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    A Fling in Vampiropolis
    A Fling in Vampiropolis
    A Fling in Vampiropolis
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    A Fling in Vampiropolis

    By Selena Illyria

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    Welcome to Vamp City where brushing up with the Paranormal and Mythical is every day. Look around, find your favorite spots and enjoy this Gothic City of delight.

    Determined to have fun and relieve some of the stress from her job, Nevada Justice decides to take a vacation to one of the first and few all-vampire populated cities in the U.S., Vampiropolis. Fun in the form of hot vampire Lucian Sandros. Their fling is great, but it can't last. After all, this is just a vacation. She has her life to live and her thankless job to deal with. Still, she can't shake her growing attachment to Lucian.

    When Lucian meets Nevada, he thinks he's only in it for a little sexy distraction him from the heartbreak in his past. Yet, the more time he spends with her and the more she presses to get to know him, the harder it gets to shield his heart from her. He's almost glad when her vacation is up and she leaves Vampiropolis. Almost. But the longer she's gone, the more empty Lucian feels. He aches to be with her again. He can't take it.

    What will Nevada do when Lucian hunts her down in Normalville to claim her for his own?

    This book is a Re-Release. No changes have bene made from the previous release.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSelena Illyria
    Release dateFeb 11, 2019
    ISBN9781386511540
    A Fling in Vampiropolis
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    Selena Illyria

    Multi-Published Author, part vampire, part pixie, Selena Illyria was born with a need to write and enable. Her imagination takes her into the paranormal, sci-fi and fantasy genres and all sorts of mischief. When not writing she enjoys catching up on her TBR pile, watching some of her favorite programs and listening to her favorite music as well as teasing people with posts on decadent food and plot bunnies.

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      A Fling in Vampiropolis - Selena Illyria

      1

      Happy New Year to me . Nevada Justice walked into her hotel room, shopping bags in hand. She had just spent a long day looking for souvenirs for her family and friends. The glittering lights of Vampiropolis, one of the few all-vampire cities in the US, sparkled outside her window. Fireworks painted the sky in shades of azure, gold, and ruby red. The plush carpet muffled her footsteps as she trudged farther into the room.

      Will this be all, miss? She turned to see the bellhop, who had helped her with the rest of her shopping bags, place her purchases gently on the floor.

      Yes, thank you. She dropped her own bags, reached into her purse, and extracted her wallet. She opened the billfold and took out a twenty-dollar bill which she handed to the young vampire.

      Thank you, miss. He bowed and left the room, closing the door gently.

      The only noise in the room was the gentle whoosh of cold air slipping through the vents. The city sounds from below didn’t even reach as far up as she was. Walking slowly to the window, she took a deep breath as she looked down from over one hundred stories up. It was frightening and exhilarating at the same time to be up so high. She could just make out the lights of nighttime traffic below.

      She would miss this place. One more day, and then it was back to the ho-hum life she led in the normal world. Vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of myth hardly ever graced the world of normals, as mortals were called. They chose to stay in the little niches they had carved out since being exposed in the 1900s. It was normals who came to their cities and gawked at what paras considered normal.

      Nevada was one of those normals who had come to gape at the unfamiliar and brush elbows with the creatures of myth during her New Year’s vacation. Her mom and friends had thought she was crazy for even considering going to the first ever established and oldest vampiric city. When she announced that her plans were final, they all tried to talk her out of her trip, but she’d held her ground. She needed a vacation, and places like London, Honolulu, and Rome didn’t appeal to her the way Vampiropolis did.

      Vampiropolis was dark, sexy, and mysterious—all the things those other cities weren’t. She didn’t want the normal tourist stop; she wanted something different, and so far she had gotten it. From shopping in couture boutiques of the exclusive Blood District to eating at A Positive Deli, everything had been different.

      The aura around these places was unique. A person felt safe and catered to, even if they did have a pulse. Everyone was treated the same no matter social status or background. In all the places she visited, she had been treated with courtesy, respect, and consideration.

