasure and pain--the pure, scintillating pleasure of the flesh and the kind of pain that has rocked the world and left it strewn with chaos set to a hip-hop beat. Her name is Damali Richards. And when she makes love to a master vampire, it changes everything in a struggle between good and evil--with the future of humanity hanging in the balance... THE BITTENIn L.A. Bank's astounding new Vampire Huntress novel, an unforgettable scene of seduction touches off a violent race around the world--and into a realm beneath us. For Damali, once a pawn, has been given a new, pulsating power of her own--bitten by lover and vampire extraordinaire Carlos Rivera. Between them, they know how high the stakes have risen. A powerful lord of darkness has hijacked a mystical key containing the blood of Christ. And for a world where blood runs like a river, one drop ofthis blood will be the end...

"The stakes have never been higher, and the excitement and tension are palpable in this installment of Banks' complex, sexy series."
--Booklist

"Mixing religion with erotic horror dosed with a funky African-American beat...will delight established fans. Banks creates smokin' sex scenes."
--Publishers Weekly

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• Editore: St Martins Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312995091
• ISBN 13: 9780312995096
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 463