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Vampire for Hire: First Eight Short Stories
The first eight short stories from the #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series by J.R. Rain. Included in this collection is Samantha Moon's Blog, and three bonus scenes.
"Teeth: Fang's Story" - What happens when a child is born with a rare throwback gene, a gene that produces two exceptionally long teeth?
"Vampire Nights" - Samantha Moon meets someone unexpected on a late night trip to Denny's, someone who seems to know all her secrets and has all the answers.
"Vampire Dreams" - Samantha Moon sets out to find the answer to a mysterious, haunting dream...a dream in which sees a young woman die, over and over again. What she discovers, what she finds out about herself, will challenge everything she believes...and shed light on what she's becoming.
"Halloween Moon" - Samantha Moon is about to confront a monster of the worst kind—a killer who preys on the innocent. A killer who lives just down her street...
"Vampire Gold" - Samantha Moon takes on a dead man's riddle...and soon finds herself on the hunt for real buried treasure.
"Blue Moon" - Samantha Moon is about to meet some very unexpected in a local Starbucks...someone who looks hauntingly familiar.
"Dark Side of the Moon" - Samantha Moon gets in touch with the creature inside of her and takes a trip beyond where she's ever gone before, deep into the revelations of her inner self, and into the black vastness of outer space. She risks everything to discover just how powerful she is, and finally connects with a deeper truth inside of her—a truth that will unlock something unexpected and powerful.
"Samantha Moon's Blog" - A vampire and mom writes her first blog...and reveals all.
Also included are three bonus scenes/outtakes from AMERICAN VAMPIRE and VAMPIRE DAWN.
"Teeth: Fang's Story" - What happens when a child is born with a rare throwback gene, a gene that produces two exceptionally long teeth?
"Vampire Nights" - Samantha Moon meets someone unexpected on a late night trip to Denny's, someone who seems to know all her secrets and has all the answers.
"Vampire Dreams" - Samantha Moon sets out to find the answer to a mysterious, haunting dream...a dream in which sees a young woman die, over and over again. What she discovers, what she finds out about herself, will challenge everything she believes...and shed light on what she's becoming.
"Halloween Moon" - Samantha Moon is about to confront a monster of the worst kind—a killer who preys on the innocent. A killer who lives just down her street...
"Vampire Gold" - Samantha Moon takes on a dead man's riddle...and soon finds herself on the hunt for real buried treasure.
"Blue Moon" - Samantha Moon is about to meet some very unexpected in a local Starbucks...someone who looks hauntingly familiar.
"Dark Side of the Moon" - Samantha Moon gets in touch with the creature inside of her and takes a trip beyond where she's ever gone before, deep into the revelations of her inner self, and into the black vastness of outer space. She risks everything to discover just how powerful she is, and finally connects with a deeper truth inside of her—a truth that will unlock something unexpected and powerful.
"Samantha Moon's Blog" - A vampire and mom writes her first blog...and reveals all.
Also included are three bonus scenes/outtakes from AMERICAN VAMPIRE and VAMPIRE DAWN.
179 pages, ebook
First published April 20, 2014
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J.R. Rain
685 books1,727 followersJ.R. Rain is the author of 110 novels and counting. He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest, where he's hard at work on his next novel... and fighting off sparkly vampires.
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June 23, 2023
Entertaining paranormal listening 🎶🔰
I listened 🎶 to these individually each story line is different with interesting well developed characters lots of action and misdirection leading to each unexpected conclusion. I would highly recommend this series and authors too readers of paranormal fantasy adventure mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 👒😀😡😮
I listened 🎶 to these individually each story line is different with interesting well developed characters lots of action and misdirection leading to each unexpected conclusion. I would highly recommend this series and authors too readers of paranormal fantasy adventure mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 👒😀😡😮
October 23, 2023
More love for the series
These side stories just increase my love for the vampire for hire series. I can't seem to get enough of them. I love the series so much that I'm now listening to every audio book in the series. Yep I'm definitely deeply addicted and invested.
These side stories just increase my love for the vampire for hire series. I can't seem to get enough of them. I love the series so much that I'm now listening to every audio book in the series. Yep I'm definitely deeply addicted and invested.
October 24, 2018
I read this entire 15-book (so far) series back-to-back for the last couple weeks, plus quite a few short stories that relate. Free on Kindle Unlimited. It's a great series for a fan of paranormal mystery. The set up is that a mom in California was changed into a vampire in an attack. Fast forward several years and she's struggling with a failing marriage and raising 2 kids with her day time disability. As the years progress, her marriage fails, her kids mature, and her relationships with love interests/ friends/family grow. The characters are relate-able, there's a little humor, and very entertaining mysteries with interesting treatments of magic. Solidly fun reading!
