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Moon Gone
Only a vampire can solve these crimes--a vampire private eye named Samantha Moon...
A vampire.
A legend.
Missing children.
Private investigator Samantha Moon is working undercover for the Fullerton Police Department’s new top-secret Vampire Crimes Special Unit (VCSU).
With the increase in supernatural crimes in and around Orange County, Detective Sherbet needs Sam’s vampire detective talents to solve the real and growing threats to the citizens of Fullerton. This time, children are disappearing right where they stand.
When four local kids vanish into thin air, Sam suspects a registered sex offender of heinous crimes. But the deeper that Sam and her partner, Brent Cole, investigate, the more perplexing the mystery becomes. When children begin disappearing internationally—and with the same m.o.—Sam knows that a powerful paranormal enemy is behind the disappearances.
In order to prevent more kidnappings, Sam sets herself up as bait for a trap. But a leap of faith launches Sam into the unknown with dire consequences. As she faces a new breed of supernatural henchmen, she must battle a diabolical villain who threatens to turn a medieval legend into a modern catastrophe.
Will a dark and disturbing history repeat itself? Can Sam save the children before it’s too late? Will she ever see her own children again?
MOON GONE is April M. Reign's second novel in the Vampire Crimes Special Unit series, her series set within the licensed Vampire for Hire Kindle World created by J. R. Rain, bestselling paranormal mystery author. The first book of the series, MOON HUNT, was a #1 bestseller in Kindle Worlds’ Science Fiction and Fantasy.
April M. Reign is the bestselling author of more than forty books. She was born and raised in Southern California and has two wonderful adult sons. Addicted to travel and discovering hidden gems, she uses those settings in her novels and shares them in her travel blog.
A vampire.
A legend.
Missing children.
Private investigator Samantha Moon is working undercover for the Fullerton Police Department’s new top-secret Vampire Crimes Special Unit (VCSU).
With the increase in supernatural crimes in and around Orange County, Detective Sherbet needs Sam’s vampire detective talents to solve the real and growing threats to the citizens of Fullerton. This time, children are disappearing right where they stand.
When four local kids vanish into thin air, Sam suspects a registered sex offender of heinous crimes. But the deeper that Sam and her partner, Brent Cole, investigate, the more perplexing the mystery becomes. When children begin disappearing internationally—and with the same m.o.—Sam knows that a powerful paranormal enemy is behind the disappearances.
In order to prevent more kidnappings, Sam sets herself up as bait for a trap. But a leap of faith launches Sam into the unknown with dire consequences. As she faces a new breed of supernatural henchmen, she must battle a diabolical villain who threatens to turn a medieval legend into a modern catastrophe.
Will a dark and disturbing history repeat itself? Can Sam save the children before it’s too late? Will she ever see her own children again?
MOON GONE is April M. Reign's second novel in the Vampire Crimes Special Unit series, her series set within the licensed Vampire for Hire Kindle World created by J. R. Rain, bestselling paranormal mystery author. The first book of the series, MOON HUNT, was a #1 bestseller in Kindle Worlds’ Science Fiction and Fantasy.
April M. Reign is the bestselling author of more than forty books. She was born and raised in Southern California and has two wonderful adult sons. Addicted to travel and discovering hidden gems, she uses those settings in her novels and shares them in her travel blog.
106 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2016
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April M. Reign
81 books93 followersApril M. Reign was born and raised in Southern California by her happily married parents. She is the oldest of three daughters and considers both of her sisters to be her best friends.
Growing up, she was involved in many sports: softball, surfing, tennis, and Kenpo karate. Many weekends at the beach with her family included her father packing up the long boards and teaching all three daughters how to ride a wave. The activity that stands out the most for her is the thirteen years that she spent studying karate with her family. The family’s karate days remain as some of her fondest memories.
Sports weren’t the only activities that she enjoyed. She played the accordion for twelve years and even played for Jerry Lewis kids fundraisers. During those years, she learned how to read and write music.
Besides writing music, during her high school years, she also discovered her passion for writing words. At fifteen, she began writing poetry. By the time she reached the age of twenty, she was writing short stories, with no other intention than to get the stories from her mind to paper.
At twenty-one years old, she married and shortly after, two handsome sons graced her life. When her marriage ended, she faced the long, difficult path of raising her two boys into strong, well-mannered young men. She took on the task with fervor.
In order to support her children, she worked as a litigation analyst for ten years at a large company and began to pursue a career in law. After long hours in college and even more hours at the law library, while still raising her children alone, she realized that practicing law was not the dream that she wanted to live. She spent the next eleven years as a U.S. Customs Broker, working directly with the FDA and FWS, clearing international shipments into the country.
While she worked full time and raised two adolescent boys, she also decided to follow her dream to write a book. A year later, Enticing the Moon was published. Since then, she has written six more novels and several short stories, and has entered many writing contests, winning first place on several occasions.
