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On The Edge
Series · 20
books · 2007-2013

Books in series

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#0.5

Before The Edge

2012

For Lisa, The Cliff was just one more bar to visit, one more competitor to gauge on her way to opening her own club. The verbal abuse unleashed on her by a patron is unexpected, but not entirely unusual: as a vampire, she has been called worse than ‘killer’ or ‘thing’ before. What is new, on the other hand, is the intervention of the bar’s owner. Lisa isn’t used to humans trying to protect her, and she finds Brett strangely endearing. For his part, Brett isn’t all that comfortable being around a vampire, but now that he has thrown out the lout who was insulting Lisa, he can hardly ask her to leave. After getting to know her a little, however, he starts seeing the woman beyond the fangs, and when she returns the next night he’s ready to share a dance with her… or even a little more…
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#1

On the Edge

2007

Brett Andrews thought he had it all. His new club, On The Edge, catering to vampires and humans, is a smashing success, and the beautiful vampire Lisa is everything he could have dreamed of. When an old lover of hers, Leo, shows up at the club, Brett’s immediate fear is that he will lose Lisa. But if he just stops thinking long enough to follow Lisa’s lead, he might gain a lover instead of losing one.
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#2

Over The Edge

2007

One heated night brings together two men and a woman, one of them human and the other two vampires, but when morning comes there are more questions than answers. Brett, the human owner of the new club "On The Edge", hires Leo as a bartender, but unexpected security issues threaten their burgeoning trust. For his part, Leo is caught in the same pattern that once caused him to lose Lisa, and he struggles to adapt and allow his new sleeping arrangements to last as long as possible. And Lisa, who brought her two lovers to the same bed, now realizes that she also invited back in her life a past she thought forgotten. Will they be able to make it work, or will this menage collapse after a few nights of lust?
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#3

Walking The Edge

2008

Vampires don’t grow old; it doesn’t stop Leo from dreading his birthday and the yearly disappointments it brings back. This year, though, with two lovers in his life, the day might just take a better turn. Lisa knows him well enough to guess what he doesn’t even realize he needs, while Brett is ready to give – and ask for – the greatest gifts. All Leo needs to do is hang on and ride the wave when it comes. (12000 words)
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#4

Forget Ever After

2007

Seven months ago, Lena’s fiancé disappeared without a trace. She spent those months burying herself into textbooks and lecture notes, but never quite lost the hope that, somewhere, Liam was all right, and that he would come back to her. When fate allows them to meet again, Lena is overjoyed and ready to welcome him back into her life. Even the shocking discovery of how much he has changed does not deter her because, he admits it with some difficulty, he still loves her. But what future can Lena and Liam have together, when she wants nothing more than to save lives and he is a newly turned vampire?
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#5

Dare I?

2007

A discussion with her friends leaves Anna convinced of one she has to be the most boring person in Haventown—and that’s not who she wants to be. Deciding to show everyone, and herself, that she does have an adventurous streak, she goes to the club On The Edge with the firm intention to bring a vampire home before the night is over. It doesn’t take her long to find a prey. Chase, however, might be much more than what she expected to find.
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#6

Forever Starts Now

2008

After receiving pictures that prove her fiancé?s infidelity, Claire breaks her engagement to Jonas and throws him out of her house. As a Special Enforcer, Jonas? job is to hunt vampires who kill humans, but while she packs his belongings, Claire discovers he is killing innocent vampires. Needing to know more before she decides whether to turn Jonas in, she visits the club On The Edge. There, she meets the attractive and mysterious vampire Matthew. He tries to scare her and ensure that she will not return to a place he considers dangerous for her. Claire does return, however, and discovers more about Matthew?s past than he wanted her to know. She also discovers he is attracted to her, just as much as she is to him. Their first night together is passionate, but, with the intervention of Matthew?s Sire, it ends in blood? Forever Starts Now shows a normal woman thrown in extraordinary circumstances where love spans generations and ?forever? has a very literal meaning.
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#7

Out of the Box

2007

When she walked into the club, all Virginia wanted was satisfy her curiosity about vampires – and about being bitten. But when Anando reached out to her and asked her what games she wanted to play, he opened the Pandora box and Virginia found answers to questions she had never thought to ask. Part 1 of 10 from the ‘Out of the Box’ series, this very short story (about 4000 words) is the first of Virginia’s confessions and sexual discoveries. The rest of the series is available as individual installments or one 'complete series' ebook.
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#8

Out of the Box 2

2007

Virginia tried to stay away from On The Edge, yet in the end, she returns to the club – and to her lover, vampire Anando. She’s determined to keep things under control this time, and she knows what to choose in his toy box to hold on to her decision. But the innocent game she expected sets her body ablaze with passion, and letting go might just be too hard to resist.
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#9

Out of the Box 3

2007

When she last saw vampire Anando, Virginia was helpless to refuse him anything, not even his request that she return to him. Once again, she is ready to follow his lead, despite her fear that she is losing herself in his control – until he gives her back more control than she ever knew she wanted.
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#10

Out of the Box 4

2007

Virginia wanted only one thing from vampire Anandoâ€"pleasureâ€"and he offered it to her in ways she had never experienced before meeting him. However, when their casual relationship slowly transforms to include gifts, dinners and dates, they might both discover something they weren’t expecting, or even ready for.
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#11

Out of the Box 5

2008

The temptation to return to the club and to Anando was too strong. Despite her better judgment, despite the risks to her heart, Virginia goes back to see her lover. He agrees to the rules she sets easily enough, but those same rules, once they are alone in his bedroom with a few toys between them, suddenly seem too restrictive to Virginia herself...
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#12

