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V.M. Black

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November 30

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http://www.aetherealbonds.com

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Paranormal, Romance, Ebooks

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February 2014

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I write steamy paranormal romance, particularly vampire and shifter/werewolf right now. Check out my two free series starters, Life Blood and Taken. :)

I most often compare my work to Twilight meets 50 Shades (my vampires in Cora's Choice are more dark and angsty, and the S/M elements grow more and more pronounced as the series progresses), but the names that readers most often mention are Anne Rice and Sherrilyn Kenyon.

In Cora's Choice, Cora's Bond, and the following series, I wanted to show a heroine's journey from ordinary girl to someone super tough. This is a journey of months--years, even. So many stories start with an Anita Blake-type, able to kick ass and take names from the first we meet her. I thought it would be awesome and really ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 16,814 ratings · 1,959 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors

	Life Blood (Cora's Choice, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,023 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Born (Cora's Choice, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 994 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taken (The Alpha's Captive, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,022 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For All Time (Cora's Bond, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Blood (Cora's Choice, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 848 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood of Life (Cora's Choice, #1-3) 4.06 avg rating — 800 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Without End (Cora's Bond, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rites of Blood (Cora's Choice, #4-6) 4.21 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Out of Mind (Cora's Bond, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 645 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Rites (Cora's Choice, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Blood Lines: Vampire’s Choice #5

The Fourth Book of the Billionaire Vampire Serial

Coming soon- the fourth book of the Vampire’s Choice series. Do you want to be among the first to know it’s out? Sign up for the Aethereal Bonds newsletter here. In the meantime, start a new series! Get the first book of The Alpha’s Captive by V. M. Black for free here.

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Cora's Choice (6 books)
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Cora's Bond (6 books)
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Taken by the Panther (6 books)
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“I tried to lose myself in school and friends as best as I was able, trying to put Dorian's world out of my mind. But that was pretty much impossible with Clarrisa's constant, homicidally cheerful presence, which was, I supposed, something like making friends with a live grenade.”
― V.M. Black, Time Out of Mind

tags: college, contemporary-adult-romance, mystery, vampires

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“Just kiss me" I whispered. "Kiss me now”
― V.M. Black, Blood Bond

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“The world falling down around our ears, and what I want most is...you". He lowered his face to mine. "To take you”
― V.M. Black, Bad Blood

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