      Where she was from, Nevada was lucky if a man opened the door for her. They always used women’s lib as some sort of excuse to act like pigs. But that’s what she got for working for what had been considered the boy’s club of magazines, the Blue Sheets. A magazine dedicated to covering everything from politics to money, all aimed at wealthy men of the world. She had fought tooth and nail to cover the political beat for the magazine after their political reporter had been caught in a scandal, which forced the magazine to fire him.

      The details of the scandal hadn’t been up for discussion. All Nevada cared about was that she got to write the stories her way with no bias, bullshit, or cover-ups. After a year with the magazine, she needed a break from the insults, harassment, and heavy lifting she’d been doing since getting the job.

      This vacation was about relaxing and having some fun. So far she had the relaxing part over, and although it was fun to sightsee and shop, she hadn’t really experienced the city. She’d done all the touristy things; now she wanted to go where the locals ate, drank, and danced. She only had one more day of vacation left, and she wanted to live it up.

      Nevada gathered her bags and brought them to her spacious bedroom. Looking around she knew she would definitely miss this bedroom. It was almost as big as the living room and bedroom of her apartment combined. The cream-and-white silk wallpaper glowed softly in the golden light of the brass lamps. The black wood furniture was polished to perfection and dust free.

      Sinking down on the black silk duvet of her bed, she picked up the phone and dialed the concierge’s desk. Concierge, Miriam speaking. How may I help you?

      Hi, yes, this is Nevada Justice is room 10009D. I was wondering if there were any places in the city you could recommend where locals go to have a good time, especially during the New Year?

      Let me see. There is the Mint and Blood club on Howler Avenue. It’s where most locals go to have an excellent meal, some wonderful conversation, and dance afterward. How does that sound?

      Nevada thought for a second. No, I want something simple, like a bar.

      Ah, I have the perfect place for you, the Silver Stake Pub. It’s only a block from the hotel. Not only do they have an excellent assortment of domestic and international beers but a variety of alcohol as well. Their specialty is the Silver Kiss. I highly recommend trying it. I won’t tell you what’s in it, though—bartender’s secret recipe.

      What is the atmosphere like to normals?

      Friendly. They don’t mind a few new faces whether normal or para. Nevada could hear the smile in Miriam’s voice.

      Great. Could you have the directions ready for me in about an hour?

      Of course, Ms. Justice.

      Thank you.

      Nevada hung up the phone; excitement coursed through her veins. She was finally going to experience a part of the real city.

      2

      The pub buzzed with life. This was where Nevada wanted to be. Taking over a vacated seat at the bar, she waited for the bartender to notice her. In awe of just how many bottles were stacked on the wall, she couldn’t help but wonder how they got to the topmost bottles. There was so much about vampires she didn’t know, like did they really float, or was that a myth? Did they need to drink blood all the time or once in a while?

      What will it be, miss? Startled, she looked up to find the kind-faced bartender looking her over. She blushed at his scrutiny.

      I’ll try the Silver Kiss, please.

      He grinned. One Silver Kiss coming up for the beautiful lady. The perfect drink to kick off the New Year.

      Thank you, and Happy New Year.

      No thanks required. He turned and left. She slid around to look over the pub. There were people playing pool, darts, standing around tables drinking or eating. Here you go, blood kiss. One Silver Kiss with an extra bit of sparkle for New Year.

      Blood kiss? She took a sip of the clear drink in a martini glass, and her eyes widened and her taste buds exploded. She could taste sweetness, fruit, and something salty. The afterburn of the alcohol was nice.

      That is what we call normals here in the pub. Blood kiss. It’s an endearment.

      Oh. She blushed again.

      How’s your drink?

      Delicious. This is really, really good.

      A Silver Stake Pub specialty.

      She slowly savored her drink, and once she was done, she ordered another one, much to the bartender’s amusement. You can call me Shawn, by the way.

      Okay, Shawn.

      And you can put all her drinks on my bill.

      She shivered,

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