She is used to being alone. But now someone is following her. The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him. A Collection of Original Stories ed. A vibrant collection of short stories about vampires is varied in tone - some chill the soul while others touch the heart.
Settings range from modern malls to ancient tribes.
There is something for every mood in this collection. Lesley Namioka Set in medieval Japan during the time of the Shogun, and full of Japanese tradition and history, this murder mystery features two Samurai youths who attempt to save their teacher's village from bandits and a madman. Two children picnicking with their parents in Wolf Wood are sent back into the world of the fourteenth century to rescue a kindly werewolf from a terrible fate. The Blooding by Patricia Windsor Maris' summer job as an au pair in England starts out well. But when she discovers the truth about her employer, the truth about his transformations and his plans for her, Maris must make the most terrifying decision of her life.