May 12, 2018
Longer Series Are Preferrered
Before reading these short stories i finished a series by J.R. Rain and definitely prefer the longer ones. Never the less these were good enough to finish in one sitting. I have already bought another full book length one to start next. Guess I like this author, huh?
Before reading these short stories i finished a series by J.R. Rain and definitely prefer the longer ones. Never the less these were good enough to finish in one sitting. I have already bought another full book length one to start next. Guess I like this author, huh?
November 25, 2017
Enjoyed them all
Each story reveals a little more about Samantha and how she thinks and feels. She meets a colorful array of characters and not all of them living. I am looking forward to more.
Each story reveals a little more about Samantha and how she thinks and feels. She meets a colorful array of characters and not all of them living. I am looking forward to more.
December 10, 2017
I loved this book... I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.
I would definitely recommend that all my friends read these books...I now have to get them all. Hopefully I can find them before they become obsolete.
I would definitely recommend that all my friends read these books...I now have to get them all. Hopefully I can find them before they become obsolete.
April 6, 2022
Samantha moon shorts.
Several stories from the Samantha moon, vampire for hire. The creation of Fang was well conceived, and quite realistic, placed at the end for dramatic purposes. The mystery author the least interesting.
Several stories from the Samantha moon, vampire for hire. The creation of Fang was well conceived, and quite realistic, placed at the end for dramatic purposes. The mystery author the least interesting.
November 8, 2017
Cool
This was a really fun read. I liked the main character, Samantha Moon. She's just your all American single mom learning to deal with being a vampire.
This was a really fun read. I liked the main character, Samantha Moon. She's just your all American single mom learning to deal with being a vampire.
February 8, 2019
Short reads
I really enjoyed reading this collection. If you enjoy the Vampire for Hire series, you should read the short stories that accompany the set.
I really enjoyed reading this collection. If you enjoy the Vampire for Hire series, you should read the short stories that accompany the set.
August 23, 2020
Good addition to the series
There is a lot of extra information on Samantha Moon and other characters. The story about Fang was really good .
There is a lot of extra information on Samantha Moon and other characters. The story about Fang was really good .
January 26, 2021
Good to be back!
Ive enjoyed the MOON series for a very long time and long for each and every diversion from the moon path. Please flesh out BLUE MOON to its fullest!
Ive enjoyed the MOON series for a very long time and long for each and every diversion from the moon path. Please flesh out BLUE MOON to its fullest!
April 15, 2022
I loved it! Short stories always make me wish there was more. Although I admit I can't get enough of Sam as it is. These all have a beginning, middle and end so they're very fulfilling.
July 8, 2022
Quick Short Stories
Several short stories that will peak your interest and leave you wanting more. Not as in a cliff hanger. Just curious how the story plays out
Several short stories that will peak your interest and leave you wanting more. Not as in a cliff hanger. Just curious how the story plays out
October 7, 2015
Vampire for Hire: First Eight Short Stories.
This is in chronological order (according to the author), not the order they are in this book. The number is where it fits in the series.
BTW: half of these are not short stories but just brief scenes and ideas. The longest is ‘Vampire Gold’ at 30 pgs., but they average 15 pgs.
‘Teeth’ 0.5: 20 pgs. 4 stars. A brief scene from Teeth’s past during a courtroom trial and gives us lots of details about him. Even though I feel sorry for him and he didn't deserve any of this, I still wonder how his mental health is now and if he’d okay enough to be in Sam’s life for real and not on internet. I can’t quite reconcile the online version of him with the court trial version. Maybe enough time has passed that he’s recovered. I hope so.
‘Vampire Moon’: Two deleted scenes from the novel: 1) 5 pgs. 2 stars. In the Prison Warden Office trying to ‘not explain’ how she punched through three inches of bulletproof glass. 2) 7 pgs. 2 stars. An alternate version of Ira’s ‘demise’. While this is interesting, it’s takes too long. I agree with the author, the printed version better. It’s more exciting.
‘Vampire Nights’ 2.5: 8 pgs. 2 stars. Ooookaayyyy. That was weird. Sam has a weird encounter with a ’homeless’ person in Denny’s. Very short without telling us much of anything.
‘Vampire Blues’ 4.4: 23 pgs. 5 stars. This one is so sweet I loved it. Sam gets a lesson in not making assumptions.
