title: Samantha Moon: The First Four Vampire for Hire Novels, Plus the Christmas Moon Novella and a Never-Before-Published Short Story
author:  J.R. Rain 
description: <div><BR>Praise for the Vampire for Hire series:<BR><BR>&#147;Be prepared to lose sleep!&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>James Rollins, international bestselling author of <I>The Doomsday Key</I> on J.R. Rain&#8217;s <I>The Lost Ark</I></B><BR><BR>&#147;I love this!&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>Piers Anthony, international bestselling author of <I>A Spell for Chameleon</I></B><BR><BR>&#147;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&#8217;ll come back again and again.&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>Scott Nicholson, bestselling author of <I>Liquid Fear</I></B><BR><BR> &#147;Dark Horse is the best book I&#8217;ve read in a long time!&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>Gemma Halliday, bestselling of <I>Spying in High Heels</I></B><BR><BR>&#147;Moon Dance is absolutely brilliant!&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>Lisa Tenzin-Dolma, author of <I>Understanding the Planetary Myths</I></B><BR><BR>&#147;Powerful stuff!&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>Aiden James, bestselling author of <I>The Vampires&#8217; Last Lover</I></B><BR><BR> &#147;Moon Dance is a must read. If you like Janet Evanovich&#8217;s Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, be prepared to love J. R. Rain&#8217;s Samantha Moon, vampire private investigator.&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>Eve Paludan, author of <I>Letters from David</I></B><BR><BR>&#147;Impossible to put down. J.R. Rain&#8217;s <I>Moon Dance</I> 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.&#8221;<BR>&#151;<B>April Vine, author of <I>The Midnight Rose</I></B></div>
zlib_text: > _Dark Side of the Moon: A Samantha Moon Story (Short Story)_
  
  > > J.R. Rain
  
  > (2014)
  
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  DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
  
    
  
   _A_
  
   _Samantha Moon_
  
   _Story_
  
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  _by_
  
    
  
  J.R. RAIN
  
    
    
  
   _Acclaim for the Stories of J.R. Rain:_
  
    
  
  “Be prepared to lose sleep!”
  
  — **James Rollins** , international bestselling author of _The Doomsday Key_
  
    
  
  “I love this!”
  
  — **Piers Anthony** , bestselling author of _Xanth_
  
    
  
  “ _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 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** , bestselling co-author of _Witchy Business_
  
  “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