<p><strong>Russia, 1963.</strong><br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>A woman walks home in the dark and is kidnapped by a stranger who drinks her blood. To Sasha, vampires are folk tales, told to frighten children. Ethereal beings, haunting graveyards, nothing as solid and real as Kurt.&nbsp;<br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>To Kurt, Sasha is a chance to have something normally denied to him, a human with that rare genetic addition that other vampires crave.<br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>Together they spend the summer hiding, Sasha revelling in the freedom from her tightly controlled life and Kurt waiting in the knowledge that the others are looking for them.<br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>A short story for those who have read The Vampire Duology and want to know more of Sasha's story. Set earlier than A Dark Inheritance.<br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>Praise for A Dark Inheritance -<br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>"... from the moment I picked it up I was captivated, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next."&nbsp; - <strong>Amazon review</strong><br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>"It offers so much more than the normal horror, blood-sucking narrative; which has been so overdone of late. I have to admit I am not that much of a fan of horror, but this book is so well written I was hooked from the start." <strong>- Good reads review</strong><br type="_moz"></p><p><br></p><p>"A whole new take on the vampire novel. Well written, with an excellent plot. Characters are brilliantly presented and the reader feels completely engaged with them throughout the novel."<br type="_moz"></p><p>&nbsp;<strong>- Amazon review<br type="_moz"></strong></p><p><br></p><p>"Let's face it, we all like a great vampire story, but after a while they tend to all seem to be the same, so it's nice when someone can bring a new twist to it." &nbsp;<strong>- Goodreads review</strong><br type="_moz"></p>