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Awaken At Twilight
Eight dark fantasy vampire stories to sink your teeth into.
1) Soul Rebel - C.J. Pinard
2) Deadly Beauties - C.M. Owens
3) Crush - Chrissy Peebles
4) Blood & Wings - J & L Wells
5) Venom - Kristen Middleton
6) Courage Runs Red - W.J. May
7) Blair (Daughter's of Darkness) Chrissy Peebles
8) Victoria (Daughter's of Darkness) W.J. May
Soul Rebel - A vampire took his soul. He wants it back...
Blood's Fury - The deadliest things in life are often the most beautiful... until they strike.
Crush - His precious touch could prove deadly...
Blood & Wings - A story of love, loss, and betrayal.
Venom - Vampires, Lycan, and Rock stars? Oh my!
Courage Runs Red - What if courage was your only option?
Daughter of Darkness - Blair - What happens when you're forced to go on the run and hide from your own sister?
Daughter of Darkness - Victoria - Only death can stop this vampire hunter from collecting a bounty...
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Some stories have been previously published and some have cliff-hangers.
Adult content. Recommended for mature readers.
1) Soul Rebel - C.J. Pinard
2) Deadly Beauties - C.M. Owens
3) Crush - Chrissy Peebles
4) Blood & Wings - J & L Wells
5) Venom - Kristen Middleton
6) Courage Runs Red - W.J. May
7) Blair (Daughter's of Darkness) Chrissy Peebles
8) Victoria (Daughter's of Darkness) W.J. May
Soul Rebel - A vampire took his soul. He wants it back...
Blood's Fury - The deadliest things in life are often the most beautiful... until they strike.
Crush - His precious touch could prove deadly...
Blood & Wings - A story of love, loss, and betrayal.
Venom - Vampires, Lycan, and Rock stars? Oh my!
Courage Runs Red - What if courage was your only option?
Daughter of Darkness - Blair - What happens when you're forced to go on the run and hide from your own sister?
Daughter of Darkness - Victoria - Only death can stop this vampire hunter from collecting a bounty...
Open preview for book descriptions.
Some stories have been previously published and some have cliff-hangers.
Adult content. Recommended for mature readers.
750 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 21, 2015
About the author
Kristen Middleton
188 books765 followersNY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Kristen Middleton, is from the Midwest and not only enjoys writing, but connecting with her readers. Kristen also writes gritty biker books under the name Cassie Alexandra. She is also involved with raising money to help locate missing and exploited children, helping other authors succeed by sharing what she's learned in the self-publishing industry, and volunteering resources or her time whenever she can. "Besides having a passion for writing, I adore children, suspenseful movies, watching Shameless and The Walking Dead, traveling, Moscato wine, Chianti Grill, Savoy Pizza, and meeting new friends."
Kristen Middleton lives in Minnesota
Favorite Quote (Henry Ford)
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
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Want to Read
January 27, 2020🎁 FREE on Amazon & on iBooks today (1/27/2020)! 🎁
Did Not Finish
December 26, 2022DNF - 49% (approx 369 pages)
Overall: I DNF'd every story I read, so I decided to just... stop lol. Here's everything I wrote before I hard DNF'd it.
(These stories didn't have page numbers, so we're doing our best guesses!)
Soul Rebel - C.J. Pinard - DNF around page 37
No thanks.
Deadly Beauties - C.M. Owens - DNF but no idea where
Oof. Big yikes. Every person in Alyssa's life is terrible, actually. I actually got pretty far in this one, but then I put it down and didn't pick it up for two weeks, so I gave up on it lol.
Crush (The Crush Saga, #1) - Chrissy Pebbles
Officially stopped on chapter 6 of this story.
Overall: I DNF'd every story I read, so I decided to just... stop lol. Here's everything I wrote before I hard DNF'd it.
(These stories didn't have page numbers, so we're doing our best guesses!)
Soul Rebel - C.J. Pinard - DNF around page 37
No thanks.
