Line #36 Literature/TexasVampires


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3	A trilogy by Diane Whiteside, focusing on the vampire that rules the [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Texas territory]], Don Rafael Perez, and his children, and their respective love interests. The entire series takes place (mostly) during a period of time when Texas is involved in a SecretWar with the crazy UsefulNotes/NewOrleans patrona, Celeste. {{Flashback}}s occur regularly.
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5	The three main novels (there are some short stories taking place in the universe too) are:
6	* ''Bond of Blood''
7	* ''Bond of Fire''
8	* ''Bond of Darkness''
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10	!!Provides examples of:
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12	* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: completely subverted with Rodrigo, combined with TheDogBitesBack.
13	* CloakAndDagger: vampires operating as secret agents for England after the French Revolution.
14	* ColdBloodedTorture: happens to Rodrigo for an ''extremely long time.''
15	* DoubleAgent: Celeste
16	%%* EmergencyTransformation
17	%%* FairCop: Steve
18	* {{Fictionary}}: the terminology vampires use for themselves is based off of feudal Spain, even in other countries. Also see BusmansVocabulary, GratuitousSpanish.
19	* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: the Texas, any vampires who were taught to feed on sex/love rather than fear/terror.
20	* FullyEmbracedFiend: pretty much every bad guy
21	%%* GratuitousFrench
22	* HowWeGotHere: the entire first half of ''Fire'' covers Jean-Marie and Helene's romance from the French Revolution onwards until their separation.
23	%%* ISeeDeadPeople: Ethan
24	%%* KissOfTheVampire
25	* MandatoryMotherhood: Rodrigo originally swears never to make vampire children, but eventually caves in.
26	* MayflyDecemberRomance: any vampire romance with a non-vampire, Ethan and Steve being the most prominent example.
27	* MeaningfulRename: why Rodrigo changed his name to Rafael in ''Fire.''
28	%%* MindlinkMates: conyuges.
29	%%* MindRape
30	* MyBiologicalClockIsTicking: the reason why Steve broke up with Ethan and married another man. It didn't work out for her.
31	* NeverFoundTheBody: should have been a hint to Helene and Jean-Marie, both of whom thought the other was dead for hundreds of years.
32	* OddlyCommonRarity: by the end of the series, there are ''four'' couples with conyuge bonds in Texas.
33	%%* OurVampiresAreDifferent
34	* PlayingWithFire: Helene, a rare female, non-insane version.
35	* PsychicLink: vampires have this with those they made.
36	* ReincarnationRomance: Rodrigo/Rafael and Blanche, after Blanche is reincarnated as Grania.
37	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Celeste set this up.]]
38	%%* SerialKiller
39	* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: depends on how your vampire was brought up and what they were brought up to feed on.
40	* SpiritAdvisor: Raoul to Celeste
41	* StartOfDarkness: Celeste's fiance Raoul getting killed (by Helene, not knowing he was there) starts hers, though she was kind of a SpoiledBrat before then.
42	* TomboyishName: Stephanie Amanda "Steve" Reynolds.
43	%%* TortureCellar
44	%%* VampiresAreRich
45	%%* VampiresAreSexGods

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