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WELCOME MORTALS AND FELLOW IMMORTALS —
You have ARRIVED at “The Main Portal” to ALL THINGS DRAQUAL.
… DRAQUAL books by international best-selling author WILLIAM MALTESE, include THE DRAQUAL VAMPYRE CHRONICLES, detailing the history of the long-existent FAMILY DRAQUAL immortals, and THE STUD DRAQUAL MYSTERY SERIES, detailing the contemporary history of the mortal side of the FAMILY DRAQUAL.
…DRAQUAL one-of-a-kind and uniquely original fashion, artwork, music, and jewelry conceived by FAMILY DRAQUAL, vampyre and human alike, and executed by some of the most talented artists around — Jfay, Rick Chris, Kerry Dikken, Johan Ekkel, Star Urioste, Dj Jonez, Daniel Holz, The Artist mARte, Diego Tolomelli …
…DRAQUAL insights into the arcane that’ll give you peeks into the darkness (and the light) inhabited by those members of the haute-couture FASHION HOUSE DRAQUAL who have made their name, their fashion, their jewelry, their artwork, their music, and their company’s name a household word.
DO BE FOREWARNED —
Lingering here too long may account for dizziness, fainting, coma, and sometimes fatal blood-loss.
SUCKS! Book #1 of the DRAQUAL Vampyre Chronicles
A one-thousand year old, handsome, and sexy vampyre's much-in-demand blood-splattered fashion-line is strutted by blood-splattered models on blood-splattered runways in the blood-splattered abattoirs, slaughter houses, and butcher shops of the world ... as his own blood-line makes Vladymyr Draqual beloved and hated by the most powerful members of his kind.
SUCKS!
Book #1 of The Draqual Vampyre Chronicles William Maltese
Cover Art by Deana C. Jamroz
ISBN #978-1-933431-32-7
Price: $15.99
page count: 176
18 and older ~ mature content
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DRAQUAL IN MEMORIA CANDLE
By Candle Artist Jfay
How many of us have not thought of lighting, or have not lit, a candle in memory of a loved one?
Since even vampyres have family members who are lost, not only to the disintegrating powers of sunlight, but to the malicious intent of individuals, sometimes of whole families of vampyre slayers, out to destroy us by driving wooden stakes though our hearts, is it so unlikely that we, too, sometimes share the desire to light a candle in memoria?
And what other candle-maker to provide just such a DRAQUAL IN MEMORIA CANDLE for those FAMILY DRAQUAL members who have become victims of vampyre slayers, individuals or groups, than “the” candle-maker of all candle-makers, Jfay, who has done just that in this commissioned piece of art waxwork that portrays the horror that has befell many a family member by way of stake-through-heart. The DRAQUAL IN MEMORIA CANDLE is impressive in stature (4X12 pillar) and is fragranced in Frankincense & Myhrr, the final tribute to any family member who may have been hunted down by members of the church. The candle is actually pierced by a "real" wooden stake and is handpainted to emulate the tragedy of spilt vampyre blood.
—Vlad Draqual
Excerpt From SUCKS!
Sargash has heard warnings against this journey he’s taking. Many a vampire, it is said, has visited this place and never returned. Likely, the locale has a very strong vampire slayer in residence, or maybe a whole family of them, like the always-to-be-avoided Family Joriah. Little is known by vampires about the origins of such enemies of vampiredom, most of what was once know is lost in the past as is the origin of vampires themselves. For every force there is a counterforce? For every good there is an evil? For every right there is a wrong?
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DRAQUAL MUSIC

In ear-splitting override of the resonant rhythmic whoosh … whoosh … whoosh … begins the hypnotically intense musical piece, Fight, specially commissioned by Vlad from the very-in-at-the-moment young composer Dj Jonez… —SUCKS! THE FIRST OF THE DRAQUAL VAMPYRE CHRONICLES.

Exclusively for DRAQUAL
Sandblasted on blue denim by Kerry Dikken

Barbed Wire, Snake Design by Johan Ekkel

Jaguar-head, Bat design by Star Urioste

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DO meet STUD DRAQUAL, the mortal in the Family Draqual woodpile.

He’s young, handsome, well-built, charming, sophisticated …
… with his own penchant for mystery, mayhem, murder …
… head of his own haute-couture fashion empire …
… guardian of secrets regarding Draqual vibrantly colored silks …

And with a confused sexuality that has a lot to do with sucking…
… but not of blood.

Internationally best-selling author William Maltese goes erotic/exotic in his STUD DRAQUAL MYSTERY SERIES with chief protagonist Stud Draqual who is sexy, handsome, rich, cultured, head of a world-wide fashion empire based upon one-of-a-kind silk manufacturing, AND who designs to-die-for (literally and figuratively) haute-couture women’s lingerie. Oh, yes, in his high-fashion world of beautiful and available women and men, Stud finds himself neck-deep in his very own sexual identity crisis.

