title: Blood Ninja III: The Betrayal of the Living
author:  Nick Lake 
description: Lake wraps up his historical Japanese ninja-vampire series with fresh monsters, namely dragons. Reluctant vampire Taro has won his girl, aristocrat samurai Hana, and is torn between a peaceful, if impoverished, life with her in a fishing village or accepting the challenge to slay a dragon and gain great wealth and status. The intricate plot of the first two books takes some explaining, and the story really only comes to life once we meet the dragonthen patience is rewarded with action aplenty. Lake weaves in tenets of Buddhism and history of feudal Japan for a satisfying conclusion to an intriguing trilogy. Grades 7-11. --Debbie Carton
zlib_text: Itáyu Lake 3
  A Fairy’s Fears
  Nate is the youngest of twelve, and the only one not yet mated. Being a member of one of the founding families of Itáyu Lake, he’s
  decided to inherit the Bloodline Legacy and remain on the lake alongside his best friend Jason as one of the two pillars of the barrier
  surrounding the land. He silently waits for the day his own mate will arrive.
  Viktor arrives at Spirit Valley during his Wandering and instantly finds his mate, Nate, working in a bar. Nate is shocked to see that his
  destined mate is a rough biker bear, a combination of two things he’s feared since he was young. Viktor needs to help Nate through his
  own fears if he’s to make a life with his mate.
  Matters are complicated further by the last remnants of Joseph Strand acting through his daughter, Jasmine. She plans to remove her
  family’s ties to the barrier, there’s just one problem, by doing so she’ll kill both Jason and Nate.
  Genre: Alternative (M/M, Gay), Fantasy, Paranormal, Shape-shifter
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