As an indie author, April M. Reign writes and publishes her own books. With the increase in her book sales, she was able to give up her job in the corporate world and pursue her dream of writing stories which she hopes capture the attention and intrigue of her readers.
Readers can find April M. Reign’s eBooks on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and more online retailers. The books are also available in print at Lulu.com.
Growing up, she was involved in many sports: softball, surfing, tennis, and Kenpo karate. Many weekends at the beach with her family included her father packing up the long boards and teaching all three daughters how to ride a wave. The activity that stands out the most for her is the thirteen years that she spent studying karate with her family. The family’s karate days remain as some of her fondest memories.
Sports weren’t the only activities that she enjoyed. She played the accordion for twelve years and even played for Jerry Lewis kids fundraisers. During those years, she learned how to read and write music.
Besides writing music, during her high school years, she also discovered her passion for writing words. At fifteen, she began writing poetry. By the time she reached the age of twenty, she was writing short stories, with no other intention than to get the stories from her mind to paper.
At twenty-one years old, she married and shortly after, two handsome sons graced her life. When her marriage ended, she faced the long, difficult path of raising her two boys into strong, well-mannered young men. She took on the task with fervor.
In order to support her children, she worked as a litigation analyst for ten years at a large company and began to pursue a career in law. After long hours in college and even more hours at the law library, while still raising her children alone, she realized that practicing law was not the dream that she wanted to live. She spent the next eleven years as a U.S. Customs Broker, working directly with the FDA and FWS, clearing international shipments into the country.
While she worked full time and raised two adolescent boys, she also decided to follow her dream to write a book. A year later, Enticing the Moon was published. Since then, she has written six more novels and several short stories, and has entered many writing contests, winning first place on several occasions.
As an indie author, April M. Reign writes and publishes her own books. With the increase in her book sales, she was able to give up her job in the corporate world and pursue her dream of writing stories which she hopes capture the attention and intrigue of her readers.
Readers can find April M. Reign’s eBooks on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and more online retailers. The books are also available in print at Lulu.com.
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May 7, 2018
Being generous
I'm a bit disappointed in this novella. The first chapter was the same as the final chapter in the previous story, which I find quite exasperating! This one ends the same way leading into the next novella. I already bought the next one so I will read it but don't expect much. This story was predictable, and too simply resolved. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars is because it gave me a few hours of escape from real life.
I'm a bit disappointed in this novella. The first chapter was the same as the final chapter in the previous story, which I find quite exasperating! This one ends the same way leading into the next novella. I already bought the next one so I will read it but don't expect much. This story was predictable, and too simply resolved. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars is because it gave me a few hours of escape from real life.
May 24, 2021
Novel in the JR Rain’s ‘Vampire for Hire’ universe about Sam Moon, vampire.
When a young boy vanishes in a locked basement with his mother watching, Sam and her partner are called in. Then others kids begin disappearing and one is drained of all his blood.
I love the idea of the kids being ‘sucked’ into their online games. I have a game I probably play too much.
Footnote: 1) Odd part in there when it read like two scenes had been switched. End of one scene they ask to see the body, next their visiting a kids house, then the next scene they’re at the morgue.
Fave scenes: Tammy making mashed potatoes, the librarian’s gift and finding the young girls.
When a young boy vanishes in a locked basement with his mother watching, Sam and her partner are called in. Then others kids begin disappearing and one is drained of all his blood.
I love the idea of the kids being ‘sucked’ into their online games. I have a game I probably play too much.
Footnote: 1) Odd part in there when it read like two scenes had been switched. End of one scene they ask to see the body, next their visiting a kids house, then the next scene they’re at the morgue.
Fave scenes: Tammy making mashed potatoes, the librarian’s gift and finding the young girls.
August 13, 2020
Written exceptionally well & following on in the style of the rest of the Samantha Moon series.
Great having different authors sticking true to the main characters so well, but bringing in new cases, characters and story lines..
Can't wait to get my hands on the sequel to this one..👍
Great having different authors sticking true to the main characters so well, but bringing in new cases, characters and story lines..
Can't wait to get my hands on the sequel to this one..👍
January 19, 2018
Moon Gone
Welcome back Samantha!! Good to have you in the job. A neat story very appropriate for our time. Excited for more.
Welcome back Samantha!! Good to have you in the job. A neat story very appropriate for our time. Excited for more.
November 25, 2016
love the Sam Moon series
January 14, 2017
Moon Gone
I love Samantha Moon stories, and this one was excellent! I highly recommend the Samantha Moon books by April M. Reign
I love Samantha Moon stories, and this one was excellent! I highly recommend the Samantha Moon books by April M. Reign
April 21, 2017
More Sam Moon
Style good, always enjoy reading about the vampire mom of teenagers. Requiring a certain number of words makes me want to avoid doing ratings.
Style good, always enjoy reading about the vampire mom of teenagers. Requiring a certain number of words makes me want to avoid doing ratings.
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