This Halloween, something dark and luscious stirs once more.
Dracula In Love: The Secret History of Mina Harker, the seductive, gothic tale that first ensnared your soul, returns from the grave with a haunting new cover and a new ending, the one that countless readers told me they craved like the vampire craves blood.
It shall be reborn on February 14th, a dark Valentine to you, dear readers. This is the immortal love affair of Mina and the Count as you’ve never known it — deeper, darker, and even more deliciously forbidden.
For those who remember the original… and for those brave enough to fall under its spell for the first time…preorder now and let love rise again.
Here is the new, lush cover of Dracula In Love:
By the way, a sequel will be announced (yes, vampire girls, that next erotic blood-letting you’ve asked for is coming) as soon as the dark Count takes care of a few “issues.”
Meanwhile, Happy Halloween.
Yours in eternity,
Karen
A bit (or bite) of gushing over DRACULA IN LOVE:
“Karen Essex’s prose is beautiful, draping itself around you and slowly drawing you in. Dracula in Love is erotic and passionate, and everything you’d want in a gothic love story. It’s haunting, it’s wonderful, and I LOVED it!
“Dracula in Love is a masterpiece. Not only does it turn the classic tale on its head, at times it reads much better than the original. This is more than a love story, more than a vampire tale; it is a realistic look into the attitudes and social norms of Victorian England and the treatment of women in love.”
“If the spirits of the dead call out to you, swaddle yourself tight with your shawl, make the sign of the cross for protection, and walk away.” Like the spirit of the dead, DRACULA IN LOVE calls out to the reader—but instead of walking away, you should run to this fresh perspective on Bram Stoker’s classic novel.”
“WARNING: I plan on gushing like a crazed fan girl about this book!”
“Dracula in Love is a beautifully written and wildly addictive novel. I suggest it to anyone, whether you prefer your vampires sparkly and melodramatic or dark and wildly sensuous. But is there really a choice?”
