Reviewed by Brenda Casto for Readers' Favorite

Amede Dastillon is a centuries old vampire living in New Orleans. She has been searching for her sister, Eden, whom she has been estranged from for quite some time. She receives a package from Lauren McBride that contains family letters, and these letters were found in the estate of a man who was murdered six months prior. Amede is hopeful that she just might find her sister in Abbey Hills.

When Amede and her assistant, Juliette, take a trip to the town, in hopes of locating Eden, the killings start happening again, first with the slaying of animals, that quickly escalate to humans. The town is on edge and rightly so. Will the townspeople finally come to realize that what Miranda, a web reporter has been saying might be true, that there are vampires among them, and the vampires are responsible for the killings!

A real page turner from the start, Ms. Bateman puts a whole different spin on how these vampires were created. Reading about Amede's father, and the choice he ultimately made, really influenced the person that Amede became. Amede led a very sedate life while her sister chose a different path.

I found the main character, Lauren, very easy to relate to and could easily understand how she felt responsible for her father who was suffering from Alzheimer's. Watching him progressively get worse, while trying to run the family business and take care of the bills, so when her former boyfriend shows up you really hope that it might get a bit easier for her.

Even though this is the second book in a series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone story because the author does a thorough job of filling in enough of the back story so that we don't feel lost. An excellent story with memorable characters, and a writing style that draws you in, along with an unexpected ending, I only hope the author does another book with these characters because I would love to read more about these vampires and find out what happens between Lauren and Billy.