Death
in the Family
Sophie
Morgan Vampire Series
Book
2
Helen
Treharne
Genre: Urban
Fantasy/Supernatural
Date of
Publication: February 14, 2015
Number of pages:
283
Word Count:
81,770
Cover Artist:
Mannish
Book
Description:
Things are on
the up for Sophie Morgan.
She fended off
vampires on a holiday to Antwerp, escaped them on her return in Coventry,
stabbed her neighbor and is slowly rebuilding her life in her hometown of
Bethel. Running the family property business may not be lucrative but she’s
happy. Since returning to Wales, she has only had to kill one vampire and
thanks to the linoleum on her kitchen floor, even that was an easy clean up.
Then a mixed
blessing arrives in the form of Mickey Kelly, the barman she had a brief
flirtation with in Antwerp. After being missing for months, he arrives on her
doorstep one rainy night. His brother has been murdered and vampires are coming
for her. Little do the pair know that Sophie’s estranged father is among their
numbers. He’s coming for his daughter… and he’s not the only one.
Death in the
Family is the long awaited sequel to Relative Strangers, with some familiar
faces as well as some new ones.
Will Charles
Ferrers, Sophie’s former adversary, pursue her to South Wales and if so, to
what end? Who is the mysterious man following her? Will Sophie and Mickey
finally consummate their relationship and where will it lead them? Or will
there be more than one new man in her life.
Find out how our
practical, resilient, if not slightly insecure, Sophie deals with a whole new
range of challenges in the second in the ‘Sophie Morgan vampire series’. This
time she has bigger problems than vampires to deal with. This time she has
family visiting.
Death
in the Family is the second Sophie Morgan vampire book and will be available
from Amazon from 14th February – the perfect valentine gift for the vampire
slayer in your life!
Excerpt
Onan
Sadik marched through the corridors of the Istanbul headquarters of Alexander
Industries. He had built a successful career there over the century, initially
as a human, then as a vampire once he had shown his true worth. Joining the
company had been a significant gamble. If it hadn't worked out, he would most
certainly be dead, or confined forever to a low-level role with no prospects
and low pay. Members of his family had worked for the corporation for
centuries. He knew what he was getting into and it had been worth it. He had
been fifteen and on the streets when he had been picked up for food. Twenty
years of feeding vampires in return for shelter, an education and eventually
wealth had all paid off. He had worked his way up to Senior Vice President, a
position he had held for fifteen years, dispatching his duties with an
expertise and commitment with which few could compete.
Sadik
had a seat at the big table with the president of the corporation, the one
person with direct access to Alexander, head of the family. He had not been
seen in public for centuries although all those descended from him felt his
presence when they visited the country estate in Ephesus. Few were called, but
those who had risen within the ranks of the family were invited to visit
occasionally. It was there that this terrible business had started. His
opposite number, Vice President Oskam, had admittedly been serving as a senior official
and advisor to the family for much longer than Sadik, generations in fact, but
that clearly did not guarantee his continued loyalty.
Oskam
had made a bid for power, framing Sadik for the theft of a number of exhibits
in Alexander's extensive private collection of historic artefacts. Sadik was
considerably quicker witted and influential than Oskam had given him credit
for. The plot was quickly revealed and Oskam executed. Regrettably, the old
fool had made inadequate arrangements for protecting the booty and the items
had been stolen from his home while he was being thoroughly interrogated.
Although
regrettable, the events had shone a spotlight on Sadik, highlighting to others
that he was not to be messed with. People quaked a little as he marched passed
them. Eyes were averted. Subordinates appeared to work a little harder than
before, even those that were vampires.
Security
opened the doors to the meeting room and he entered. "The president has
been expecting you,” the broader of the two guards said.
Adara
Constantinou stood, arms folded, looking out of the glazed wall to the streets
of Istanbul's business district. She was a formidable force of nature; a
keen-eyed, hard-headed vampire who liked to feed on the failures of her
business enemies as much as she did on young, fresh prey. She was level-headed,
cool, and sharp as a knife. Her olive skin, strong limbs and dark, wavy hair,
gave her the appearance of a healthy, athletic woman in her forties. Her nails
were short and neat, her hazel eyes bright. The pale grey suit had a sheen that
amplified her colouring and the dazzling whiteness of the shirt beneath it.
"They
seem so small," she said.
"Yes,
Adara. We were all that small once."
About
the Author
In addition to
being the creator of the developing “Sophie Morgan" series, Helen is an
urban poet and social commentator who can frequently be found ranting in the
Twitterverse. She knew the degree in
Sociology would come in handy some day!
Helen lives in
South Wales with her husband, three cats, an entrenched tea addiction and an
increasing collection of stringed instruments. When she’s not writing she
spends her time daytime hours working in communications and PR and volunteers
for a feline welfare charity. She also runs a very popular book blog.
Given she has
far too little downtime, she spends far too much of it watching Supernatural
and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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