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GLASS HOUSES
THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES
By
Rachel Caine
Praise for Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden series
“You’ll never watch the Weather Channel the same way again.”
—Jim Butcher
“The Weather Warden series is fun reading…more engaging than most TV.”
—Booklist
“A kick-butt heroine who will appeal strongly to fans of Tanya Huff, Kelley Armstrong, and Charlaine
Harris.”
—Romantic Times
“Hugely entertaining.”
—SF Crowsnest
“A fast-paced thrill ride [that] brings new meaning to stormy weather.”
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—Locus
“An appealing heroine with a wry sense of humor that enlivens even the darkest encounters.”
—SF Site
“I dare you to put this book down.”
—University City Review (Philadelphia)
“Rachel Caine takes the Weather Wardens to places the Weather Channel never imagined!”
—Mary Jo Putney
GLASS HOUSES
THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES, BOOK ONE
RACHEL CAINE
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To Liz, who asked.
To my dad, Robert V. Longstreet, who dared to dream—and to be a dreamer—when it wasn’t cool.
To my mom, Hazel Longstreet, who took on the tough job of being practical in a family of impractical
people, and did it brilliantly and with love. I love you both. Miss you, Dad.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Every teacher and student at Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas, and every student and professor at
Texas Tech University.
None of you are in this book, but heck, if you can’t acknowledge your alma maters…!
You gave me the tools and the passion. Thank you.
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O n the day Claire became a member of the Glass House, somebody stole her laundry.
When she reached into the crappy, beat-up washing machine, she found nothing but the wet slick sides
of the drum, and—like a bad joke—the worst pair of underwear she owned, plus one sock. She was in a
hurry, of course—there were only a couple of machines on this top floor of Howard Hall, the least
valued and most run-down rooms in the least valued, most run-down dorm. Two washing machines, two
dryers, and you were lucky if one of them was working on any given day and didn’t eat your quarters.
Forget about the dollar-bill slot. She’d never seen it work, not in the last six weeks since she’d arrived at
school.
“No,” she said out loud, and balanced herself on the edge of the washer to look down into the dark,
partly rusted interior. It smelled like mold and cheap detergent. Getting a closer look didn’t help.
One crappy pair of underwear, fraying at the seams. One sock.
She was missing every piece of clothing that she’d worn in the last two weeks. Every piece that she
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