Book excerpt: Discovering she was from a line of vampire hunters was never in Cassie's plans, but she's learned to deal with the near certainty of a shortened life that fate handed her. With her friends' help, she tries to balance school and hunting while working to rid the world of the monsters that murdered her parents. Her life is going as well as it can until a new student arrives in school. No one is prepared for the chaos Devon's arrival brings, especially not Cassie. But though she's determined to keep him safe from her deadly secrets, she finds herself growing closer to him. What she doesn't know is Devon hides secrets even more frightening and dangerous than her own... secrets that could tear them apart. ***The Kindred Series is a young adult fictional story that includes some language, violence, and sexual situations. Recommended for ages fifteen and up.***