YA Week Continues with Alyxandra Harvey's Drake Chronicles

Blurb for Hearts at Stake:

On Solange’s sixteenth birthday, she is going to wake up dead. As if that’s not bad enough, she also has to outwit her seven overprotective older brothers, avoid the politics involved with being the only daughter born to an ancient vampire dynasty, and elude Kieran Black—agent of an anti-vampire league who is searching for his father’s killer and is intent on staking Solange and her entire family.

Luckily she has her own secret weapon—her human best friend Lucy—who is willing to defend Solange’s right to a normal life, whether she’s being smothered by her well-intentioned brothers or abducted by a power-hungry queen. Two unlikely alliances are formed in a race to save Solange’s eternal life—Lucy and Solange’s brother Nicholas, and Solange and Kieran Black—in a dual romance that is guaranteed to jump start any romance-lover’s heart.

Even fans of the genre who’ve seen it all will find a fresh read with kick-butt characters and family dynamics that ring true for all brothers and sisters—vampire or otherwise.

Blurb for Blood Feud coming in June:

It's been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely survived the French Revolution. Now she's made her way back to the living and she must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord who left her for dead the day she turned into a vampire. That's if she can control her affection for Logan Drake, a vampire whose bite is as sweet as the revenge she seeks.

The clans are gathering for Helena's royal coronation as the next vampire queen, and new alliances are beginning to form now that the old rifts of Lady Natasha's reign have started to heal. But with a new common enemy, Leander Montmarte a vicious leader who hopes to force Solange to marry him and usurp the power of the throne for himself he clans must stand together to preserve the peace he threatens to destroy.

This second adventure in the Drake Chronicles told from both Logan's and Isabeau's perspectives has all the same butt-kicking action, heart-pounding romances and snarky humor that readers loved in Hearts at Stake, as well as exciting new revelations about the vampire dynasties to keep readers coming back for more.

To learn more visit: http://www.alyxandraharvey.com/

I have started Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey and so far so good. Fangs are sunk in and I'm hooked.

I am debating on whether or not my ten year old should read it though. I'll have to finish the book before I decide for sure. The reason I hesitate is that in the beginning it starts out with a party and mentions clothes being removed and the "mating rituals" of teenagers. Sooo...I am not sure. It doesn't go into detail about anything but I am curious how far things will go in other parts of the book.

Has anyone read this new series?

I'd love to know what you think.