American Vampires

American Vampires is an exploration of the human heart, its secret chambers and hidden desires. Collected here with other short stories from the author is a tale focusing on just what it means to be a vampire, and how very different each creature can be.

Delilah is a troubled teen believing suicide to be her only escape, but she has caught the eye of a morose vampire who had thought love, like daylight, to be something long lost to him. He shows her his world and is horrified at how well she adapts to her new condition. Together they hide in the shadows, a race long forgotten to mankind. But all that may change when a vampire claiming to be a messiah takes it upon himself to usher in the new world order, and reclaim the title for the earth's dominant species.