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Vampire for Hire
Series · 5 books · 2009-2023

Books in series

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#28

Moon Magic

2022

A brand-new Samantha Moon mystery adventure is just around the corner! Pre-order today!
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#39

Moon Shots

2020

Eight "Vampire for Hire" short tales from USA TODAY bestselling author, J.R. Rain―includes a brand-new, never-before-published Samantha Moon story! Included in this collection: "Vampire Requiem" - Samantha Moon gets up close and personal with her dead ex-husband’s mistress, Nancy, who might be a woman who knows too much. "Moon Love" - Samantha Moon and Kingsley Fulcrum set their sites on a romantic weekend getaway to Big Bear, California, only to find themselves on the hunt for a runaway boy. With darkness descending and the temperatures dropping—and one little boy alone in the wilderness—Samantha Moon decides to call in the cavalry. Or, as Jim Knighthorse likes to say, the "big guns." "Moon Musings" - Samantha Moon is back and... blogging? Turns out the vampire mama has a lot to say on the subject of life, death, and fighting demons. And what better outlet than in an anonymous blog? For those who want to know what's really on a vampire's mind... "Moon Memories" - He's a new client with lots of questions. She's a vampire feeling oddly chatty. Is he ready for the answers? "Moon Quiz" - It's a quiz in a magazine, meant to entertain and perhaps kill some time in a dentist's waiting room. But what happens when a real vampire takes the same quiz? "Moon Beast" - Something's leaving behind mysterious footprints at a Southern California park. And not just any footprints. Massive, bloody prints... "Vampire Widow" - Tammy Moon hears a distant, telepathic cry for help... and convinces her mother, Samantha Moon, to go on a road trip deep into the heart of the Mojave desert to help something ancient... and massive. "Moon Maze" - First time in print! A young man hires Sam to look into the origins of a childhood monster. With the help of her real-life werewolf boyfriend, Sam digs into the mystery... and follows the trail of clues deep underground.
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Vampire for Hire

2009

Books one and two in the #1 bestselling “Vampire for Hire” series, MOON DANCE (Vampire for Hire #1) Six years ago, federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire... Now working the night shift as a private investigator, Samantha is hired by Kingsley Fulcrum to investigate the murder attempt on his life, a horrific scene captured on TV and seen around the country. But as the case unfolds, Sam discovers Kingsley isn't exactly what he appears to be; after all, there is a reason why he survived five shots to the head. Things are even weirder at home. Sam's once-understanding husband is becoming increasingly freaked out by her undead life. And when someone sends her the medallion worn by her attacker the night she was turned, Sam gets the message loud and her attacker is dead and she's next. With a deadly vampire hunter hot on her trail and a ruthless killer on the loose, Samantha Moon is about to put this whole ‘being immortal’ business to the test... VAMPIRE MOON (Vampire for Hire #2) Private investigator Samantha Moon finds herself hunting down a powerful crime lord and protecting an innocent woman from her ruthless ex-husband―all while two very different men vie for her heart. And as the stakes grow higher and her cases turn personal, Samantha Moon will do whatever it takes to protect the innocent and bring two cold-blooded killers to justice―her own brand of justice.
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Samantha Moon

Books 1-15

2023

Mother, wife, private investigator—vampire! The first fifteen books in the #1 bestselling “Vampire for Hire” series of paranormal mysteries! Fifteen epic novels in one massive collection! (Plus one bonus novella.) MOON DANCE (Book 1) VAMPIRE MOON (Book 2) AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Book 3) MOON CHILD (Book 4) CHRISTMAS MOON (Book 4.5) VAMPIRE DAWN (Book 5) VAMPIRE GAMES (Book 6) MOON ISLAND (Book 7) MOON RIVER (Book 8) VAMPIRE SUN (Book 9) MOON DRAGON (Book 10) MOON SHADOW (Book 11) VAMPIRE FIRE (Book 12) MIDNIGHT MOON (Book 13) MOON ANGEL (Book 14) VAMPIRE SIRE (Book 15)
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#1-4, 4.5

Samantha Moon

Books 1-4

2011

Boxed set of four #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" mystery novels, starring Samantha Moon―mother, wife, private investigator, vampire!MOON DANCE (Book #1)Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now the world at large thinks Samantha has developed a rare skin disease, a disease which forces her to quit her day job and stay out of the light of the sun. Working the night shift as a private investigator, Samantha is hired by Kingsley Fulcrum to investigate the murder attempt on his life, a horrific scene captured on TV and seen around the country. But as the case unfolds, Sam discovers Kingsley isn't exactly what he appears to be; after all, there is a reason why he survived five shots to the head.VAMPIRE MOON (Book #2)Samantha finds herself hunting down a powerful crime lord and protecting an innocent woman from her ruthless ex-husband―all while two very different men vie for her heart. And as the stakes grow higher and her cases turn personal, Samantha Moon will do whatever it takes to protect the innocent and bring two cold-blooded killers to justice―her own brand of justice.AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Book #3)Samantha receives a heartbreaking phone call from a very unlikely a five-year-old girl who's been missing for three months. Now on the hunt, Sam will use her considerable resources―including her growing supernatural abilities―to locate the missing girl before it's too late. And as she gets closer and closer to the horrible truth, she receives devastating news on the home front. Now with her world turned upside down, Samantha Moon is forced to make the ultimate choice of life and death.MOON CHILD (Book #4)Samantha is faced with an impossible decision―a decision that no mother should ever have to make. A decision that will change her life, and those she loves, forever. And through it all, Sam finds herself in a lethal game of vampire vs. vampire as a powerful―and desperate―enemy will stop at nothing to claim what he most desires.CHRISTMAS MOON (Bonus)Now with Christmas just around the corner, Samantha finds herself taking on a very strange case. A mysterious family treasure has been stolen, something priceless that's been passed down through the generations, something buried in secrets.Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE today!

Authors

Matthew S. Cox
Matthew S. Cox
Author · 55 books

Born in a little town known as South Amboy NJ in 1973, Matthew has been creating science fiction and fantasy worlds for most of his reasoning life. Somewhere between fifteen to eighteen of them spent developing the world in which Division Zero, Virtual Immortality, and The Awakened Series take place. He has several other projects in the works as well as a collaborative science fiction endeavor with author Tony Healey. Hobbies and Interests: Matthew is an avid gamer, a recovered WoW addict, Gamemaster for two custom systems (Chronicles of Eldrinaath [Fantasy] and Divergent Fates [Sci Fi], and a fan of anime, British humour (<- deliberate), and intellectual science fiction that questions the nature of reality, life, and what happens after it. He is also fond of cats.

J.R. Rain
J.R. Rain
Author · 152 books
J.R. Rain is the author of 110 novels and counting. He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest, where he's hard at work on his next novel... and fighting off sparkly vampires.
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