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Bait: Van Helsing Academy: Monsters, Forbidden Romance, Action, Humor
Welcome to Van Helsing Academy where dreams become nightmares, survival gets in the way of homework, and monsters secretly mingle with mortals.Action-packed, Bait takes you on a thrilling ride from start to finish with unexpected twists and a sweet, yet forbidden romance that could mean the end to the very world we live in.As the only living child of the great Van Helsing, you would think Bay-Lee has an extra advantage when joining her father's school. Wrong! The other students resent her; an angry young hunter with the most amazing green eyes refuses to mentor her; and someone or some 'thing' is killing students on their birthdays.Bay-Lee teams up with the gorgeous hunter, a mean-girl with a deadly secret, and a few others to solve this mystery before they all die.Join us at Van Helsing Academy... if you dare.
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Bait: Van Helsing Academy: Monsters, Forbidden Romance, Action, Humor
Welcome to Van Helsing Academy where dreams become nightmares, survival gets in the way of homework, and monsters secretly mingle with mortals.Action-packed, Bait takes you on a thrilling ride from start to finish with unexpected twists and a sweet, yet forbidden romance that could mean the end to the very world we live in.As the only living child of the great Van Helsing, you would think Bay-Lee has an extra advantage when joining her father's school. Wrong! The other students resent her; an angry young hunter with the most amazing green eyes refuses to mentor her; and someone or some 'thing' is killing students on their birthdays.Bay-Lee teams up with the gorgeous hunter, a mean-girl with a deadly secret, and a few others to solve this mystery before they all die.Join us at Van Helsing Academy... if you dare.
FREE on KINDLE UNLIMITED or BUY for .99 for a LIMITED TIME. Click the Amazon Button and Start reading this Exciting Book NOW!!
SNEAK PEEK:
Nick rode an emotional roller coaster all week. He plunged down a two-hundred-foot drop, heart in his stomach when he saw Bay-Lee staring at him as if he were the answer to her prayers. There wasn’t enough alcohol or cigarettes in the world to calm his frayed nerves. He regretted ignoring Van’s orders to guard the border. Everyone would be safer if he’d stayed in the Spirit Realm, including him. He needed to put distance between himself and Van’s daughter. Although he wouldn’t admit it to anyone, the girl was getting under his skin with her sultry eyes and provocative smile.
Hopefully, he wouldn’t see her again.
And that was his last coherent thought before being slammed into the wall, face first. Rough hands grabbed him by the arm and spun him around. He geared up for a fight, but the identity of his attacker caught him by surprise.
Bay-Lee shoved him back against the wall with both her hands. Her fingers twisted in his black shirt as she shouted, “I have had enough of your crap! You are going to mentor me, like it or not. Got it?”
Her dark eyes blazed with the fiery passion missing from his life. This girl wasn’t afraid of anything. He squelched his growing admiration for her and shook his head. It would be better for everyone if he held tight to his anger instead of giving into his dark desires. He reminded himself that she was the cause of his problems. “You are delusional. I am not doing anything I don’t want to do, and I don’t want to spend a single minute with you. End of story.”
A few students snickered as they walked past them. It was enough to convince Bay-Lee to release her hold on his shirt, but she didn’t give him any room to maneuver. One of the new boys (Jonah) stood in the background, watching them. As if realizing they weren’t going to get any privacy, Bay-Lee lowered her voice. “Hey, I didn’t ask you to volunteer. That was your brilliant idea. If you hadn’t made a big deal over taking the job, maybe someone else would have.”
He wagged a finger in her face. “Listen up, sweetheart. I know you think you’re something special because you’re Van Helsing’s only child, but I am not impressed. From the moment I saw you that first night I knew you were too soft to last a week here. You are going to screw up royally and get your butt sent home, and you are not taking me down with you. I worked too hard for my rank.”
He tried to push past her.
“You’re wrong.” She stood her ground, not giving an inch. “I was born for this.”
“Go then. Prove yourself. Just leave me out of it. I want less than nothing to do with you. Now move out of my way.”
“You’re not going anywhere until you agree to do your job.”
He forced a grin while everything in him wanted to smash his fist through the wall behind him. “Stop embarrassing yourself. Flattering, really, but I am way too busy to train you. Van might not know it yet, but he’s about to bring Tyler Beck back to life. Then I’m out of here. I don’t want to work with you. Get that through your thick skull.”
“Too bad.” She crossed her arms, and she stared a hole through his face, unblinking and unflinching.
“Excuse me?” He mimicked her, crossing his arms as well.
“You said you were going to mentor me and you are. Deal with it.”
He pushed away from the wall and leaned forward until his face was a mere inch from hers. Slowly, he enunciated two words. “Make... me.”
Hands on her shoulders, he lifted her off the ground, turned, and deposited her on the other side of him. The look of shock on her face melted into boiling rage. He wouldn’t be surprised if she took a swing at him. “You don’t think I can, but you are so wrong, Tyler.”
The name of his alter-ego slipped off her tongue, drenched in irony, and the sound of it stopped him from walking away. She threw down an invisible gauntlet, daring him to pick it up. No longer cute, the girl was getting on his last nerve. He decided to meet her on the mental battlefield with guns blazing. “I’d love to see you try to make me do anything, Michelle.”
