R.L. Caulder – лучшие книги

Have you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created?

That’s how I’ve survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil.

All I’ve ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world...Humans.

The pages of my notebook hold three sinful, feared monsters. Ones that I certainly shouldn’t be pining over since they aren’t even real.

I question my grip on reality when real life and fantasy collide as my words suddenly come to life. Out of the pages climb each of the beautifully twisted monsters I created with my ink.

Dark Imaginarium Academy claims to want to help me learn about my new powers. The Headmistress says they can protect me, but I’m not so sure about that.

The one thing I am sure about? I’ll destroy the world if they try to take my monsters from me.

Because my creations aren’t just monsters—they’re my soulmates.

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Monsters Within is book one in The Creatures We Crave series, which is set within the shared universe of Dark Imaginarium Academy. All series can be read independently, but characters have crossovers and it is highly encouraged to read all within the universe to understand the world in its entirety. Monsters Within has graphic violence, mature adult themes, and handles topics of mental health.

Being the sole survivor of the Van Helsing family was never a burden I wanted to carry.

Yet here I was, an orphan with a score to settle against Dracula for orchestrating the near genocide of my bloodline.

One small kink in that plan: I was turned into the blood sucking creature that I was born to destroy.

Being admitted into the Dark Imaginarium Academy to hone my new skills as a vampire, and to survive the blood lust, was the first step towards achieving that particular goal.

No one was prepared for me…A vampire slayer amidst their ranks.

But I wasn’t prepared for them.

Lincoln, Andrei, and Drake.

They weren't going to let me get my revenge without blood being spilled.

Luckily, I’m okay with coating my nails with the entrails of anyone who stands in my way.

My name is Alina Van Helsing and I’m out for blood.

They say to keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

With the lives of my loved ones on the line, I have no choice but to seek out the very people I swore to destroy with my Blood Oath.

The clock is ticking.

Moves are being made.

New opponents have stepped into the light.

Old enemies threaten to crumble everything I thought I once knew to the ground.

Despite the chaos around me, one thing has remained true: I’m out for blood.

This will be the final checkmate.

My opponent thinks he’s making all the right moves to crush me, but apparently no one ever told him the Queen is the most dangerous piece on the board.

I won’t allow him to move me around like a Pawn, despite the emotional blow he dealt me by using one of my mates against me.

I won’t give up on my mates.
I won’t give up on my blood oath.
I won’t give up on me.

He’ll never take away the grit and determination that burns within me as the last of the Van Helsings.

He chose the wrong woman to oppose, and I’ll make sure his next move on the board is his last.

What do you do when the flickering flame guiding you through the dark goes out?

You become the fire and lead your own way.
Dark Imaginarium Academy has become my sanctuary, until it becomes my hell when the man I swore to kill stalks the grounds.
He claims I’m his…but the only thing I’m claiming is the title of his worst nightmare.
He might have knocked me down–but he hasn’t knocked me out.

I will have my vengeance.