Youngblood

**High school sucks. Especially for the undead.
This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed." Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next

Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that s fatal to vampires. Kat isn t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change.

Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she s tired of its backward, conservative values especially when it comes to sexuality, since she s an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to suffer through a two more years of Harcote before she s free. But when she discovers her new roommate is Kat Finn, she s horrified. Because she and Kat used to be best friends, a long time ago, and it didn t end well.

When Taylor stumbles upon the dead body of a vampire, and Kat makes a shocking discovery in the school s archives, the two realize that there are deep secrets at Harcote secrets that link them to the most powerful figures in Vampirdom and to the synthetic blood they all rely on.

"Prepare to fall in love with a whole new kind of vampire. Equal parts swoony and mysterious, Youngblood is so, so, so much fun." *—Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of They’ll Never Catch Us and The Counselors

*"This book bites – in the best possible way! Seeped in vampire lore but existing in its own fresh, new world, Youngblood delivers a slow-burn boarding school romance while its central mystery has the pages almost turning themselves." —Kelly deVos, author of Eat Your Heart Out and Go Hunt Me
"A fresh new take on vampires, with a compelling mystery and a romance that will keep you turning pages long into the night. I was immediately hooked by Kat and Taylor’s story—ex-best friends forced together as roommates, fighting their feelings at a school full of secrets, drama, and the undead. Youngblood is everything you could ever want in a boarding school book—plus vampires!" —Cameron Lund, author of The Best Laid Plans and Heartbreakers and Fakers

"Youngblood is an achingly sweet queer romance, a creepy as hell mystery, and a thoughtful, chilling portrayal of how vampirism might exist in the modern age of capitalism. This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed." —Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next*

"A boarding school mystery with family drama, deep secrets, and an unyielding social conscience—Youngblood is the new generation of vampires you've always needed!" —Andrea Contos, author of *Tell Me No Lies*

What a book! Youngblood* is mesmerizing and original, with tightly-drawn characters, a mystery that had me obsessively turning the pages and a romance that had me screaming: now kiss! This is the queer vampire boarding school book of your dreams. —Cale Dietrich, bestselling author of The Love Interest** **and If This Gets Out.***
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Autorentext

Sasha Laurens

Klappentext

Two queer teen bloodsuckers attending an elite vampire-only boarding school must go up against all of vampirdom when they uncover a dark conspiracy on campus.

Kat and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, in order to survive, they're forced to pay the exorbitant costs of buying Hema, a synthetic blood substitute, to avoid drinking the blood of humans-because nearly all of humanity has been infected by CFaD, a blood-borne virus that's fatal to vampires. Kat isn't looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she's been accepted to Harcote Academy, a prestigious prep school that's secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change.

Taylor's grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she's tired of its backward, conservative values-especially when it comes to sexuality, since she's an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to suffer through a few more years of Harcote before she'll be free. But when she discovers her new roommate is Kat Finn, she's horrified. Because she and Kat used to be best friends, a long time ago, and it didn't end well.

The two girls agree to a sort of truce to coexist peacefully for the school year, but between vicious classmates and a budding attraction, they find themselves growing closer than they'd anticipated. And when Taylor stumbles upon the dead body of her favorite teacher, and Kat uncovers some chilling information while working on a school project, the two realize that there are deep secrets at Harcote-secrets that link the most powerful vampires not only to the mysterious death on campus, but also to CFaD itself.

Zusammenfassung
**High school sucks. Especially for the undead.
“This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed." —Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next**

Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that’s fatal to vampires. Kat isn’t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she’s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that’s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change.
 
Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she’s tired of its backward, conservative values—especially when it comes to sexuality, since she’s an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to suffer through a two more years of Harcote before she’s free. But when she discovers her new roommate is Kat Finn, she’s horrified. Because she and Kat used to be best friends, a long time ago, and it didn’t end well.
 
When Taylor stumbles upon the dead body of a vampire, and Kat makes a shocking discovery in the school’s archives, the two realize that there are deep secrets at Harcote—secrets that link them to the most powerful figures in Vampirdom and to the synthetic blood they all rely on.

Leseprobe

1

 

Kat

 

I leaned over the counter of the Snack Shack at the El Dorado Hills Country Club and stared out at the pool. The cool, bright-blue water would feel incredible against my sweaty, greasy skin. It was an early August scorcher and the pool had been packed with screaming kids all day. The lunch rush slammed us so bad, it ran into the snack rush, and I still had milkshake in my hair. Now, at last, the sun was edging below the trees and a cool shadow was creeping across the line of deck chairs. The lifeguards were herding the kids out of the pool and back toward their nannies and au pairs and stay-at-home parents.

 

"Kat, if I have to make one more Caesar salad with no croutons or dressing, I will scream," Guzman said from the sink. "Like, it's literally just romaine?"

 

I laughed, but my eyes were fixed on the pool. In the evening, a different set of club members came out. I'd been watching them emerge all summer: swimmers doing laps in the fading sun and well-dressed women who sipped white wine from the indoor bar. For these club members, the whole world s…