~~ Under 50 pages ~~
Dacie returns to Romania where she’s ready to coax her invisible childhood playmate to reveal himself to her. Tension and passion fire up between them. Dacie’s mother spouts cautionary advice regarding the supernatural; however, Dacie shirks the warning as nonsense born from local legends. A lost letter lands in Dacie’s hands, suggesting the powers of the undead might have a grip on the family lineage. When her mother dies, so do the answers. And, Dacie needs the comfort of her unseen companion more than ever…
I genuinely believe vampires are not real. But what if they are? What if they watch us, biding their time until they make us one of them? What would you do to protect your home and your family?
Dacie grew up in Bran Village (Transylvania). People believed you must be careful of the strigoi (vampires). That’s why they took extreme measures to ensure the dead stay dead.
Theresa wrote about staking the heart, burying them face down, and burning the deceased. What she added and what I had never heard before was mixing their ashes with holy water and then drinking the concoction. If it worked and I was a believer, I would say bottoms up.
She also wrote about the importance of garlic, thorns along a home’s threshold, and how easily a vampire can seduce their victim. As for Dacie, her fate was set years before she returned to Bran and came face to face with her invisible childhood playmate.
While Dacie attempted to figure out the past, Theresa gave us a history lesson regarding Vlad Tepes. It was a most interesting tale and proved very important to Dacie’s fate and the fate of others.
As I said, I am not a believer in vampires, BUT I have no plans to visit Romania/Transylvania just in case I’m wrong, and the fanged monsters are there waiting for me like one waited for Dacie.
Heart Rating System:
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Score: ❤❤❤1/2
Theresa Braun was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and has carried some of that hardiness with her to South Florida where she currently resides with her two fur babies, who are her creative sidekicks. She enjoys delving into creative writing, painting, photography and even bouts of ghost hunting. Traveling is one of her passions—in fact, her latest adventure took her to Romania for a horror writers’ workshop where she followed in the steps of Vlad the Impaler. She writes horror fiction and the occasional romance. Oh, and she likes to guest blog about writing, television shows, movies, and books, mostly in the horror genre.