Hungry For Blood
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“What?” she said to Aiden as he approached. The main hall was mostly empty and the residents of the Institute usually left Adelaide alone at her back table. However, Aiden didn’t really get cues and so was always trying to be friendly to the girl.
“I’ve got incredibly, brilliant news for you,” he said, sliding into the seat next to her.
“You’re going to take a course on boundaries and learn that people have personal space and not to invade it?” she said, sliding a napkin over her red strands, sopping up the olive oil from the salad dressing.
“Your father and I used to play this game,” he said, with an obnoxious smile. “You have no idea how many times he told me to off myself.”
“You should have listened to him,” she said.
“Well, good thing I didn’t, because I made a breakthrough on the werewolf reversal conversion project,” Aiden said.
Adelaide leaned forward, her eyes suddenly full of interest. “Go on,” she said.
“First off, you’re a genius and a true asset to—”
“Get to the fucking point,” she said, slamming her palm on the surface of the table.
Not at all deterred by her insolence, Aiden’s smile widened. “I tested your idea and I think it’s entirely possible to create a drug that allows the men to change at will. It’s actually a fantastic solution, because taking the werewolf out of them is too risky no matter what I try,” the scientist said.
Adelaide leaned back in her seat, relief flooding her being. “Well, and I don’t think Zephyr was going to allow any more testing on his pack members anyway. Will the drug be safe?” she asked.
“I think so,” Aiden said and almost hopped as he pivoted to face Adelaide more directly. “Here’s my idea. In essence the drug will pull down the wall between the man and the wolf. I’ve been studying Hunter’s samples and that’s exactly what it appears happened for him. He embraced the wolf, but I don’t know how to replicate that from a behavior standpoint. But chemically, I’ve got a concrete set of data.”
“So you’re saying that you think it’s possible to give the men this drug and they won’t change into werewolves every seven days?” Adelaide said, eagerness leaking out of her voice, although she was straining to hide it.
“Yes, they would only change at will,” Aiden said. “They could control the wolf.”
“Which means…” Adelaide trailed away. It signified the best-case scenario for the pack. It signified that they’d be safe. More importantly, it meant those around them would be safe. It meant they could have a life. And it meant that they could have a life with others.
Adelaide closed her eyes, finally feeling hope. They were so close to taking down Mika and Olento Research. And now they had a solution for the werewolves. She felt hope for herself too, but that she wouldn’t be admitting freely.
The End
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Acknowledgments
I dedicated this book to my older sister, Anne. I wanted to start by thanking her. The characters, Anne and David, were inspired by my siblings. It’s important to remember where we come from. My brother, like David, died, but it was because of his untimely death that I started writing my first novel. So thank you to my brother for inspiring me, even in death. Thank you to my sister, Anne, for loving me.
A giant thank you to Colleen and Jess for being the first readers on this book. Leen, my editor would charge me way more if it wasn’t for you. And Jess, thanks for loaning me your military experience to get Zephyr just right.
Thank you to Anne for beta reading and helping me with the medical sections. OMG, I’d look like a fool if it wasn’t for you. And thanks for keeping Addy and Pops British. I rely on you so much.
Thank you to my ARC readers. You all are truly amazing. It always stuns me how many of you I can rely on to pat me on the back after I finish a book. You all really provide me with so much encouragement.
Thank you to my cover designer, Andrei Bat. Can you believe we got this one right on the first go? That’s insane? A strange dream of sorts. I guess after working on eighteen covers together, we just know how to get it right.
Thank you to Christine LePorte. Your awesome editing keeps my book reputation intact.
Thank you to all my friends and family. My author friends and supporters. My Facebook, Goodreads and virtual friends. I love what I do and that I can share it with you all.
And thank you to Lydia, the love of my life. You’re not allowed to read this gruesome book until you’re thirty, but you should know that I wrote it for you. I write all of them for you. My muse, I love you.
About the Author
Sarah is the author of the Lucidites, Reverians, Vagabond Circus, Ren and Olento Research, Soul Stone Mage and Ghost Squadron series. She’s been everything from a corporate manager to a hippie. Her taste for adventure has taken her all over the world. If you can’t find her at the gym, then she’s probably at the frozen yogurt shop. If you can’t find her there then she probably doesn’t want to be found. She is a self-proclaimed hermit, with spontaneous urges to socialize during full moons and when Mercury is in retrograde. Sarah lives in Southern California with her family. To learn more about Sarah please visit: http://www.sarahnoffke.com
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A Dream Traveler Series: The Lucidites Series
Awoken, #1:
Around the world humans are hallucinating after sleepless nights.
