But at least we finally get to be roommates. Now we’re eighteen, about to start our last year, and, frankly, just as terrified. Chloe and I have been friends since our first day at the academy, when we were both terrified. Classes didn’t start for another week, but most of us moved into the dorm early so we could spend that extra time working out and getting ready. I hate these stupid cargo pants, my roommate Chloe muttered, as she did at the start of every single school year. When you’re born into the Wild family, no one asks you what you want to be when you grow up.

Hard to believe, in reality, we’re one of the oldest and most esteemed families in the Helios-Ra. Good thing I’m an only child-if I’d had brothers or sisters, they might have been named Slayer or Killer. Well, my name’s Hunter Wild, so I say: a lot.įor instance, you can tell by my name that our family takes our status as vampire hunters very seriously. Out for Blood is the 3rd book in the Drake Chronicles, which also includes Hearts at Stake and Blood Feud. To save her schoolmates, she will have to turn to an unlikely ally whose family rules the realm of the undead: Quinn Drake.Ĭan Hunter trust her born enemy to have her back without trying to seduce her?įull of action, romance, and intrigue, the latest chapter in the Drake Chronicles is a must-read for vampire fiction lovers looking for “an all-around kick-ass good time” (Fyrefly’s Book Blog). Some of them, like Helena’s son Quinn, are actually drop-dead gorgeous.Īnd when her fellow students are struck by a mysterious illness, Hunter suspects they are under attack not from the nightwalkers, but from within the academy. So when she receives a special invitation to attend the coronation of vampire queen Helena Drake, she’s surprised to think of vampires as something other than evil prey. Hunter Wild attends the secret Helios-Ra Academy, following in her family’s tradition of training as vampire hunters. A witty, exhilarating and fresh take on an old tale” (Kelley Armstrong). The thrilling third novel in this YA series featuring “vampires with bite and girls who bite back.

Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey