Wright - Eternal Captive

Praise for Laura Wright
and the Mark of the Vampire Series

Eternal Kiss

Complex and riveting.

Romantic Times (4 stars)

A superb urban romantic fantasy due to the powerful Wright mythos that makes the realm of the Eternal Order seem genuine.This author clearly has the Wright stuff with the complicated world of the Roman vampire brothers.

The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews

I fell in love with book one in this series, but this second addition moved me from innocent love to full-blown love addiction.[I] could not put it down.

Shameless Romance Reviews (5 stars)

The romance is rich in emotion and the plot infuses danger and nail-biting action. The journey was so exciting! It was rife with chills and thrills, and altogether it never failed to keep my attention.[This] was a great ride where a sweep-you-off-your-feet romance ignites within a high-risk plot. Laura Wright has found her niche in the paranormal romance genre with her larger-than-life Roman brothers!

Leontines Book Realm

Eternal Hunger

Dark, delicious, and sinfully good, Eternal Hunger is a stunning start to what promises to be an addictive new series. I cant wait for more from Laura Wright.

Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author of Bonds of Justice

Action, passion, and dark suspense launch a riveting new series. Laura Wright knows how to lure you in and hold you captive until the last page.

Larissa Ione, New York Times bestselling author of Ecstasy Unveiled

Dark, sexy vampires with an urban bite make Eternal Hunger a must read.

Jessica Andersen, author of Storm Kissed

Paranormal fans with a penchant for vamps will find Eternal Hunger a must read, but be warned, you will quickly become hooked!

The Romance Readers Connection (4 stars)

Eternal Hunger is deliciously dark while making you believe in the concept of soul mates.

Fresh Fiction

An exhilarating vampire romancedark, passionate, and utterly intoxicating!

Reader to Reader Reviews

In a field brimming with rehashes of the same theme, Wright has managed to create a sound, believable vampire culture with plenty of tension and interesting plot points. The pacing is smooth, with well-developed characters, and the satisfying conclusion leaves ample room for more from this strong new series.

Monsters and Critics

Also by Laura Wright

The Mark of the Vampire Series

Eternal Hunger

Eternal Kiss

E TERNAL
C APTIVE

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE

LAURA WRIGHT

A SIGNET ECLIPSE BOOK

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To you, my readers, who love these boys just
as much as I do

BalasVampire child.

The Breeding MaleA paven of purest blood whose genetic code and structure has been altered by the Eternal Order. He has the ability to impregnate at will and decide the sex of the balas. He is brought in by Pureblood families and/or to repopulate one sex or the other in times of dire necessity. He is uncontrollable, near to an animal, and must be caged.

CredentiA vampire community, ruled and protected by the Eternal Order. Both Purebloods and Impures live here. There are many all over the world, masked by the Order so that humans barely notice their existence.

DuroTender word for brother.

Eternal OrderThe ten Pureblood vampires who have passed on to the middle world, yet make the laws, punish the lawbreakers, and govern every vampire credenti on Earth.

EyesThe New York City street rats who run the sales of drugs, blood, and body to both human and vampire.

GeminoTwin.

GravoPoisoned vampire blood.

ImitiAn imitation vampire, one who can take on the characteristics of a vampire if he or she drinks blood regularly.

ImpurebloodsAny combination of human and vampire. They have no powers, a heartbeat, and can live in the sun. They only have fangs when blood is consumed. Males are blood castrated, their sex drive removed through the blood by the Order. Females are blood sterilized and the inside of their thighs are branded with Is.

MetaA pureblood female of fifty years, she can still remain in sunlight, but needs the blood and body of her true mate.

MondrarVampire prison.

MorphoA pureblood paven of three hundred years; as powerful as a paven can get. He is sunlight intolerant, and the need to find his true mate becomes impossible to deny.

Mutore