The Arrival Reawakened (Children of the Morning Star)

The small Midwestern town of Orison Crossing has a secret: it’s 2006 and a Civil War veteran has an office on Main Street. Sure, the townsfolk whisper all kinds of rumors, but when they say, “Bloodsucking lawyer,” they mean it literally.Humans. Vampires. God. Lucifer. One woman stands between them…and they all want her dead.Orphaned in an accident ten years ago, Paresh Hawthorne returns to her childhood home and her reality shatters. Her uncle kidnapped her. The man who should have raised her, attorney Eric Ravenscroft, is a vampire. And she may not be as human as she thought.Already ensnared by the despair of failure, Eric must face the guilt of a widower in love and grapple with the unearthly desires of his predatory beast. Paresh's innocence and ethereal blood are ultimate temptations. But, as a cloaked man haunts Paresh's dreams, another threat appears in Eric's brother, Jonathan, a harbinger who stalks the shadows with cryptic motives.Mysteries and lies stack on escalating threats and a family history tarnished by murder, but the truest dangers lurk in madness and the unknown. The Vampiric High Council's Arch Elder has staked his interest in Paresh and the grace of God may not be enough to protect her. The fabled prophecy to redeem the Vampiric Nation may be upon them, but will their cold-hearted leader choose salvation . . . or order Jonathan to kill their savior in favor of destruction?Fiction: Dark Fantasy / Supernatural SuspenseMature Readers: MLSVOriginally entitled "The Arrival" by Kastie Pavlik, the REAWAKENED Edition features extensive revisions, new content, and new bonus material: a deleted scene and "A Day Dream" character short!First edition details: The Arrival (Children of the Morning Star) Paperback – October 26, 2017 (ASIN: 1976109795).

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The small Midwestern town of Orison Crossing has a secret: it's 2006 and a Civil War veteran has an office on Main Street. Sure, the townsfolk whisper all kinds of rumors, but when they say, "Bloodsucking lawyer," they mean it literally.Humans. Vampires. God. Lucifer.One woman stands between them...and they all want her dead.Orphaned in an accident ten years ago, Paresh Hawthorne returns to her childhood home and her reality shatters. Her uncle kidnapped her. The man who should have raised her, attorney Eric Ravenscroft, is a vampire. And she may not be as human as she thought.Already ensnared by the despair of failure, Eric must face the guilt of a widower in love and grapple with the unearthly desires of his predatory beast. Paresh's innocence and ethereal blood are ultimate temptations. But, as a cloaked man haunts Paresh's dreams, another threat appears in Eric's brother, Jonathan, a harbinger who stalks the shadows with cryptic motives.Mysteries and lies stack on escalating threats and a family history tarnished by murder, but the truest dangers lurk in madness and the unknown. The Vampiric High Council's Arch Elder has staked his interest in Paresh and the grace of God may not be enough to protect her. The fabled prophecy to redeem the Vampiric Nation may be upon them, but will their cold-hearted leader choose salvation . . . or order Jonathan to kill their savior in favor of destruction?Fiction: Dark Fantasy / Paranormal SuspenseMature Readers: MLSVOriginally entitled "The Arrival" by Kastie Pavlik, the REAWAKENED Edition features extensive revisions, new content, and new bonus material: a deleted scene and "A Day Dream" character short!

About the Author

KASTIE PAVLIK is a gamer, artist, techie, and hopeless bibliophile who grew up loving all things macabre and creepy crawly, with an affinity for mythology, vampires, the paranormal, and psychology. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008, she has subsequently beaten breast cancer, and manages a rare genetic disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She spends her days entertaining (annoying?) her feline overlords while adapting to her endlessly changing needs. Surrounded by the starry cornfields of Illinois, she enjoys a quiet life with her husband and their cats. She is the author of the Children of the Morning Star vampire series and the horror novelette How to Make Lemonade. Her writing influences include Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, James Herbert, Alfred Hitchcock, and Hideyuki Kikuchi. She is a member of The Alliance of Independent Authors.

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