The Resurrection Of Dracula, (Paperback)

The Resurrection Of Dracula is a trilogy that takes place over an eighteen year period. The series consists of three parts; Blood Lust, Blood Born, and Bad Blood. In part one, BLOOD LUST, fear grips the Romanian countryside as Vlad Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, a vicious, bloodthirsty prince, vows to return from the dead and drink the blood of the living by the light of the full moon. Five hundred years later, Brad Tepp, a successful Seattle real estate investor, develops an insatiable craving for blood, so much so, he thinks he may be turning into a modern day vampire. All he can think about and dream about is drinking blood. Fearing he is losing his mind, he seeks professional help. After being diagnosed with porphyria, The Disease of Vampires, he is given the prognosis of a year to live. Desperate to find a cure, he searches the internet which leads him to Dr. Nicholas Pitrowski, a Transylvanian geneticist who theorizes that porphyria is an inherited disease which originated with Vlad Dracula. He thinks that if he can find Dracula's remains and clone him, he can isolate the gene responsible for the disease and develop a cure. The men team up and set off on Halloween night searching for Dracula's remains. The process goes horribly wrong, putting their lives in danger, when they unleash a monster that threatens both themselves and Nadia, a beautiful woman who is key to Brad and Nicholas's success or failure. In part two, BLOOD BORN​​, Brad and Nadia return to Seattle to become man and wife. Shortly after that, Nadia begins having dreams about Dracucla sucking her blood. She can't eat, she can't sleep and she's afraid of the dark. When Brad takes her to his doctor, she learns she is pregnant. However, unknown to them, Dracula has followed them back to Seattle where he begins a series of killings, feeding off his victims until he can find Nadia. After several young panhandlers are killed and drained of their blood, Jake Martin, a local private-eye, becomes involved searching for the killer. At first, he is reluctant to believe that it is Dracula doing the killing, but after a trip to the morgue, he changes his mind. When Brad leaves on a trip to California, he hires Maria Sanchez to stay with Nadia. One night, as Nadia returns from the grocery store, Maria falls from the sky and lands on the hood of her car, her throat ripped out. Nadia rushes into the house, but Dracula beats her inside. As she calls 911 to report Maria's death, Dracula captures her and takes her to his lair. Jake, a regular at the Blue Star lounge, gets a call from Maria's brother. They work out a deal and Jake takes on the case to find Maria's killer in exchange for his bar tab. During the investigation, Jake travels to Brad's house and discovers that Nadia is missing. Brad hires him to find her and they set on a quest to find Nadia before Dracula can turn her into a vampire. Part three of the series, BAD BLOOD, takes place seventeen years after the end of Blood Born. Little Jake, now preferring to be called Jacob, begins having vivid dreams about drinking blood. The dreams are so vivid, he thinks he may be losing his mind. Having been expelled from several schools for bad behavior, he enrolls in Roosevelt High in Seattle. It is here he meets Brooke, an attractive blonde that falls for his bad boy image. In history class, during a slide presentation, he sees a picture of the original Dracula, Vlad Dracula. On his hand is the same ring that Jacob wears on his; a ring with a dragon insignia. Later, Jacob confronts his uncle Jake about the ring and learns the truth about his mother and father fate and vows revenge. After several classmates are found dead, drained of their blood, Jake sets out with Brooke to kill Dracula. But, will he be able to kill his blood brother and put an end to Dracula's reign of death, or will h