Blood Brothers: A Short Story Exclusive

RELEASED ON: Oct 22, 2013 Blood Brothers: A Short Story Exclusive

A chilling orchid on his pillow drags aging reporter Arthur Crane back into a nightmare from his past—the Orchid Killer, a cult murderer whose bloody reign ended the Summer of Love. But this time, the threat is personal, tied to his estranged younger brother, Christian. As Arthur risks everything to uncover the truth, he must confront a darkness that could shatter his soul. In this gripping short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell, brotherhood and horror collide in a tale that will leave you breathless.

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Critical Acclaim

Can’t wait to read the second book in the sanguiness series. Blood Brothers is a great short story leaving the reader wanting more. As always, very well written with an exciting story line.

— Marion G. Frazier [Great intro to next book](Reader Review)

Nothing better than a short story by James Rollins except possibly one with Rebecca Cantrell. This is a lead-in for the new hardback Innocent Blood and it will definitely get fans excited about the new thriller coming. New characters plus old ones from the previous book in the Order of the Sanguines series. Just enough there to set the nerves tingling. Great read.

— Peggy J. Kincaid [High Thriller Alert](Reader Review)

This gets you interested in reading the series. The new character is a keeper. I enjoyed this addition to the series.

— J. Bittle [Gets you interested](Reader Review)

Nicely structured this time. A reporter from England catches wind of a returning killer that’s terrorized America decades ago. Most of the story takes place in that time era (with an extra flashback-within-flashback of the two brothers as teens), and it does give plenty of backstory to Arthur, the reporter. Beyond the backstory, there’s some interesting vampire action with a new vampire, Arthur’s brother. With the cliffhanger ending (and a promise from both authors that he’s in Innocent Blood), can’t wait to read more of Christian Crane.

— Jason Brown [A Bloody good time between brothers](Reader Review)

Another thrilling thrilling adventure, fictional series of good triumphing over evil and doing good for mankind. This is a supernatural tale of vampirism mixed with bits and pieces of historical fact that only James Rollins can weave into a super-supernatural tale to make it believable and exciting at the same time. I have read the whole series and found them very facinating. You will find yourself rooting for characters who normally would be the “bad guy” . John keeps you guessing and never fails to surprise you with his twists and turns in the tales of good and evil. A super super adventure.

— Margaret Begel(Reader Review)

I enjoyed this short story and the only bad feature was it was too short. I wanted more, but what was there was great

— Patricia J. Matheso [5.0 out of 5 starsI enjoyed this short story and the only bad feature was ...](Reader Review)

A beautiful lead into the Blood Gospel. I am very pleased with the new Rollins-Cantrell series, a concept that’s new in the ideas of redemption.

— Doris O. Rountree [Who would have dreamed this up?](Reader Review)
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