Deadly Beauties - C.M. Owens - DNF but no idea where
Oof. Big yikes. Every person in Alyssa's life is terrible, actually. I actually got pretty far in this one, but then I put it down and didn't pick it up for two weeks, so I gave up on it lol.
Crush (The Crush Saga, #1) - Chrissy Pebbles
Officially stopped on chapter 6 of this story.
September 2, 2016
I'm giving this 3 stars only because of the first two stories. The first one was decent with an okay storyline and nice but somewhat unimaginative writing. The second one however was really quite good. So good in fact that I purchased the entire rest of the series and read them immediately. I even purchased the first one which is in this anthology just so I can delete this particular book. The rest I skimmed and / or didn't finish.
October 15, 2024
A wide variety of vampire stories
I almost DNFd this book for the first story. I absolutely hated the main character and felt he was gross. The writing and lore were also all over the place. Most of the rest of the stories were more enjoyable, though the last two stories that are supposed to be linked had too many conflicts in detail which threw me off.
I almost DNFd this book for the first story. I absolutely hated the main character and felt he was gross. The writing and lore were also all over the place. Most of the rest of the stories were more enjoyable, though the last two stories that are supposed to be linked had too many conflicts in detail which threw me off.
October 22, 2017
Enjoyable vampire collection by a lineup of super talented authors!
September 18, 2019
The book is unquestionably amazing.


Want to Read
December 11, 2015OVERALL:
Soul Rebel - C.J. Pinard
Deadly Beauties - C.M. Owens
Crush (The Crush Saga, #1) - 2 stars
When Taylor sparks moves with her family to California her meeting with the locals doesn't go as expected. Her new crush Jesse is hiding something from her.
Really? One stupid mistake after another for the characters. tThe characters don't have much of an attention span, they jump from one thing to another. Taylor just acts dumb and has no common sense whatsoever. The characters were flat, there was no substance to them at all. I thought the writing was sloppy and the story did not have as much action as I thought it would.
Blood & Wings - J & L Wells
Venom - Kristen Middleton
Courage Runs Red - W.J. May
Blair (Daughter's of Darkness) Chrissy Peebles
Victoria (Daughter's of Darkness) W.J. May
Soul Rebel - C.J. Pinard
Deadly Beauties - C.M. Owens
Crush (The Crush Saga, #1) - 2 stars
When Taylor sparks moves with her family to California her meeting with the locals doesn't go as expected. Her new crush Jesse is hiding something from her.
Really? One stupid mistake after another for the characters. tThe characters don't have much of an attention span, they jump from one thing to another. Taylor just acts dumb and has no common sense whatsoever. The characters were flat, there was no substance to them at all. I thought the writing was sloppy and the story did not have as much action as I thought it would.
Blood & Wings - J & L Wells
Venom - Kristen Middleton
Courage Runs Red - W.J. May
Blair (Daughter's of Darkness) Chrissy Peebles
Victoria (Daughter's of Darkness) W.J. May
October 9, 2021
Mixed review
I enjoyed some of the stories and did not like some. This is an eclectic anthology. If you are into a variety of vampire this is your best way to find an author you might like
I enjoyed some of the stories and did not like some. This is an eclectic anthology. If you are into a variety of vampire this is your best way to find an author you might like
September 29, 2015
Amazing vampire stories, it made me buy several of their continued stories. I am a major vampire fan. And not of those that sparkle.
October 11, 2015
Not bad for short stories. I prefer a full length novel but a good one if you like a quick read
October 19, 2015
Only one or two stories really interested me in this book, the one by CW Owens and the one with Daughter of Darkness. The rest was blah.
December 1, 2016
Great read
Great selection of first books. Some good them you can download the whole books for free. Quite different from the other books I've read.
Great selection of first books. Some good them you can download the whole books for free. Quite different from the other books I've read.
March 15, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
July 26, 2015
Boring!
October 28, 2015
Really great full for this collection. I found some amazing writers and some fabulous series.
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