In a sterile, underground institute the forecasters keep reporting the same events.
And in the backwoods of Texas, a sixteen-year-old girl is about to be caught up in a fierce, ethereal battle.
Meet Roya Stark.
She drowns every night in her dreams, spends her hours reading classic literature to avoid her family’s ridicule, and is prone to premonitions—which are becoming more frequent.
Now her dreams are filled with strangers offering to reveal what she has always wanted to know: Who is she? That’s the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. But will Roya live to regret learning the truth?
Stunned, #2
Revived, #3
A Dream Travelers Series: The Reverians
Defects, #1:
The longer we confine ourselves to a place the more it imprisons us.
All is not what it appears in the seemingly perfect community of Austin Valley.
A long-kept lie begins to unravel as an unsuspecting teenager named Em Fuller begins to learn the sinister truth of what lies beneath her town's perfect façade.
Em is a Defect--one of the unfortunate Dream Travelers not gifted with a psychic power.
Desperate to do whatever it takes to earn her gift, she endures painful daily injections along with commands from her overbearing, loveless father. One of the few bright spots in her life is the return of a friend she had thought dead—but with his return comes the knowledge of a shocking, unforgivable truth.
The society Em thought was protecting her has actually been betraying her, but she has no idea how to break away from its authority without hurting everyone she loves.
Rebels, #2
Warriors, #3
A Dream Travelers Series: Vagabond Circus
Suspended, #1:
A Man On A Mission
Dr. David Raydon, the Ringmaster, gave up his psychology practice to create Vagabond Circus. He searches for precious Dream Traveler children in orphanages and on the streets, where some live unwanted and forgotten. Vagabond Circus exists to provide t
he lost and lonely Dream Travelers a place to be illustrious, but it also shows the nonbelievers that there is still magic in the world. If they believe, then they care, and if they care, then they don’t destroy.
˃˃˃ Action, Depth And Plot Twists
When a stranger joins the cast of Vagabond Circus, mysterious events start happening. The once orderly grounds of the circus become riddled with hidden threats. The Ringmaster realizes that not only are his circus and its magic at risk, but also his very life.
˃˃˃ Colorful, exciting, with a dash of the promised romance, Suspended will leave you hanging in the end, anxious to read Paralyzed, book two in the series.
Paralyzed, #2
Released, #3
A Dream Traveler Series: Ren
Ren: The Man Behind the Monster, #1:
He is the most powerful man to ever live, and therefore doomed to misery.
Ren Lewis was born with the power to control minds, hypnotize others, and read thoughts. Therefore he is certain of one thing.
God made a mistake.
No one should be born with so much power.
A monster awoke in Ren the same year he received his gifts. At ten years old. A prepubescent boy with the ability to control others might merely abuse this power, but Ren allowed it to corrupt him. And since he can have and do anything he wants, Ren should be happy. However, his journey teaches him that harboring so much power doesn't bring happiness, it steals it. Once this realization sets in, Ren makes up his mind to do the one thing that can bring his tortured soul some peace.
He must kill the monster.
Ren is an addictive story of an anti-villain. This spellbinding supernatural fantasy is a must read for anyone looking for the untraditional hero.
Ren: God’s Little Monster, #2
Ren: The Monster Inside the Monster, #3
Ren: The Monster’s Adventure, #3.5
Ren: The Monster’s Death
A Dream Traveler Series: Olento Research
Alpha Wolf, #1:
Twelve Men Went Missing
Six months later they awake from drug-induced stupors to find themselves locked in a lab. On the night of a new moon, eleven of those men - possessing new gifts of speed, strength and inhuman powers - break out of their prison and race through the streets of Los Angeles. They disappear one by one into the night.
˃˃˃ Werewolves Are On The Loose
Mika Lenna - a powerful dream traveler and head of Olento Research - wants to control the world. To do that, he must create an army of assassins. Capturing the twelve men was easy, as was experimenting on them while keeping them in drug-induced stupors. But now all hell has broken loose - wolf-like men have been spotted across the nation, leaving fatal attacks in their midst. Mike must tear every city apart until his invaluable werewolves are back under his control.
