Prince Vlad

A couple of months after the release of my first vampire novel, I received an interesting email. It was from someone identifying himself as Prince Vlad. He was highly complimentary of my novel, (which of course is what made the email interesting to me) and assured my portrayal of vampires rarely drinking from humans was in fact accurate. I thought, okay, good to know. I mean who wants to offend the vampire community by inaccurately portraying them?

By the time my second vampire novel came out, Prince Vlad had asked me to be his vampire bride. I told him I was all for it, though somebody had to drive the kids to school every morning…in broad daylight. As much fun as stalking the night might be, I had laundry, grocery shopping, helping with homework, as well as ballgames to attend. Some would say Prince Vlad lived in a fantasy world thinking he was a vampire, but I said he lived in a fantasy world thinking I had the time to be a vampire. After a quick rundown of my life, Prince Vlad didn’t offer to take my hand for all eternity again.

Now that my third vampire novel has been released, I have decided to exit the realm of the undead for a while. Prince Vlad says that’s a shame. I don’t know if I’ll ever write another vampire novel, or if Prince Vlad is in fact truly a vampire. But, I do know it was flattering to think if he is a vampire, he felt I did his kind justice. Between being a mom and a writer, I might not have the time to be a vampire bride, but it is nice knowing Prince Vlad thought I would make a good one.