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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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