˃˃˃ The Race Is On
The Lucidite Institute's main mission is to save the world from injustices. Their best agent, Adelaide Lewis, needs to find these mutated men and protect them and society, and fast. Adelaide realizes that she has to find the Alpha Wolf. Only once she's located him can she stop whoever is behind this experiment to create wild beasts out of human beings.
Alpha Wolf has a taut storyline combined with action-packed scenes. This spellbinding YA supernatural fantasy is a must read for the young and not so young alike.
Lone Wolf, #2
Rabid Wolf, #3
Bad Wolf, #4
Soul Stone Mage Series: An Urban Fantasy Witch Adventure
House of Enchanted, #1:
The Kingdom of Virgo has lived in peace for thousands of years…until now.
The humans from Terran have always been real assholes to the witches of Virgo. Now a silent war is brewing, and the timing couldn’t be worse. Princess Azure will soon be crowned queen of the Kingdom of Virgo.
In the Dark Forest a powerful potion-maker has been murdered.
Charmsgood was the only wizard who could stop a deadly virus plaguing Virgo. He also knew about the devastation the people from Terran had done to the forest.
Azure must protect her people. Mend the Dark Forest. Create alliances with savage beasts. No biggie, right?
But on coronation day everything changes. Princess Azure isn’t who she thought she was and that’s a big freaking problem.
Welcome to The Revelations of Oriceran.
A magical world tied to Earth, and nothing like it.
Dark Forest, #2
Mountain of Truth, #3
Land of Terran, #4
New Egypt, #5
Lancothy, #6
Ghost Squadron Series: A Military Space Opera Adventure
Formation, #1
Kill the bad guys. Save the Galaxy. All in a hard day’s work.
After ten years of wandering the outer rim of the galaxy, Eddie Teach is a man without a purpose. He was one of the toughest pilots in the Federation, but now he’s just a regular guy, getting into bar fights and making a difference wherever he can. It’s not the same as flying a ship and saving colonies, but it’ll have to do.
That is, until General Lance Reynolds tracks Eddie down and offers him a job. There are bad people out there, plotting terrible things, killing innocent people, and destroying entire colonies.
Someone has to stop them.
Eddie, along with the genetically-enhanced combat pilot Julianna Fregin and her trusty E.I. named Pip, must recruit a diverse team of specialists, both human and alien. They’ll need to master their new Q-Ship, one of the most powerful strike ships ever constructed. And finally, they’ll have to stop a faceless enemy so powerful, it threatens to destroy the entire Federation.
All in a day’s work, right?
Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit Universe. If you’re a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you’ll love this riveting new space opera.
*NOTE: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
Exploration, #2
Evolution, #3
Degeneration, #4
Impersonation, #5
The Lucidites series is also available in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
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Reading Guide
Sarah crafted the Dream Traveler universe and has 5 series that take place there. Characters from different series bounce between the books. The reading guide below offers a suggested order for consumption to decrease spoilers and stay on the timeline. The last three series listed can be read in any order.
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A Dream Traveler Series: The Lucidites Series
Awoken, #1:
Stunned, #2
Revived, #3
A Dream Travelers Series: The Reverians
Defects, #1:
Rebels, #2
Warriors, #3
A Dream Traveler Series: Ren
Ren: The Man Behind the Monster, #1:
Ren: God’s Little Monster, #2
Ren: The Monster Inside the Monster, #3
Ren: The Monster’s Adventure, #3.5
Ren: The Monster’s Death, #4
A Dream Traveler Series: Genetically Altered
Made to Kill, #1
Better off Dead, #2
Hungry for Blood, #3
Born Bad, #4
A Dream Travelers Series: Vagabond Circus
Suspended, #1:
Paralyzed, #2
Released, #3
Soul Stone Mage Series: An Urban Fantasy Witch Adventure
House of Enchanted, #1:
Dark Forest, #2
Mountain of Truth, #3
Land of Terran, #4
New Egypt, #5
Lancothy, #6
Virgo, #7
Ghost Squadron Series: A
Military Space Opera Adventure
Formation, #1
Exploration, #2
Evolution, #3
Degeneration, #4
Impersonation, #5
Recollection, #6
Preservation, #7
Precious Galaxy Series: Fantasy Space Opera
Corruption, #1
Investigation, #2
Determination, #3
Obliteration, #4
Unstoppable Liv Beaufont Series: Urban Fantasy
The Rebellious Sister, #1
The Uncooperative Warrior, #2
The Defiant Magician, #3
The Triumphant Daughter, #4
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Table of Contents
Reading Guide
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Hungry for Blood
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve