Books with author Rita Stradling

Entering Blackburn Academy was supposed to be a dream come true. Instead, I’m trapped in a nightmare. A group known as The Elites rule the campus with fear and cruelty. They kill vampires for sport. Worst of all... they think I’m one of them. Only my boyfriend, Justin, knows my deadly truth and he’s suddenly gone missing. The only person who I can turn to for help is Mitch Holter, my Elite bodyguard and the biggest bully at Blackburn. I had no way of knowing the dark and sinister nature of the Academy’s secret traditions. Now, my only goal is to survive the night.This is a full length 93,000 word novel. Recommended for 16+. This book contains sex (not explicit).

I didn’t think anything could be worse than waking up in the morgue with a note in my hand telling me I’d go on a killing spree if I didn’t drink blood. But then I met Justin. In my ravenously hungry state, the agreement he offered seemed a simple one: I tell no one what I’ve become, and he would allow me to feed off of him.I thought I could handle his hot and cold antics that made it seem like he wanted me but only as his dirty little vampire secret, until a chance opportunity changed everything. The elite Blackburn Academy offered me a full-ride scholarship, if I can pass their grueling trials. With every fiber of my being, I want to be accepted and learn about the vampire lineage I’m now a part of. Justin... has other ideas. Going so far as to resort to sabotage, it seems he’ll stop at nothing to keep me hidden from the elite school and his rich friends. Blood bond aside, he has no idea who he’s dealing with. I will complete those trials, even if it means the end of my undead existence.This book was previously published under the title A Bite at the Cherry (Bite Me Series) Blackburn Academy: Entrance Trials. Recommended for 15+.

Hell owns her—she just doesn’t know it yet.After a year of preparation, eighteen-year-old Raven Smith has planned out every detail of her summer vacation in Europe. But while en route to Italy, Raven finds a letter in her carry-on telling her to turn back and that an agent of the devil plans to drag her to Hell.She dismisses it as a prank from her devout, elderly neighbor. Raven is determined to focus on feeding her love of art history and spending time with her older sister. But the letter is right—an agent of Hell waits for her in Europe. He’s waited for her all of her life, stalking her. At the perfect time, he will claim her. Raven is, and has always been, a pawn in a very deadly game.This is the second edition. There are substantial editing changes but no plot changes. The first edition was published in December 2012.

Raven’s made a promise to the Grand Marquis of Hell, and she’s about the break it. With the help of demon-killer Stephen Tapper, Raven Smith faced Hell on Earth to stop the demon-apocalypse (or more like, put it on hold), by making a deal with the Grand Marquis of Hell: he would not open the gates of hell if she promised not to fall in love with anyone until he returned for her. But then the earth-witch Madeline shows up in Raven's hometown (aka her prison), calling in Raven's life-debt. Month’s ago, Stephen traveled to Thailand to track down a magician called The Spider, but within days of arriving, Stephen vanished. Every person, witch, and demon-killer sent to find Stephen has been hunted down, outnumbered, and murdered by demons. Now the demons have made a demand: send in Raven Smith…or Stephen dies. Going to Thailand might possibly be the stupidest decision Raven could ever make...there are a thousand reasons why Raven should stay guarded, protected, safe. And only one reason why she shouldn't. Stephen.

We stand there, screaming into each other's faces. How I hate him. How I've loved him. How I want him destroyed. After a year of preparation, 18-year-old Raven Smith has planned out every detail of her summer vacation in Europe. Yet, while still enroute to Italy, Raven finds a letter in her carry-on suitcase that tells her not to go to Europe, that an "evil agent of Hell" is looking for her and he will find her if she disregards the letter's message. Deciding that it was a product of insanity, Raven chooses to disregard the letter's message. In her cross-Europe trip, Raven only wants to feed her love of art history and spend time with her older sister. She's unprepared for Andras and his strange fascination with her, not to mention the all-consuming attraction she has for him. She's definitely unprepared for Nicholas and his brothers, Stephen, Albert, and Tobias, diverting all of her plans and sweeping her off to a Swedish Castle. But the letter was right, the agent of Hell has found her, and Raven has become a game-piece in a very dangerous game.

Three things about the Elites of Blackburn Academy: 1. They rule with fear and cruelty. 2. They kill vampires for sport. 3. They think I’m one of them. Entering Blackburn Academy was supposed to be a dream come true. Instead, I’m trapped in a nightmare. Every second of the day, I have to hide what I am. My boyfriend Justin is keeping secrets again. And I have to spend all of my time with the deadly Elites. I’m in their classes. I live with them. I even have my own Elite bodyguard, Mitch Holter, the biggest bully at Blackburn Academy. When Justin vanishes under mysterious circumstances, I have to depend on the Elites to save the boy I love. But I’m entering a deadly game. Can I survive the secrets and lies of Blackburn Academy?This is a full length 93,000 word novel. Recommended for 16+. This book contains sex (not explicit). This novel was previously on preorder under the title First Bite (Bite Me) Blackburn Academy: Orientation. The story is unchanged.

Three things about Justin Roberts:1. He’s a bully.2. Our relationship is toxic.3. He’s the only one who knows my secret. A year ago, I woke in the morgue with a note in my hand telling me that I’m a vampire. I need blood or I’ll start killing people. Lucky for me, Justin has been sneaking into my bedroom and feeding me blood for a year, and the only price I have to pay for it is putting up with his cruel snipes and my unwanted feelings for him. I just can’t figure out why he keeps coming back.But all that changes when I’m offered a full-ride scholarship to Justin’s mysterious school, the elite Blackburn Academy, where I might finally learn about vampires. About myself. All I have to do is pass the grueling entrance trials, and the scholarship will be mine. Problem is, Justin doesn’t want me anywhere near his elite school and rich friends. He’s vowed to sabotage me.Justin may have been feeding me blood for a year, but he doesn’t know who he’s up against. But, Blackburn Academy is more than it seems. I’ll be facing more than what Justin Roberts alone can dish out.Will competing in the trials be the new beginning I’m hoping for, or will it end my undead existence? This book was previously published under the title A Bite at the Cherry (Bite Me Series) Blackburn Academy: Entrance Trials. The story is unchanged. Recommended for 16+.

The children of dragons and humans, the dracons, control eighty percent of the world’s governments. Humans worldwide are either subservient or prey. On the small vacation island of Mabi, humans call for war. Sixteen year old Dakota Kekoa lives a double life. By day, she pretends to be a human to infiltrate Mabi Academy, a 'human's only' high school. At night, she works as a henchman for her draconic mafia family, utilizing her ability to steal and manipulate emotions. When Dakota’s human friend is kidnapped, she takes on the mission to find her. This is not just any mission, though; she is diving head first into the escalating conflict between humans and dracons. As more girls disappear and some are discovered dead, Dakota realizes her first honorable mission may also be her last.

After a year of preparation, eighteen year old Raven Smith has researched and planned out every detail of her summer vacation in Europe; those plans DO NOT include boys, romance, or falling in love (definitely not the last one). But, even before the plane touches-down her well-laid plans go dreadfully off-course. While still airborne, Raven finds a letter in her carry-on suitcase that her senile neighbor broke into her house to stash in her bag; the letter tells Raven to turn back, not to go to Europe, that an "evil agent of Hell" is looking for Raven and he will find her if she disregards the letter's message. But Raven does disregard the letter... Almost as soon as Raven steps foot onto Rome's streets, dark, seductive Andras starts showing up at nearly every site Raven visits; Raven finds herself drawn to Andras in a way she's never been drawn to anyone, while at the same time... he terrifies her. Then in comes Nicholas, an impossible-not-to-like Swedish guy, who is determined to kee