Vampires at War- 4 book series out now

‘Who are you, again?’

‘Mercy Brown, Origin of House New England.’

The blond stepped forwards. ‘I am the Countess Dolengen. These are Lenore,’ she motioned to the darker one Mercy had seen previously, ‘and Isabella.’ The lighter brown-haired woman, her eyes redder than her companions’, gave Mercy a mocking curtsey.

‘De oldest thralls of Dracula,’ said Jumbie. ‘Powerful vampires and de reason that House Dracula has such a bad tale behind it.’ All three hissed at her angrily but Jumbie grinned, enjoying her game. ‘These three, dey pounce on any passing mortal, mate until they are sated and then drain him.’

The three hissed again, Lenore stepped forwards baring her fangs. Mercy bared her own. Jumbie raised her hands to conjure. A cloud of dust raised from the floor and Dracula himself took form. The Sisters retreated, hiding their fangs and bowing their heads.

‘Count Dracula.’ Mercy hid her fangs again. ‘Thank you for your kind hospitality. Jumbie and I were making use of the space available.’

‘The manor is at your disposal for as long as you wish, Miss Brown,’ Dracula replied courteously. ‘Dolengen, Lenore, Isabella, I hope you were making the Origins of Houses Soucouyant and New England welcome in our home.’

The latter gave a sibilant laugh but the Countess Dolengen silenced her with a glare. ‘As you wish, my Count. We exist to serve you.’

‘Away then.’

All three faded into dust and vanished.

Mortality and its sequels Immortality, Bloodlust and Life are available 31st October 2020.

(c) copyright Kate and Peter Sawyer. All rights reserved. 

The meme that started it all -> -> ->

It was this tumblr post that first inspired me to combine a war story that I'd toyed with and a foray into supernatural.

I reread Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' and researched worldwide vampire lore, creating 7 vampiric Houses: Dracula, Nosferatu (a darker take on Dracula), Chihuateteo (Mexican/Aztec mythology), Soucouyant (Caribbean vodou traditions), Impundulu (South/West African legends), Aswang (South-East Asian) and New England (based around the synonymous vampire panic in the late 19th Century). Each House had their own characteristics and traditions, their own secrets and motivations. I named the book 'V1', a word play on the World War Two flying bombs and published it. 

However, Kate, my wife, suggested it needed some reworking, I withdrew the book and we got to work. The result is the first book in the series: 'Mortality'.

Because I'm incapable (apparently) of writing stand-alone books, I began work on 'Immortality', bringing the vampires into the 21st Century. We now have 'Bloodlust' and 'Life' to conclude the series.

All 4 books are now available on Kobo and Kindle e-readers and in paperback.