Out of the Box 6

2008

Despite her fears and reservations, through all their encounters, Virginia has never said no to Anando. This time, though, when she arrives early and is approached by Lisa and Brett, then when Anando makes her dance with Brett while he dances with Lisa, she guesses that he wants them, or one of them, to join them in bed. This, she tells him, she won't do - she won't sleep with someone she feels nothing for. As it turns out, however, it's someone else Anando has in mind, someone that Virginia is attracted to... (8100 words) This is book 6 in a series of 10 short stories. Book 1 is available for free on the author's website. All 10 books are available individually or as one ebook / paperback. The series also has a novel-length sequel, Living Out of the Box.
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#13

Out of the Box 7

2008

Her last encounter with Anando left Virginia with questions she barely knows how to voice. She enjoyed being the focus of two men’s attentions, but Leo’s need to obtain permission from his lover to be with her puzzles her. Why would anyone choose to place themselves so completely in someone else’s power, she asks Anando. His hands-on demonstration answers her question – along with a few more she did not dare ask. (9500 words) This is book 7 in a series of 10 short stories. Book 1 is available for free on the author's website. All 10 books are available individually or as one ebook / paperback. The series also has a novel-length sequel, Living Out of the Box.
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#14

Out of the Box 8

2008

For Halloween, Anando suggests a new game to Virginia – for a night, they will trade roles and he will play at being human while she will embody a vampire on the hunt. Another game, another night of passion… but Virginia’s curiosity might end things abruptly… (7700 words) This is book 8 in a series of 10 short stories. Book 1 is available for free on the author's website. All 10 books are available individually or as one ebook / paperback. The series also has a novel-length sequel, Living Out of the Box.
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#15

Out of the Box 9

2009

Anando’s abrupt disappearance after their last game left Virginia desperate for a last word from him, a last kiss, a last encounter. A forgotten cell phone provides her with the first, but it’s an unexpected ally that gives her the chance to see Anando one last time. The fire between them burns as hot as ever, and when morning comes, saying goodbye is difficult. But then, is it really goodbye? (9300 words) This is book 9 in a series of 10 short stories. Book 1 is available for free on the author's website. All 10 books are available individually or as one ebook / paperback. The series also has a novel-length sequel, Living Out of the Box.
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#16

Out of the Box 10

2009

Anando thought he had said his goodbyes, but the meddling of his Sire and the confession of a woman from his past change everything. He returns to Haventown, not to fall in bed with Virginia again, but to ask her a question. When she stands in front of him, however, he finds himself unable to ask her that simple but so important question. Will he leave while he still can, or will he risk his heart and stay a little longer? (14700 words) This is book 10 in a series of 10 short stories. Book 1 is available for free on the author's website. All 10 books are available individually or as one ebook / paperback. The series also has a novel-length sequel, Living Out of the Box.
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#16.5

Out of the Box - Complete Series

2011

The first time Virginia went to the dance club On The Edge, she only wanted to find out what a night in a vampire’s arms would be like. Anando showed her it could be much, much more than she had imagined.Over the next few months, every time she returned he continued to stretch her imagination and the boundaries she tried to set on their relationship.Soon, though, Anando’s limits were tested as much as Virginia’s when their sexual encounters gave way to feelings neither of them had expected.(This book includes the ten Out of the Box short stories.)
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#17

Living Out of the Box

2011

The very first time Virginia spent a night with the vampire Anando, she couldn’t have begun to imagine all the sensual and sexual games she would experience with him. She also couldn’t have imagined that she would fall in love with him, or he with her. As she moves in with him and they find their places in each other’s lives, the discoveries start again. A few of them happen through old games revisited: role-play, public sex or a familiar dildo in a different hand. Other discoveries come through new toys, some battery-operated, others custom-made to fit just right. And yet more discoveries come from playing with old and new partners. But in the end, the one lesson that remains the same might be the most important of all: love. (62,000 words) \\This is a sequel to the Out of the Box series, which is available as 10 individual short stories or one 'complete series' ebook.\\ \\This story centers on a M/F relationship, but it includes M/M, M/M/F and F/F elements to various degrees.\\
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#18

Beyond The Edge

2013

As Brett Andrews, owner of the famous club On The Edge, reaches the big ‘four-O,’ he has one request and one question for his two vampire lovers, Leo and Lisa: he doesn’t want them to organize any sort of celebration for him – but he does want to know why neither of them has ever mentioned the possibility of turning him into a vampire. The question finds an answer, and the three of them share a promise for the year to come. His request, on the other hand, is doomed from the start as they already have plans for the big day: they have a gift for him to match presents he offered each of them, and the party they planned with help from a couple of friends promises to be something special. Vampire Anando and his human lover Virginia met at On The Edge. They are friends and occasional lovers of Leo, Brett and Lisa. When asked, they gladly accept to host the big-bash birthday party – and the private after-party, too. A good time is had by all, but the last gift is only revealed a few weeks later, to be delivered after nine months. With both humans in love with vampires, neither expected a child in their future. As for the vampires, they knew for a fact that they’d never become parents. For all five, once the first shock has passed, decisions have to be made. Will this new adventure strengthen bonds of love and friendship, or will it tear lives apart? (68.000 words)

Author

Kallysten
Kallysten
Author · 67 books

Kallysten is a writer of romance novels and short stories, most of them with paranormal elements. Her first eBooks were published by Linden Bay Romance in 2005. The defunct Venus Press subsequently published a few of her short stories. Because so many of her stories are linked as series and part of the same universe, she decided it would make sense to have them all in the same place, which is why she self-published, first with the co-op Alinar Publishing and now on her own. When she sees calls for submissions that speak to her muse, she sometimes tries for them, and was published this way by Samhain and Torquere.

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