The Real World Series

Copyright © Elizabeth Lord

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“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”

William Shakespeare

Emotes (Book One).

“Vampires have evolved … the Emotes are here”

By Elizabeth Lord

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“Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another.”  Albert Einstein 

“Like most humans she lived in a white picket fence world, its colours and ideology muted for human understanding. The real world was far more violent and yet also more wonderful than she had any idea of. Once he revealed the real world to her, its real nature … she would never look at it the same way again. She would see and recognise the hidden. Not only would she be changed in the way that she viewed the world but other beings would recognise her knowledge and might even seek her out”

“This planet has two worlds co-existing on it: there is the human world … protected, muted and oblivious … and there is the real world … where the mortal exist alongside the immortal, the natural with the supernatural.”

“All your childhood stories … fables … Faery tales? Witches and Warlocks. Faerie folk. Vampires. Shape-shifters. Dragons. Merfolk. Werewolves. Ogres and goblins. All true. Every tale I’ve ever heard has either been factual or based on an element of truth”.

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EXCERPT FROM

 DARK BEGINNINGS (BOOK TWO) 

Her eyes slid back to the painting against her will.  Her heart felt heavier than it had in her entire existence and her eyes pricked with unshed tears. 

Her mind slipped to the W.H Auden poem ‘Funeral Blues’ and one particular verse kept repeating in her head:

‘The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, 

Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.”

Nothing would ever be the same again.  She had loved him, totally and irrevocably.

And now he was dead.

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"And that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.”  Charles Darwin

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Liser is devastated by the murder of someone she loved deeply and is determined to seek revenge. Ellie is trying to come to terms with the trauma of her abduction and new, burgeoning magical powers. Cruel, sadistic killers are on the loose and The Coven decide to hunt them. A vindictive ghost is starting to raise his head again. Amidst the death and confusion that follows, love somehow manages to creep through and give strength to those who need it most.

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Dark Days (Book 3)

“Oh, love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.”   

Hermann Hesse

“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”  

Mahatma Ghandi

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Elsie is fading fast and her magick is weakened when it is most needed.  Gareth’s killers have escaped justice and are being hunted by both Jared and their own family.   Chloe is determined to find her missing friend, despite the strange people that now call themselves her family.  Liser is still in denial about her feelings towards the Human Peter.  James and Ellie find themselves at the mercy of a depraved and sadistic ‘ghost’: their survival dependent on the whim of a cruel Hunter.

“The Vampire had laughed viciously and instead of killing them, he’d turned them … and then abandoned them to find their own way into immortality”

“He sighed heavily.  He hated involving Humans in the Supernatural.  It never ended well.  Humans had an idealised idea of what the world was, believing themselves to be the superior and ruling species: they fought their petty wars, had their little love affairs, ensured the continuance of their line and then died.  They had no idea of what the real world was: of what surrounded them.  They lived in an oblivious little bubble.”

“She was immediately distracted, as she returned his desire with an angry passion that he couldn’t help responding to.  She pulled him quickly towards the bed, as she whipped his top over his head and he fumbled with hers. They fell in a tangled heap and savagely leapt at each other, desire to brand, mate and mark overwhelming every other thought in their eager bodies.”  

EXCERPT FROM

 DAWN RISING (BOOK FOUR) 

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Lawrence pushed his long, inky black hair behind his ear, catching it slightly on the diamond stud.  His red eyes had a demonic edge as he lowered his mouth and once more sank his massive fangs into the semi-conscious young woman on his lap.  Her breathing was becoming more laboured as he sucked long and hard.  Her breathing ceased.  He took another long pull and then pushed her roughly off his lap.

A nearby Human pet scurried up to him, grabbing hold of the girl’s arm and dragging her lifeless body away before it could get in his way.  He dispassionately watched the pale young man leave the room with the corpse and then turned to his mate.

She looked immaculate as always: curls piled high on her head, heavy jewellery at her neck and her beautiful Georgian dress emphasising her pert bust and slim waist.  She’d watched him feed with as much interest as anyone would watch their partner drink a glass of wine. 

He started to speak when Jorge burst in.  Lawrence frowned at him, growling low in his throat.  Now that he had sated one hunger, he’d intended assuaging the other with his mate.  He resented the intrusion from his Vampire employee.

“I am sorry My Lord, to interrupt, but we have word of their whereabouts”

Lawrence stared with obvious interest but said nothing.

“We are led to believe that they have gone to Mark’s house in The South, My Lord … there is even rumour between the ‘Humans’” he spat the word with contempt, “that the very death they meant to avenge by killing the Emote was a mistake … that Mark lives and they are currently with him”.

Lawrence stood abruptly.  He paced to the window and stared out, a low growl building in his chest.

“Alex and Jude” he spat in disgust “have brought nothing but dishonour to this family.   They avenge a death that hasn’t happened.  They kill but repeatedly leave witnesses.  They run away from London instead of fighting.  At every turn they bring shame and dishonour.

Leo and I will go to Mark’s house.  We will bring an end to their shame.  After that, we will pay a call on the Emotes that rudely interrupted My Lady’s afternoon with her sister.   We will teach them that no one enters our property without prior invite.

Especially not scum … not Emotes.  We will rid the earth of these abominations and thus teach others not to take our privacy lightly!”

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Review for Book 2, Dark Beginnings:

“loving this new take on vampires, keeps you wanting more, looking forward to reading third book, new writer deserves a chance, you will not be disappointed”.

"again new boundaries are being pushed, where they go we have yet to find out. The evil that was hinted at in the first book, rears its ugly head again & you are left wondering how far someone can be pushed before they break...."   

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reviews for Book 1, Emotes:

“'Emotes' is definitely not your average vampire story, it takes a existing genre and introduces (I think) a new genre which was interesting to read.”

“Loved the new twist to the vampire. They are evolving!! Can't wait for book two. If you love fantasy and romance then you will enjoy this book.”

“Elizabeth Lord is a first time writer and if you're willing to give her a chance, give this book a go as she's given us a slightly different take on the vampire genre. Emotes is an entertaining read if you are into fantasy and the fae”