Using her last alias, the name she’d been going by when they’d first met seemed to throw her off balance. She blinked. He had her on the ropes now. Grinning with triumph because he was going to win this battle, he continued. “No, wait. Michelle is all wrong for you. That’s the name of someone strong and capable. You’re cute and cuddly like a harmless bunny. I think I’ll call you Micki. So what do you say, Micki? How long before you wash out of the program?”
If anything, she stood taller and poked him in the chest with one finger. “I’m not going anywhere, Tyler. This is your last chance to give in without getting hurt. Agree to mentor me or prepare to be sorry.”
He opened his mouth to tell her to go jump in Van’s lake and drown herself. A bloodcurdling scream ripped through the hallway. Fight forgotten, they raced down the empty corridor. Nick moved faster, running ahead of Bay-Lee, but he could hear her feet pounding the floor behind him. He didn’t have a weapon on him. If it was something bad, a monster in the school, they were in trouble.
Nick rode an emotional roller coaster all week. He plunged down a two-hundred-foot drop, heart in his stomach when he saw Bay-Lee staring at him as if he were the answer to her prayers. There wasn’t enough alcohol or cigarettes in the world to calm his frayed nerves. He regretted ignoring Van’s orders to guard the border. Everyone would be safer if he’d stayed in the Spirit Realm, including him. He needed to put distance between himself and Van’s daughter. Although he wouldn’t admit it to anyone, the girl was getting under his skin with her sultry eyes and provocative smile.
Hopefully, he wouldn’t see her again.
And that was his last coherent thought before being slammed into the wall, face first. Rough hands grabbed him by the arm and spun him around. He geared up for a fight, but the identity of his attacker caught him by surprise.
Bay-Lee shoved him back against the wall with both her hands. Her fingers twisted in his black shirt as she shouted, “I have had enough of your crap! You are going to mentor me, like it or not. Got it?”
Her dark eyes blazed with the fiery passion missing from his life. This girl wasn’t afraid of anything. He squelched his growing admiration for her and shook his head. It would be better for everyone if he held tight to his anger instead of giving into his dark desires. He reminded himself that she was the cause of his problems. “You are delusional. I am not doing anything I don’t want to do, and I don’t want to spend a single minute with you. End of story.”
A few students snickered as they walked past them. It was enough to convince Bay-Lee to release her hold on his shirt, but she didn’t give him any room to maneuver. One of the new boys (Jonah) stood in the background, watching them. As if realizing they weren’t going to get any privacy, Bay-Lee lowered her voice. “Hey, I didn’t ask you to volunteer. That was your brilliant idea. If you hadn’t made a big deal over taking the job, maybe someone else would have.”
He wagged a finger in her face. “Listen up, sweetheart. I know you think you’re something special because you’re Van Helsing’s only child, but I am not impressed. From the moment I saw you that first night I knew you were too soft to last a week here. You are going to screw up royally and get your butt sent home, and you are not taking me down with you. I worked too hard for my rank.”
He tried to push past her.
“You’re wrong.” She stood her ground, not giving an inch. “I was born for this.”
“Go then. Prove yourself. Just leave me out of it. I want less than nothing to do with you. Now move out of my way.”
“You’re not going anywhere until you agree to do your job.”
He forced a grin while everything in him wanted to smash his fist through the wall behind him. “Stop embarrassing yourself. Flattering, really, but I am way too busy to train you. Van might not know it yet, but he’s about to bring Tyler Beck back to life. Then I’m out of here. I don’t want to work with you. Get that through your thick skull.”
“Too bad.” She crossed her arms, and she stared a hole through his face, unblinking and unflinching.
“Excuse me?” He mimicked her, crossing his arms as well.
“You said you were going to mentor me and you are. Deal with it.”
He pushed away from the wall and leaned forward until his face was a mere inch from hers. Slowly, he enunciated two words. “Make... me.”
Hands on her shoulders, he lifted her off the ground, turned, and deposited her on the other side of him. The look of shock on her face melted into boiling rage. He wouldn’t be surprised if she took a swing at him. “You don’t think I can, but you are so wrong, Tyler.”
The name of his alter-ego slipped off her tongue, drenched in irony, and the sound of it stopped him from walking away. She threw down an invisible gauntlet, daring him to pick it up. No longer cute, the girl was getting on his last nerve. He decided to meet her on the mental battlefield with guns blazing. “I’d love to see you try to make me do anything, Michelle.”
Using her last alias, the name she’d been going by when they’d first met seemed to throw her off balance. She blinked. He had her on the ropes now. Grinning with triumph because he was going to win this battle, he continued. “No, wait. Michelle is all wrong for you. That’s the name of someone strong and capable. You’re cute and cuddly like a harmless bunny. I think I’ll call you Micki. So what do you say, Micki? How long before you wash out of the program?”
If anything, she stood taller and poked him in the chest with one finger. “I’m not going anywhere, Tyler. This is your last chance to give in without getting hurt. Agree to mentor me or prepare to be sorry.”
He opened his mouth to tell her to go jump in Van’s lake and drown herself. A bloodcurdling scream ripped through the hallway. Fight forgotten, they raced down the empty corridor. Nick moved faster, running ahead of Bay-Lee, but he could hear her feet pounding the floor behind him. He didn’t have a weapon on him. If it was something bad, a monster in the school, they were in trouble.
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Finished Series of Four Books. Read in this Order: Bait, Hunter, Warrior, Legend