Braced to Bite

A Half Blood Vampire Novel #1

by Serena Robar

Berkley Trade

Young Adult: Paranormal

June 1, 2010

ISBN-10: 0425237648

ISBN-13: 9780425237649

Available in: Trade Size (reprint)

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Braced to Bite
by Serena Robar

Meet Colby Blanchard — cheerleader, fashionista, daddy's little princess, bloodthirsty vampire...

I had it all. I was the popular cheerleader with the looks, the grades, the hunky boyfriend. Aidan Reynolds was destined to be my date to the homecoming, and I had the crown in the bag. Now wait, before you start hating me...

Things are going bad, real bad. Like, I’m-turning-into-a-vampire bad. Yellow eyes and pasty skin are not the hot look right now. And let’s just say it’s a good thing my dad happens to be an orthodontist, since he’s had to fit me with special headgear to feed: my canines were taken out long ago so I could have this perfect smile. It makes it even harder to fit in with my new partners in blood sucking, especially because I’m only half-vampire...

Can things get worse?

In two words: Uh, yeah! Now I have to defend my eternal life in front of a vampire council who don’t see the point in a half-vampire roaming the earth. Not to mention snag a date for homecoming, get a college scholarship, and not fall fangs-over-heels for Thomas, the hottie vampire investigator who’s trying to track down my attacker. I just can’t give my heart to someone who secretly wants to run a stake through it. I have to protect myself from mortals and vampires. It’s not just my life at stake here—it’s my reputation...

Note: Originally published in May 2006 as Braced2Bite.



Serena Robar's Bio

I spent my school days addicted to reading romances of all kinds. I would tuck a Romance in my open science book and pretend to be following along with class when I was really lost in a fantasy world of happily ever after. Though my knowledge of mitochondria is woefully limited, I can boast a vast array of trivia about the pirate trade of the 16th century, American pioneer life and Regency etiquette of the Ton.

Living in the Pacific Northwest, I can be found writing the next book in my teen vampire series. It's my secret hope that my books will find there way inside science text books, sparking the imagination and talent of the next generation of writers. My apologies to teachers everywhere.