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Don't Talk Back to Your

Vampire

By

Michele Bardsley

Contents

Foreward

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

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Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

For my daughter Katherine Anne

And for her Gigi

For my friend Evangeline Anderson

And for her mom

For my keeper Terri Lugo

And for her grandmother

And so our mothers and grandmothers have,

more often than not anonymously, handed on

the creative spark, the seed of the flower

they themselves never hoped to see.

—
Alice Walker

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Kara Cesare totally freaking rocks! There isn't enough chocolate in the world to reward her for her patience, her sense of humor, and her enthusiasm. She is the editorial equivalent of an everlasting gobstopper.

Stephanie Kip Rostan is the best literary agent on the planet—and she's mine! Woo-hoo! When we first met, I had a Sally Field moment: You like me, you
really
like me! And she's never stopped—to my unceasing amazement. If I can't drive her insane, honey,
no one
can.

I adore Terri Lugo, who e-mailed me one day and said, "Can I help?" I hope she doesn't regret that I took her up on the offer. (Boy, did I!) Visit her atwww.terrises.com .

I know that if I started naming members on my fan list who make me laugh and who boost me up, I would run out of room or, worse, leave someone out. Just know, O loyal ones, that I adore you and will always be grateful for your wit, your charm, and your excellent taste in vampire fiction.

Gena Showalter is a
very
discerning reader. She e-mailed me about how much she liked
I'm the
Vampire, That's Why
—and I didn't have to beg or bribe her, either! Take
that
, O cranky reviewers at Amazon! Hah! So go buy her books and visit her Web site and pay homage to her, all right?

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www.GenaShowalter.com .

All hail Google and Wikipedia! These online resources are the writer's best friends. I owe a debt of gratitude toirishgaelictranslation.com —an extremely helpful Web site with a terrific translation forum.

And I couldn't live without (or at least I wouldn't enjoy life quite as much without)Dictionary.com .

As always, I express my eternal gratitude and love to Dean and to our children, whom I love to the marrow of my bones even when they annoy the crap out of me.

Foreward

Hi, there. It's me, Jessica Matthews O'Halloran. I was the star (can you hear "Fame" blaring in the background?) of
I'm the Vampire, That's Why
. If you've picked up
Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire
without reading my story—shame on you! Oh, all right. Truth is, you don't have to read the first book to read the second book. Hell, I don't even get to tell this story—my friend Eva penned it (with help from our historian, of course).

About three months ago, eleven of us single parents were killed by a slobbering beast. The Consortium (or as I like to call 'em, Bossy Bloodsuckers) rolled into Broken Heart, Oklahoma, and turned us all into vampires. As if getting undead wasn't bad enough, we had to deal with a group of fanged assholes called Wraiths. Oh, yeah, the Consortium bought up everything in Broken Heart and is intent on creating a town for paranormal people. On the upside, I got hitched to a sexy vampire named Patrick. He has a sexy twin named Lorcan.
Lorcan and Eva sittin' in a tree
… snicker.

Don't worry, I'm still around. If you miss me too much, just go to our Web site: www.BrokenHeartOK.com .

Read on, people. Enjoy this book, damn you, or I'll sic the lycanthrope triplets on you. Do you really want to be a werewolf chew toy?

Didn't think so.

Yours in O Positive,

Jessica

P.S. I get questions all the time about a couple of things our historian didn't put in the book. Here are the answers.

1. What happened to Stan and Linda?

Stan survived his injuries. Linda nursed him back to health, but though she dotes on him nonstop, she