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    Vampires of Orange County Vol. One
    Vampires of Orange County Vol. One
    Vampires of Orange County Vol. One
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    Vampires of Orange County Vol. One

    By John Bankston

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    Set in and around Newport Beach, Vampires of Orange County takes place over one week in Morgan’s life as she looks for answers. Is the ex-boyfriend she never really left behind responsible for her blackouts, her sun-sickness and even her sudden craving for very rare steak? Or is it instead the friend with benefits who may have turned her Chihuahua into a vicious killer?

    Newport Beach, California-based author, John Bankston is the author of over eighty nonfiction books for young adults. Vampires of Orange County, is his first novel for an adult audience. Vampires of Orange County subverts this popular sub-genre by offering a protagonist who is a humorous and independent young woman who isn't seeking rescue.

    Volume One
    Morgan is attacked by an intruder at the Newport Beach tanning club she manages. After blacking out, she awakens in a hospital and learns she killed her attacker.
    Fifteen-year-old Stephanie has always been the good girl, but now she’s dating a man who’s not only older, but also her sister Morgan’s ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Morgan –– a vegetarian since she was eight –– orders a very rare steak.Fifteen-year-old Stephanie has always been the good girl, but now she’s dating a man who’s not only older, but also her sister Morgan’s ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Morgan –– a vegetarian since she was eight –– orders a very rare steak.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Bankston
    Release dateMar 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301233748
    Vampires of Orange County Vol. One
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    John Bankston

    I'm an only child who grew up in Vermont. Since I lived in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere, I was always coming up with scary stories. My babysitter reading to me about serial killers didn't help!Since then I've lived in NYC, LA, Portland, OR and some of the best beach towns like Ocean, Miami and Newport.I love all things horror and all things YA.Fav books include 'salem's lot, Heart-shaped Box, Daughters unto Devils and Dare Me. Classic favs include Jane Eyre and The Great Gatsby.For TV The 100, You, Legacies, Riverdale, T@gged plus older shows like The Originals, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Buffy, The OC, and of course Pretty Little Liars!And my favorite thing in the world is my ten pound furbaby!Please follow me on my brand new Insta:https://www.instagram.com/johnbankstonnovelist?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

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      Vampires of Orange County Vol. One - John Bankston

      Vampires Of Orange County (Volume One)

      John Bankston

      Copyright 2013 by John Bankston

      Smashwords Edition

      Cover Design: Jordan Delgado

      This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance between the characters depicted herein and persons living or dead is coincidental. Although real places and locations are described, the events that take place there are the products of the author’s imagination. No animals were harmed during the writing of this novel.

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      And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

      John 1:5 New King James Bible Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1982.

      If heaven and hell decide

      That they both are satisfied

      Illuminate the 'no's' on their vacancy signs

      If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks

      Then I'll follow you into the dark.

      I Will Follow You Into the Dark, Death Cab for Cutie

      Gibbard, Ben. Music & Lyrics. I Will Follow You Into the Dark, Plans. Atlantic, 2006. LP

      SUNDAY

      Standing naked in the kitchen of Bret’s tanning salon, Morgan Anderson did a quick shot of cherry vodka. She took a beat, then did another –– just enough to keep the mundane from becoming totally boring.

      Returning her attention to the small washer, she watched Chemical Free All bubble over skinny 7s, a pink baby doll t-shirt, a lilac Roxy hoodie and a purple thong. Someone once told Morgan she did laundry like a guy, but it was so much faster this way. Besides, way before most of her clothes had time to fade she lost them or wanted new ones.

      She glanced at her pink Uggs, the only other thing she’d been wearing, standing at attention in the corner. She dumped the week’s accumulated dirties out of a paper Trader Joe’s bag. Brightly colored t-shirts joined their cousins, along with more thongs, boy shorts and two pairs of True Religion jeans purchased second-hand (along with the 7s) last month from the Portland Buffalo Exchange.

      The colorful, occasionally pricy clothes represented Morgan’s OC wardrobe. There were no whites, but more importantly, there were no blacks or grays. In Oregon, she’d gone way too heavy on the blacks and grays.

      Bret bought the washer-dryer for towels, but Morgan didn’t get health insurance. To her, saving quarters was an employee benefit.

      The tanning salon operated out of a converted second-floor apartment. Its two bedrooms held tanning beds, the living room a Mystic sprayer. After just a month in Newport and three weeks managing Bret’s little business, Morgan had developed a comfortable routine. She’d come in right after Bar Church, blasting happy music and stripping down. Doing a shot or three while her clothes got clean, she wouldn’t have a stitch to wear for over an hour. But the salon was closed. The longer she let the spray set, the better it looked.

      To Morgan there were few places sexier. All those gorgeous people getting naked and chilling in the UVAs. Most of them probably masturbated. One good reason for blasting techno and old school hip-hop.

      Truth is, Morgan envied the bed people. If she masturbated in the sprayer, she’d get the weirdest tan ever. They lay down in warmth. She was never warm. They napped. If she napped, she’d fall over.

      Exiting the kitchen, she padded barefoot to the tiny front room. This was where she greeted customers six days a week from nine p.m. ‘til three or four in the morning. This was where she took their cash (no checks or credit cards, only cash) and dropped the money through a small slot in a metal box. And this was where she struggled with the computer while wondering why she dropped out of high school.

      The computer dominated a cherry wood desk, both furnishings and technology too elaborate for a business where she was the only employee. Sighing, she booted up the computer. After only two attempts, Morgan programed the Mystic.

      Stepping into the hallway, she smelled coconut tanning lotion and instantly remembered Virgin Coladas shared with her mother. She was sixteen the last time they tanned beside her uncle’s pool. In the five years since, a ton had happened.

      Then she saw herself in the cheap mirror nailed to the Mystic Room’s door and realized how much hadn’t changed. Its reflection contained a face unblemished by sleepless nights and blonde hair undamaged by neglect. Morgan hadn’t added an ounce since earning her driver’s license. Her ribs were prominent, her hipbones curved up. Best of all, her boobs were still perky. Most big-busted girls her age were already worrying about sagging (at least the natural big-busted girls).

      Despite the small

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