'Vampire Dawn’: deleted scene from the novel: 5: 10 pgs. 2 stars. Different ending with Sam going into the theater alone to rescue her sister. I like the original version better. This was a little too dark and I didn't like Hanner’s role.
'Vampire Dreams’ 5.5: 15 pgs. 3 stars. This is listed as 6.5 but as Sam is still investigating drained bodies it’s got to be during the events of #5 ‘Vampire Dawn’. So I put it as 5.5. Sam has a dream vision of a young girl being hit by a bus. Should she stop it? While an interesting scene, it’s not a good direction for the storyline to go.
‘Samantha Moon’s guest blog’: Occurs a year after ‘Moon Child’ which is the story of Antony’s illness. Since they’re both in the spring, I’m guessing as to how it fits. 2 pgs. 1 star. Very short, brief thought of Sam’s about her children.
'Halloween Moon’ 7.4: 23 pgs. 4 stars. Big time gap between ‘Moon Island’ in the summer and this one in the fall. Sam takes care of a neighborhood child killer.
‘Vampire Gold’ 7.5: 30 pgs. 5 stars. Sam is hired by the family of a crazy man to find a ‘pirate’ treasure he buried on Catalina Island. Interesting clues.
‘Blue Moon’ 7.6: 11 pgs. 1 star. Sam & Tammy in a Starbucks after cashing the check for ‘finding’ the Catalina treasure in ‘Vampire Gold’. This is the 2nd weird meeting she’s had with mysterious stranger. Not good.
‘Dark Side of the Moon’ 8.5: 29 pgs. 4 stars. Needing to get away from the events in ‘Moon River’, Sam decides to test the boundaries of how far, how fast and how high she can fly. And discovers a lot of answers. I’m glad this didn't get into a book, it’s just too far out there. (no pun intended).
This is in chronological order (according to the author), not the order they are in this book. The number is where it fits in the series.
BTW: half of these are not short stories but just brief scenes and ideas. The longest is ‘Vampire Gold’ at 30 pgs., but they average 15 pgs.
‘Teeth’ 0.5: 20 pgs. 4 stars. A brief scene from Teeth’s past during a courtroom trial and gives us lots of details about him. Even though I feel sorry for him and he didn't deserve any of this, I still wonder how his mental health is now and if he’d okay enough to be in Sam’s life for real and not on internet. I can’t quite reconcile the online version of him with the court trial version. Maybe enough time has passed that he’s recovered. I hope so.
‘Vampire Moon’: Two deleted scenes from the novel: 1) 5 pgs. 2 stars. In the Prison Warden Office trying to ‘not explain’ how she punched through three inches of bulletproof glass. 2) 7 pgs. 2 stars. An alternate version of Ira’s ‘demise’. While this is interesting, it’s takes too long. I agree with the author, the printed version better. It’s more exciting.
‘Vampire Nights’ 2.5: 8 pgs. 2 stars. Ooookaayyyy. That was weird. Sam has a weird encounter with a ’homeless’ person in Denny’s. Very short without telling us much of anything.
‘Vampire Blues’ 4.4: 23 pgs. 5 stars. This one is so sweet I loved it. Sam gets a lesson in not making assumptions.
'Vampire Dawn’: deleted scene from the novel: 5: 10 pgs. 2 stars. Different ending with Sam going into the theater alone to rescue her sister. I like the original version better. This was a little too dark and I didn't like Hanner’s role.
'Vampire Dreams’ 5.5: 15 pgs. 3 stars. This is listed as 6.5 but as Sam is still investigating drained bodies it’s got to be during the events of #5 ‘Vampire Dawn’. So I put it as 5.5. Sam has a dream vision of a young girl being hit by a bus. Should she stop it? While an interesting scene, it’s not a good direction for the storyline to go.
‘Samantha Moon’s guest blog’: Occurs a year after ‘Moon Child’ which is the story of Antony’s illness. Since they’re both in the spring, I’m guessing as to how it fits. 2 pgs. 1 star. Very short, brief thought of Sam’s about her children.
'Halloween Moon’ 7.4: 23 pgs. 4 stars. Big time gap between ‘Moon Island’ in the summer and this one in the fall. Sam takes care of a neighborhood child killer.
‘Vampire Gold’ 7.5: 30 pgs. 5 stars. Sam is hired by the family of a crazy man to find a ‘pirate’ treasure he buried on Catalina Island. Interesting clues.
