‘’Marked’’ is the first book in the ‘’House of Night’’ series. The series is written by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, a mother-daughter writing team. Currently there are seven books in the series, ‘’Marked’’, ‘’Betrayed’’, ‘’Chosen’’, ‘’Untamed’’, ‘’Hunted’’, ‘’Tempted’’, and ‘’Burned’’. The first five books were published by St. Martin’s Griffin. ‘’House of Night: Marked’’ was first published May 1, 2007

The House of Night series follows a unique vampyre fledgling, Zoey Redbird. She enters the House of Night school all the while blessed with goddess-given powers. Now she must take on evil forces in the name of Nyx.http://www.pccast.net/houseofnightseries.html

P.C. Cast is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance author. Some of her other series are; ‘’Divine’’, ‘’Goddess Summoning’’, ‘’Nocture Silouette’’, and ‘’Parthalon’’. P.C. has teamed up with her young adult daughter, Kristin Cast, to write the ‘’House of Night’’ series. Kristin is also an award winning writer. She has won awards for her poetry and journalism.http://www.pccast.net/biography.html

When 16 year-old, Zoey Redbird, is marked as a vampyre, she must leave her normal life and move to the House of Night. She quickly learns that she is not a normal vampyre fledgling. Zoey has been specially chosen by Nyx, the vampire goddess. Nyx has blessed Zoey with amazing gifts that will help her on the journey she must face.http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/marked.html

At the House of Night Zoey meets some great friends and some formidable enemies. Zoey must rely on Nyx has she tries to determine who she can trust. A love triangle forms when Zoey starts falling for Eric Night, an older vamp fledgling at school, while she is still attached to her human boyfriend, Heath Luck.http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/marked.html

As Zoey tries to adjust, not only to being a vampyre fledgling, but to being the most unique fledgling ever, she must find the strength to follow her destiny. As she uncovers dark secrets about the Dark Daughters (an elite school club), Zoey will have to trust her powers and her new friends.http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/marked.html

“From the moment I stuck my face in this book it hooked me! Totally awesome new take on vampires! Marked is hot and dark and funny. It rocks!” – Gena Showalter, author of MTV’s Oh My Goth

“Cast reeled me in from paragraph one. I snorted and giggled through the whole thing, and devoured it in one sitting.” – MaryJanice Davidson, New York Times best-selling author of the Undead series