My Love Lies Bleeding

My Love Lies Bleeding is the first book in the Drake Chronicles series by Alyxandra Harvey.

How do you resist a vampires kiss?

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"''They're close," she murmured. "Watching."''

"Run?" I suggested. "Like right now?"

She shook her head.

"If we act like prey, they'll act like predators."

Official Summary 2:
On Solange’s sixteenth birthday, she is going to wake up dead. As if that’s not bad enough, she also has to outwit her seven overprotective older brothers, avoid the politics involved with being the only daughter born to an ancient vampire family, and Kieran Black —agent of an anti-vampire league who is searching for his father’s killer and is set on staking Solange and her entire family. Fortunatly she has her own secret weapon—her human best friend Lucy. Lucy is willing to defend Solange and her family, whether she’s being smothered by her well-intentioned brothers or abducted by a power-hungry queen. Two incredibaly unlikely alliances are formed in a race to save Solange’s life—Lucy, Solange’s brother Nicholas, Solange and Kieran Black — in a dual romance that is guaranteed to jump start a romance at heart.

Up to chapter 10

-by Mbaka Wainaina

Official Summary 1:
The Drakes are rather different to your usual neighbours. They are vampires and some of the members of the family date back to the twelfth century. One of the children, Solange, is the only born female vampire known and, as such, she poses a direct threat to the vampire queen. Her best friend Lucy is human, and when Solange is kidnapped Lucy and Solange's brother, Nicholas, set out to save her. Lucy soon discovers that she would like to be more than just friends with Nicholas. But how does one go about dating a vampire? Meanwhile, Solange finds an unlikely ally in Kieran, a vampire slayer on the hunt for his father's killer.

- by Caroline

Quotes
''“Do we have a plan?' 'We fight like hell.' 'Good plan.”''

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“Why are you limping like that?' Nicholas demanded.

'' 'I'm swaggering,' I informed him. 'You look like you're wearing a diaper.' Charming. And I had a crush on this guy. Wait. I had a crush on this guy? 'Now what?' he asked. 'You're making weird faces.' 'Nothing,' I said quickly. 'Never mind.”''

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“There was a family joke that Lucy's first words were, "Nicholas is bugging me!”

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Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6707693-my-love-lies-bleeding