‘Blue Moon’ 7.6: 11 pgs. 1 star. Sam & Tammy in a Starbucks after cashing the check for ‘finding’ the Catalina treasure in ‘Vampire Gold’. This is the 2nd weird meeting she’s had with mysterious stranger. Not good.
‘Dark Side of the Moon’ 8.5: 29 pgs. 4 stars. Needing to get away from the events in ‘Moon River’, Sam decides to test the boundaries of how far, how fast and how high she can fly. And discovers a lot of answers. I’m glad this didn't get into a book, it’s just too far out there. (no pun intended).
February 17, 2015
Vampire For Hire -- The First 8 Short Stories
by J.R. Rain
I'm a big fan of the Samantha Moon series, so, of course, I loved this compilation. It included 7 Samantha Moon short stories (all but 3 of which mentioned the requisite Judge Judy), and one short (Teeth) on the back story of the character, Fang. It also included a "Guest Blog" from the Samantha Moon character, and 3 "deleted scenes."
As a fan and follower of the series, it was fun to read the short stories featuring the Moon character. Each story was from a different time in the series, and reading each brought back memories of the novels which had come before. Sort of like a quick review of Samantha's journey into vampirism. The story "Teeth," was something I'd been interested in since early on in the series, when it became obvious the Fang character would be a continuing part of Samantha's story. In it, the reader gets a glimpse into the character's life before he became Samantha's confidant and stalker and why he originally became obsessed with becoming a vampire.
The deleted scenes -- which were scenes written for the series, but discarded because the scene, for one reason or another, did not take the character in the direction the author intended -- were an interesting glimpse into the writing style of Rain, and into his conscious development process for his character.
If you like the Samantha Moon series, there is nothing in this compilation you will not like. I was going to give it 4 stars rather than 5 strictly on the basis that these quick reads, based solely on their brevity, for the most part lack the deep immersion you get from the longer novels. One exception, for me, was "Dark Side of the Moon," which delved into the relationship of Talos, the creature into which Samantha can morph. It is an exquisite look at relationship and the nature of being between the two and gives the reader much information regarding not only Samantha's developing character, but about the creature's nature and purpose in her journey. That story got the complilation a 5th star, as it knitted together many of the character's loose strands.
by J.R. Rain
I'm a big fan of the Samantha Moon series, so, of course, I loved this compilation. It included 7 Samantha Moon short stories (all but 3 of which mentioned the requisite Judge Judy), and one short (Teeth) on the back story of the character, Fang. It also included a "Guest Blog" from the Samantha Moon character, and 3 "deleted scenes."
As a fan and follower of the series, it was fun to read the short stories featuring the Moon character. Each story was from a different time in the series, and reading each brought back memories of the novels which had come before. Sort of like a quick review of Samantha's journey into vampirism. The story "Teeth," was something I'd been interested in since early on in the series, when it became obvious the Fang character would be a continuing part of Samantha's story. In it, the reader gets a glimpse into the character's life before he became Samantha's confidant and stalker and why he originally became obsessed with becoming a vampire.
The deleted scenes -- which were scenes written for the series, but discarded because the scene, for one reason or another, did not take the character in the direction the author intended -- were an interesting glimpse into the writing style of Rain, and into his conscious development process for his character.
If you like the Samantha Moon series, there is nothing in this compilation you will not like. I was going to give it 4 stars rather than 5 strictly on the basis that these quick reads, based solely on their brevity, for the most part lack the deep immersion you get from the longer novels. One exception, for me, was "Dark Side of the Moon," which delved into the relationship of Talos, the creature into which Samantha can morph. It is an exquisite look at relationship and the nature of being between the two and gives the reader much information regarding not only Samantha's developing character, but about the creature's nature and purpose in her journey. That story got the complilation a 5th star, as it knitted together many of the character's loose strands.
July 14, 2015
Vampire for Hire: First eight short stories
I loved this series, especially being able to read the cut scenes that weren't put into the official published book. We get a sneak peak into the world of what writers do before publishing a book.
And we also got a first look into why Fang was Introduced from the beginning of his story. Way cool.
I loved this series, especially being able to read the cut scenes that weren't put into the official published book. We get a sneak peak into the world of what writers do before publishing a book.
And we also got a first look into why Fang was Introduced from the beginning of his story. Way cool.
July 12, 2016
This is a great collection of Samantha Moon stories and I loved that Fang's story was included as well. The deleted scenes at the end were fun too.
April 13, 2016
Interesting alternative deleted scenes from books I read earlier.
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