Dhamphir

by Allison Cassatta

Skip ahead thirteen years, and Steffi Gebauer is a well-adjusted teenager with her life mapped out. Her future looks bright, and on the cusp of her eighteenth birthday, things couldn’t be better. She has great role models, a great boyfriend, awesome friends and phenomenal grades.

Then her life starts to fall apart.

Steffi’s now being hunted--unbeknownst to her--by the very evil that once hunted her parents. Only this time, Aurelia finds the young Dhamphir much easier prey than Mommy and Daddy had been. Aurelia sets out to control the girl through Vampiric powers and ancient blood, attempting to make her one of Aurelia’s blessed children.

But there’s one boy from Steffi’s past who has a chance of saving her, whose heart is pure and love is deep, whose will is strong and strength is plentiful, and he’ll sacrifice his life to keep her safe.

Will Steffi be strong enough to fight Aurelia? Will the human who loves Steffi be man enough to keep her, or will the boy from her past steal her away?

300 pages, Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

I am a married, 33 year old, female, with no children. By trade I am a network engineer with far too many years under my belt. My first book was published in 2010 by Kerlak Publishing, followed by a short story in 2011 through Dreamspinner Press. I don't have any formal training, I simply write what I feel. I have a vivid imagination and love building dream worlds for my readers to escape to.

I recently discovered that I am a hopeless romantic and that usually makes for some very turbulent stories. As most know, love is a mountain and at its peak there's infinite beauty, but it's best appreciated after a difficult climb... that's how I write. The world would be a boring place if we didn't have to fight a little for what we wanted, now wouldn't it.