Midnight Predator
Midnight, the ancient evil sanctuary of vampires and their human slaves  that was burned to the ground centuries ago, has risen from the ashes to open  its dark doors once more. And it's up to Turquoise Draka, famed human vampire  hunter of the Bruja guild, to stop Midnight's founder and vampire most  malevolent, Jeshikah. But once inside Midnight's walls, Turquoise discovers that  instead of Jeshikah, the surprisingly benign vampire Jaguar is at the helm.  Acting as a human slave, Turquoise tries to discern Jaguar's mysteriously kind  motives as she works at planning Jeshikah's assassination. Meanwhile, her acting  servitude is playing havoc with her memories, as she begins to recall the bleak  days when she used to be a human slave herself, the time before her training as  an elite Bruja warrior. With bitter memories of beatings and humiliations  battling with her present suicidal assignment, Turquoise must do everything in  her power to keep from blowing her cover and losing her sanity.Teenaged horror author Amelia Atwater-Rhodes has successfully hit her writing  stride inMidnight Predator, her fourth novel. Finally her  burgundy-haired, black leather pant-wearing, revenge-lusting characters (and  those are just thehumans!) seem less like Anne Rice rip-offs and more  like original Atwater-Rhodes creations. Atwater-Rhodes's use of flashbacks is  more polished than in previous works, and her characterization is more solid and  consistent. Teen vampire fans will eagerly fall upon this vibrant, violent  addition to Atwater-Rhodes's intricately woven dynasty of vampires, witches, and  shape-shifters. (Ages 12 and older)--Jennifer Hubert