In "Bitter Blood," the blood feud between vampires and humans in Morganville reaches a boiling point. Claire Danvers and her friends find themselves facing a new, powerful enemy as the vampire ruling class starts to fracture. With tensions escalating and alliances shifting, Claire must navigate a dangerous landscape filled with betrayal and dark secrets. As she fights to protect her loved ones, she uncovers shocking truths about the town's past and the dark workings of the vampire hierarchy. The stakes are higher than ever, and survival may come at an unbearable cost. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Morganville Vampires, The Morganville Vampires .

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 432 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Rachel Caine is the author of over thirty novels, including the bestselling Morganville Vampires series. She and her husband, fantasy artist R. Cat Conrad, live in Texas, but Rachel frequently visits the UK for book tours.