Vampire Blues: Four Stories by J.R. Rain

 
     
    VAMPIRE BLUES
    SAMANTHA MOON CASE FILES #1
     
    Four Stories
     
    by
     
    J.R. RAIN
     
     
     
    Acclaim for the novels of J.R. Rain:
     
    “ Be prepared to lose sleep!”
    — James Rollins , international bestselling author of The Devil Colony
     
    “ I love this!”
    — Piers Anthony , bestselling author of Xanth
     
    “ J.R. Rain delivers a blend of action and wit that always entertains. Quick with the one-liners, but his characters are fully fleshed out (even the undead ones) and you'll come back again and again. ”
    — Scott Nicholson , bestselling author of The Red Church
     
    “ Dark Horse is the best book I’ve read in a long time!”
    — Gemma Halliday , award-winning author of Spying in High Heels
     
    “ Moon Dance is absolutely brilliant!”
    — Lisa Tenzin-Dolma , author of Understanding the Planetary Myths
     
    “ Powerful stuff!”
    — Aiden James , bestselling author of Plague of Coins
     
    “ Moon Dance is a must read. If you like Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, be prepared to love J.R. Rain’s Samantha Moon, vampire private investigator.”
    — Eve Paludan , author of Letters from David
     
    “ Impossible to put down. J.R. Rain’s Moon Dance is a fabulous urban fantasy replete with multifarious and unusual characters, a perfectly synchronized plot, vibrant dialogue and sterling witticism all wrapped in a voice that is as beautiful as it is rich and vividly intense as it is relaxed.”
    — April Vine , author of The Midnight Rose
     
     
    OTHER BOOKS BY J.R. RAIN
    The Lost Ark
    The Body Departed
     
    VAMPIRE FOR HIRE SERIES
    Moon Dance
    Vampire Moon
    American Vampire
    Moon Child
    Vampire Dawn
     
    SAMANTHA MOON NOVELLAS
    Christmas Moon
     
    SAMANTHA MOON CASE FILES
    Vampire Blues: Four Stories
    Vampire Games: Four Stories (coming soon)
     
    THE JIM KNIGHTHORSE SERIES
    Dark Horse
    The Mummy Case
    Hail Mary
     
    ELVIS MYSTERY SERIES
    Elvis Has Not Left the Building
    You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog (coming soon)
     
    THE SPINOZA SERIES
    The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo
    The Vampire Who Played Dead
    The Vampire in the Iron Mask (coming soon)
     
    THE GRAIL QUEST TRILOGY
    Arthur
    Merlin (coming soon)
     
    WITH SCOTT NICHOLSON
    Cursed!
    Ghost College
    The Vampire Club
     
    WITH PIERS ANTHONY
    Aladdin Relighted
    Aladdin Sins Bad
     
    WITH SCOTT NICHOLSON AND H.T. NIGHT
    Bad Blood
     
    SHORT STORIES
    The Bleeder and Other Stories
    Teeth and Other Stories
    Vampire Nights and Other Stories
    Vampires Rain: Four Stories
     
    SCREENPLAYS
    Judas Silver
    Lost Eden
     
    SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES
    Vampires, Zombies and Ghosts, Oh My!
     
    NON-FICTION
    The Rain Interviews (2008-2011)
     
     
    Vampire Blues: Four Stories
    Published by J.R. Rain
    Copyright © 2011 by J.R. Rain
    All rights reserved.
     
    Ebook Edition, License Notes
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
    Vampire Blues
     
    Nightmare
     
    Soul Train
     
    Dracula’s Guest
     
    Reading Samples
     
    About the Author
     
     
     
    Dedication
    Once again, to my sister Bekky. Thank you for all the love. You are easily in my top three sisters. Love you!
     
    Acknowledgments
    Once again, a big thank you to Eve Paludan and Sandy Johnston for all their wonderful help.
     
     
     
     
    Vampire Blues
    A Samantha Moon short story
     
     
     
    Chapter One
     
     
    On the way to Kingsley’s, just as I passed under a massive billboard of Judge Judy smiling down warmly—yet judgmentally—my cell phone rang. I glanced at the faceplate. Caller unknown.
    I clicked