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{Goddess Fish} Vampire Elite By Irina Argo

6/2/2013

 
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BLURB:  

Can the ultimate choice be made if saving your race means destroying the one you love?

At the beginning of the twenty-first century of our era a millennia long war between two immortal races was coming to an end. The Vampire Elite, the strongest among vampires, forced the race of immortal beings, the Amiti to become their blood suppliers, called bloodstock, locking them in their underground cells and treating them like livestock. The surviving free Amiti make a final attempt to strike back. The Queen of Amiti is proclaimed a traitor and is executed. Her death signifies the rise of a new Queen, her young daughter Arianna who becomes the last hope of her dying race. Arianna totally embraces her mission and is ready to fight for her people to the last drop of her blood but encounters an unexpected challenge—the vampire King Tor. They both are captured into a trap of love where they had to make an ultimate choice; to kill the loved one or to let their races die.

Vampire Elite is the epic story of a bitter conflict between two peoples, and the effect of that conflict on everyone living in its grip. The characters are driven to love and betrayal, vengeance and sacrifice in a world without easy black-and-white answers.

Based on an ancient Egyptian legend, packed with action and intrigue, Vampire Elite will pull you into the entrancing world of immortals and open new portals into their hidden universe.

                              ~~~
Excerpt (Simone at the Hunter’s auction)

As the auctioneer spoke, two Sekhmi in eveningwear—a male carrying an elegant dagger and a female a silver tray covered with glass vials—approached the Amiti girl.

“She’s barely eighteen, ladies and gentlemen. That’s a good three years younger than the youngest bloodstock you’ll usually come across. Look at her; she’s stunning, simply stunning, and as you can see, we’ve kept her well conditioned, in excellent health.”

The auctioneer paused as the male Hunter grasped the Amiti’s hand and held it above the tray. The girl showed no resistance, her only display of anxiety the butterfly fluttering of her thick eyelashes. He raised his other hand, and the dagger flashed in the light as with a swift motion he slit the Amiti’s palm. The dark, intoxicating scent of fresh blood filled the room as it poured into the vials.

Simone’s gums began to itch and burn, and she covered her mouth with her hand so no one would see her fangs punching down. It was considered terribly rude to expose one’s fangs in public, even among other vampires. But she needn’t have worried; everyone’s attention was riveted to the stage and the blood flowing from the girl’s wound. The room vibrated with bloodlust and sexual arousal.

The female Sekhmi approached Simone’s table, offering the Royal Pride the first of the blood samples. Knowing that all eyes were on her, Simone forced herself not to hesitate and took a small sip—and was immediately flooded with euphoria.

“For this magnificent specimen, we open the bidding at ten million U.S. dollars,” announced the auctioneer.



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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Irina Argo is a combined pen name for two authors, Irina Kardos and Jo-An Torres.

Irina

Irina’s world is dark. She works as a clinical psychologist in a Juvenile Correctional Facility dealing with the extremes of human behavior on a regular basis and takes care of her paralyzed husband who suffered a stroke several years ago. To bring light into her life she writes. Writing has always been her passion. She is originally from Russia where she was employed as a TV journalist.

Jo-An
Jo-An is a Leo, a lioness who has emerged to follow her dream, to someday write a book of her own. She owned a costume shop for 15 years and was able to satisfy and excel in her creative nature. She is an over-achiever and believes that anything is possible if you believe in yourself and ignore the nay-sayers.  Her philosophy is based on Shakespeare "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves." She currently resides in California with her 5 cats and 1 husband.

Lee Todd
6/2/2013 02:36:40 pm

mmmm.....vampires!!

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:19:49 pm

Just remember they do bite!

Irina Argo link
6/4/2013 02:05:43 pm

But it feels sooo good! Who knows, don't knock it until you try it!
Stop by our website to get an invitation to the on-line party we are having on June 7 4 to 10 ..... www.vampire-elite.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Irina & Jo-An

Irina Argo link
6/4/2013 02:08:37 pm

But it feels sooo good! Who knows, don't knock it until you try it!
Stop by our website to get an invitation to the on-line party we are having on June 7 4 to 10 ..... www.vampire-elite.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Irina & Jo-An

Irina Argo link
6/4/2013 02:02:07 pm

....OOOPS....so sorry for the delay ... this is not a typical vampire novel - other than the information above we also have a Video and
an On-Line party coming up on the 7th...drop by the website www.vampire-elite.com to get your invitation ... a Kindle is one of the prizes.

You Tube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAAwv1mF258

Amazon - E Book
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_kk_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Airina+argo&keywords=irina+argo&ie=UTF8&qid=1370390273

Mary Preston
6/2/2013 11:06:00 pm

What a chilling excerpt!!

marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:20:44 pm

I hope you can sleep tonight!

Irina Argo link
6/4/2013 02:08:13 pm

It will keep you up all night, so snuggle in with a nice down comforter...you won't be able to put it down!'
Stop by our website to get an invitation to our on-line party on June 7 from 4 to 10 ... Kindle is the grand prize, but lots of others too. www.vampire-elite.com
Irina & Jo-An

Irina Argo link
6/4/2013 02:09:30 pm

It will keep you up all night, so snuggle in with a nice down comforter...you won't be able to put it down!'
Stop by our website to get an invitation to our on-line party on June 7 from 4 to 10 ... Kindle is the grand prize, but lots of others too. www.vampire-elite.com
Irina & Jo-An

Trix
6/3/2013 04:54:08 am

This sounds very intriguing!

vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:38:45 pm

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Rita Wray
6/3/2013 05:21:50 am

Great excerpt, thank you.

Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:23:07 pm

Thanks for stopping by Rita!

Goddess Fish Promotions link
6/3/2013 06:12:58 am

Thank you for hosting

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:40:40 pm

Anytime! :)

momjane
6/3/2013 07:50:31 am

What a really frightening sounding plot. Great excerpt.

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:42:26 pm

Thanks for visiting. I hope you are able to sleep tonight!

Catherine
6/4/2013 02:21:14 am

The cover of Vampire Elite is very disturbing. Eye-catching, but disturbing!
I love the split personality of Jo-An and Irina. Jo-An...better to have 5 cats and 1 husband than the other way around!
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:33:39 pm

Thank you for stopping Catherine. I have to agree about the cats!

Andra
6/4/2013 07:24:24 am

sweet excerpt! What made you guys choose Egyptian myths to base the stories on???

andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com

Melissa Keir link
6/4/2013 12:43:27 pm

Thanks for stopping.. I'll forward your question to the author!

Karen H in NC
6/6/2013 04:27:22 am

Sorry for the late post. I’m playing catch-up here so I’m just popping in to say HI and sorry I missed visiting with you on party day! Hope you all had a good time!
kareninnc at gmail dot com

wanda flanagan
6/16/2013 03:39:03 pm

This is a must read for me

wanda flanagan
6/16/2013 03:39:43 pm

This is a must read for me it sounds fantastic .
flanagan@mebtel.net


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