The Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy Series

Jael is just an average teenage girl with over-protective parents, an unrequited crush on the hottest guy at school, and a best friend she shares everything with. Until her parents let her in on the secret they've kept for nearly sixteen years…  Jael is the Chosen One. Born to be a vampire slayer, her destiny was written in the Book of the Shunned. She's been chosen by God to set the Minnesota Loon Lake Amish community free from the grip of the Bishop, an ancient and powerful bloodsucker who has been using the Amish people for his own personal Jamba Juice. Will she leave her friends and all she knows and follow her destiny to Minnesota willingly, or will the Bishop bring her destiny to Sunburn, Nevada? *CHOSEN HAS BEEN OPTIONED!* ~ I've optioned the film rights for the Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy to Screenwriter Lee Tidball, who will be adapting its first book, CHOSEN, into a screenplay that he and his Hollywood representative will market to production companies and studios. Lee's scripts have been optioned three times now by various Hollywood entities, and his work has also garnered numerous recognitions in major international screenwriting competitions. He was drawn to the Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy because of its dynamic YA characters and fresh, highly unique take on the ever-popular vampire tale." ~ 

Jael leaves Nevada and her close friends, Brianna and Shadow, behind. She travels to the Loon Lake Amish community in Minnesota where she moves in with grandparents she's never met and learns to live the plain and simple life... at least as plain and simple as she can handle. She may learn to milk a goat, but she is definitely NOT giving up her cell phone or crossbow! While finishing out the school year at Loon Lake Public High School, she meets the guy of her dreams…someone to keep her company when she's out staking vampires at night.  Her true purpose is to destroy the Bishop, the oldest and most powerful vampire of all. But first she must find out just what his diabolical plans are for the teenagers of the community, and put a stop to him and his undead followers before it's too late.

The Bishop is growing his vampire followers by leaps and bounds, feeding on the naturally rebellious teenage population. Jael tries to keep one step ahead of the undead and their schemes while maintaining a semi-normal life. But living Amish while still being considered an outsider is beginning to wear on her.  With old friends in town for the summer and a boyfriend as loyal as Captain America, Jael is never short of help. Slaying vamps and having people around that you love can be a dangerous combination. Jael has some hard decisions to make and she's afraid not everyone will be on board.  Will she fulfill her destiny or fall into the Bishop's trap?

The Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy: CHOSEN, SHUNNED and RECKONING. Jael is just an average teenage girl with over-protective parents, an unrequited crush on the hottest guy at school, and a best friend she shares everything with. Until her parents let her in on the secret they've kept for nearly sixteen years…  Jael is the Chosen One. Born to be a vampire slayer, her destiny was written in the Book of the Shunned. She's been chosen by God to set the Minnesota Loon Lake Amish community free from the grip of the Bishop, an ancient and powerful vampire who has been using the Amish people for his own personal Jamba Juice. Will she willingly leave her friends and all she knows to follow her destiny to Minnesota or will the Bishop bring destiny down on her in Sunburn, Nevada? If you love young adult/teen fiction, you will love The Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy. It's the story of a teenage vampire slayer destined to save a Minnesota Amish community overrun with vampires. Loaded with humor, friendship and family, Jael's story will grab your heartstrings and make you laugh out loud. In CHOSEN, Jael is confronted with her destiny. In SHUNNED, she moves to the Loon Lake Amish community to pursue her destiny. And in RECKONING, the heat is turned up high as she and her friends wage a war to save the community from the Bishop and his vampire offspring. ~~~ Bloggers/Reviewers thoughts on The Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy CHOSEN:  "I really like Jael. The author was able to make her a typical teen, with everyday worries and baggage, and also with a secret life as a vampire slayer, and made it believable and really fun. The bloodsuckers are nasty, Jael is double tough, her family is fiercely devoted and her friends are loyal. There are some tender moments in this story and a whole lot of humor. You'd expect that with the title Amish Bloodsuckers! It's all in good fun, but there is some serious slaying too! Jael didn't go through all of that training for nothing. I felt some Buffy and Little Red Riding Hood in this story." ~ Laura's Ramblings & Reviews  "After trying to read the Twilight series I was done with Vampire stories. But Barbara Brink made me love them again. It's fast paced and the dialog is realistic. I'm looking forward to the next two. But she shouldn't have called it a trilogy. That way she could keep writing about Jael and Shadow. I enjoy her subtle humor." ~ GusMarie SHUNNED:  "Jael has brought vengeance with her to Loon Lake and to the Bishop and his growing gang of vampires. She will not stop until his reins of leadership are broken and the vampires are all dead." ~ Laura Thomas "I flew through this book. It was highly entertaining. I recommend it as a must read after Chosen. It brought heart and life to all the characters involved." ~ Rebecca R RECKONING:  "It's great to have Jael's Nevada friends Bree and Shadow back in the story for the grand finale, along with Jael's globe trotting Uncle Seth. Author Barbara Ellen Brink has balanced Jael's very serious dedication to her mission with a dash of irreverent teenage humor, which makes it all the harder to have to leave her behind." ~ Jaylia "This was an amazing book. I was once again drawn into the world of Amish Vampires from the very beginning. This story has nonstop action with many twists. We also see, as promised, the reappearance of Bree and Shadow. This book ties up all of the loose ends and it was great to see her as her love for her boyfriend Gabe grows. This was an excellent trilogy, one that I'm sad to see end." ~ Simone Lilly-Egerter, Bookworm Babblings