You know what else sucks? Having your ex-boyfriend (who you’re still in love with) as your new stepbrother.

You know what else? Having a crazy father who wants to take over the world—and you are the key to his success.

Planning prom on top of it all? SUCKS.

Teenage vampire AJ Ashe has all this and more on her plate in Melissa Francis’s snarky and suspenseful Love Sucks! Read a sneak peek here, and, if you’re feeling really sucky, try the first book in the series, Bite Me! Love and teenage vampirism may suck. . . but they’re totally fun to read about!

Ruby the Pug is owner of my heart. We recently moved to the country where she has six acres to roam and do her bug hunting. (She is a mighty bug warrior.) The ginormous yellow lab is Buckshot, my neighbor’s dog. Buckshot has a huge crush on Ruby and prances for her when he sees her outside being fierce in the ways of her hunting. And he always gives her a kiss before he goes home. I guess this is true puppy love.

—Melissa Francis

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