{"title":"L. A. Banks","description":"L. A. BANKS is the author of the Vampire Huntress Legend series. She had a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and a master's in fine arts from Temple University. Banks considered herself a shape-shifter. She wrote romance, women's fiction, crime and suspense, and of course, dark vampire huntress lore. She lived with her daughter in an undisclosed lair somewhere in Philadelphia.","products":[{"product_id":"the-awakening-paperback-3","title":"The Awakening - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second book in L. A. 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And Damali must risk trusting him once more if they are to survive.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMinion\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in The Vampire Huntress Legends: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Banks is] wildly creative and invents a totally new and refreshing milieu.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Cutting edge wit and plenty of urban heat flies from the pages of this quick read.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Sunday Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blade meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. . .A pulsating blood-booster.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With an exciting premise and a cliffhanger ending, this first book in a new series packs a powerful punch.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMinion\u003c\/i\u003e is an action-packed journey. . . 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But his unholy intentions have also drawn the focus of other hellish dark forces. Soon Damali finds herself being pulled deeper into the vast and horrifying vampire world.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104273666271,"sku":"9780312316808","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/B3qb6rO1ot9780312316808.webp?v=1781104547"},{"product_id":"the-hunted-a-vampire-huntress-legend-paperback","title":"The Hunted: A Vampire Huntress Legend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn The Hunted, the third book in L. A. Banks's pulse-pounding Vampire Huntress Legends, Damali faces a deadly were-demon who is out for revenge...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Neteru---a hunter or a huntress---is born every thousand years in favor of the Warriors of Light as they fight against the Dark Realms. But Damali Richards is the Millennium Neteru. The one who will play a pivotal role in the Final War. The Warriors of Light had been waiting for her and the Dark Realms will do anything to either possess or destroy her. What they did not account for was the man who would love her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDamali Richard has been to hell and back---literally---and she is not eager to repeat the trip. A Vampire civil war has been averted, but there were casualties and she believes that Carlos Rivera, former lover turned master vampire, is one of them. His death has not only shaken her emotions, but weakened her powers as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then Damali gets word that horrific killings are taking place in Brazil. The vampire civil war has left a small door to hell open and new and dangerous foes have risen from the Dark Realms. The leader, a deadly female, is set on a path of destruction. 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