What better way, then, to represent this popular William Maltese erotic/exotic literary series than with an erotically phallic candle that intermingles some of the vibrant and exotic colors reminiscent of Stud-Draqual silks, including blood-red, and infuse the whole with the highly erotic/exotic fragrance of “Exotic” that sexily combines the decadent scents of peach, strawberry, melon and cassis on an undertone of wicked apple?

Stud Draqual Candle
By Candle Artist Jfay of Studio 3B

A Slip To Die For Candle
Available From Candle Artist Jfay, Studio 3B

MURDERS IN FASHION.

Someone not only killed the author, who'd been an underground movie star, who'd been a model, who'd been a hustler, who'd been a cross-dresser…but killed the borderline drunk, who'd been a TV-network executive and anchor-man for the national news.

Someone dressed each corpse in Draqualian silk…a very special silk, by very special silk worms, who ate very special mulberry leaves, to make very special cocoons pre-dyed, in Technicolor digestive tracts, to very special perfection.

Stud Draqual knew the silk…knew the dead men…and would eventually penetrate the mystery to his own eminent peril, to know the killer…

From the pages of William Maltese's first book in the Draqual Mystery Series, the A Slip To Die For Candle seems to have fallen prey of the killer who dresses his victims in Draqualian Silk. Scented in very rich and luscious Mulberry such as the mulberry leaves eaten by the very special silk worms used to produce the beautiful Draqualian Silk, the A Slip To Die For Candle should be enjoyed while reading of Stud Draqual's perilous journey into unraveling this deadly mystery.

Draqualium vampirum

“I did not kill him, because the flower he discovered was so rare as to have never been seen before — which it was. I did not kill him, because the flower was so exceptionally, extraordinarily, and exotically beautiful — which it was. I killed him because the red-dye derivative from the flower could be beneficial and exclusive to FAMILY DRAQUAL textiles for years to come." — 12 July 1869 entry from Vlad Draqual’s Sud American Journal.

Exclusively for DRAQUAL

Stained-Glass Panel “The author William Maltese becoming Vlad Draqual, vampyre” by Diego Tolomelli

Graphic manipulation by Deana Jamroz

And He drew back the velvet curtain and revealed the exquisite stained-glass panel, back-lit to give our nakedness within the masterpiece the glow of real flesh as only an artisan like Diego Tolomelli achieves this side of the Renaissance. "Do you remember?" he asked me, as if I, even in my long-long life-time, could ever forget. "For me it has become such a highpoint that I have arranged its permanent display within the cavern at St. Etienne." —FROM THE JOURNAL OF VLAD DRAQUAL, MAY 2008

CHOCOLATE FIT FOR A KING!

“What have you done?” He’s aghast.

“Surely, it’s obvious.” I’m still chewing the evidence.

“You’ll be killed if anyone finds out. I’ll be killed if anyone finds out. That’s not meant for anyone but The Aztec!”

“We’ll just have to make sure no one finds out, then — especially Montezuma — won’t we?”

“What possessed you?”

“Curiosity to know if it’s really so special. Which it is, by the way. I can’t place the chili you’ve obviously mixed with the cocoa, though. Which chili is it? How much did you use?”

“I can’t possibly tell you such secrets.”

“Oh, you’ll tell me, all right,” I guarantee. And, he does.

—from The Tenochtitlan Journal of Taxtla Draqual [1517 A.D.]

DRAQUAL AZTEC CHOCOLATE/CHILI BAR

4” x 4”

[mold design by Deana Jamroz and Mike Bliss exclusively for Family Draqual].

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BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE

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Posted by on Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:59:00 GMT

RED Hot and Sizzling....... The Color of Passion!

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Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:52:00 GMT

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Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:01:00 GMT

The Battle Has Begun..... The Demons are Gathering.....

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Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:09:00 GMT

WISE MEN AND WOMEN NOT ALWAYS SO WISE

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Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:07:00 GMT

the Flit reFRESH Draqual Vampyre connection and...

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Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:45:00 GMT

Gruesome Goodies ~ The Bloody Details....

Now Accepting Entries!! Visit www.myspace.com/bloodykissmas for Details! Here's the official line-up of prizes drawn for on each day of Bloody Kiss'mas   December 13 Blood Kiss Candle - Candle ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:25:00 GMT

Bloody Kissmas ~

13 Days of Bloody Kiss'mas ~ Gruesome Goodies To Frighten Your Holidays ~  There will be a total of 13 drawings - One taking place every day starting December 13th through December 25th. &n...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:03:00 GMT

CHOCOLATE FIT FOR A KING!

"What have you done?" He's aghast. "Surely, it's obvious." I'm still chewing the evidence. "You'll be killed if anyone finds out. I'll be killed if anyone finds out. That's not meant for anyone but T...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:04:00 GMT

SNAKES ~ Dangerously Sexy Australian Adventure

Double SNAKES Pleasure Two Tempting Excerpts To Draw You Into the Outback   Excerpt 1 From SNAKES "A storm is coming," Shem said by way of resuming conversation. Ian thought he'd misheard. There...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:42:00 GMT