Part of Series
Contents of the sampler: Nothing Like the First Time The Power Players: A tour by Master Vampire Carlos Rivera. Damali's Journal. Character Dossiers (with illustrations by Eric Battle). Minion excerpt. The Awakening excerpt. The Hunted excerpt. The Bitten excerpt. The Damned excerpt. Nothing Like the First Time is a prequel story that covers Damali's foster fathers attempted sexual assault, how she escaped and encountered Carlos for the first time. This version of events differs from other retellings of it during the novels as it's told from a 15-year-old Damali and 17-year-old Carlos' perspective as opposed to them as adults looking back or re-living the memories. The story takes place some time between November 1997 and August 1998.
Author
A pseudonym used by Leslie Esdaile Banks, she also wrote under the names: Leslie E. Banks Leslie Esdaile Leslie Esdaile Banks Leslie Banks Alexis Grant L.A. Banks, a native Philadelphian, was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton undergraduate program. With many awards to her credit, Banks also held a masters of fine arts degree in film and media arts from Temple University. She lived in Philadelphia with her family until she passed away on the morning of August 2, 2011. Visit L.A. Banks' page on the Macmillan website: http://us.macmillan.com/author/labanks
