MARKED (House of Night Story)

In 16-year-olf Riley Redbird's world, vampyres not only exist but are also tolerated by humans. Those whom the creatures "mark" as special enter the House of Night school where they will either become vampyres themselves, or, if their body rejects the change, die. To Riley, being marked is truly a blessing, though she's scared at first. She has never fit into the human world and has always felt she is destined for something else. Her grandmother, a descendant of the Cherokee, has always supported her emotionally, and it is she who takes the girl to her new school. But even there the teen stands apart from the others. Her mark from the Goddess Nyx is a special one, showing that her powers are very strong for one so young.

At the House of Night, Riley finds true friendship, loyalty, and romance as well as mistrust and deception. She realizes that all is not right int eh vampyre world and that the problems she thought she thought she left behind exists there as well.