New York Times Best Selling Author Heather Graham Sinks her Teeth Into the Big E

amp;friendBlood Red is available online and in stores: July 2007 Heather Graham, the doyenne of dark, supernatural thrillers, returns with a heart-pounding tale of love, obsession, revenge, and of course, vampires in her new novel amp;friendBlood Red. It tells a gripping account of a young woman who finds herself at the center of a mighty struggle between a mysterious vampire killer and his prey whom is also the malevolent leader of a cult of bloodsuckers. amp;friendBlood Red also features many of the characters made famous in Grahams New York Times bestselling amp;friendKiss of Darkness. Lauren Crow, Heidi Weiss and Deanna Marin have come to New Orleans to celebrate. The three friends are holding a pre-bridal shower celebration for Heidi. On a lark, they have their fortunes read by one of the mystics that crowd Jackson Square. Deanna and Heidis readings are straightforward, but Laurens is troubling. The seers crystal ball clouds over with a red mist until a winged creature slowly morphs into the shape of a man. Suddenly a cruel voice begins to intone I am coming for youĶ. The fortune-teller urges the women to leave New Orleans. Its not safe; she warns themĶjust look at the string of headless corpses they have been dragging up from the Mississippi River. Despite the counsel, the girls decide to carry on with their celebration. But Lauren senses that she is indeed being stalked. And she isĶbut by two individuals. The first is Stephan, an ancient and malevolent revenant. Stephan is the charismatic leader of a cult of vampires that seeks to do away with the uneasy truce between the living and the undead. He calls for the creatures of the night to extend their dark mastery over humans, setting himself as the overlord of both races. At the same time he exhibits an extraordinary obsession with Lauren and is determined to possess her, body and soul. But hes not the only one. Mark Davidson is also struck by Laurens exquisiteness, a beauty that remarkably mirrors that of his deceased fianc?e, Katie, a woman killed by Stephan. Mark has been tracking Stephan and his bloodsucking sycophants across Europe, determined to prevent them from achieving their evil goal. When he meets Lauren, his resolve is doubled. He will not let Stephan deprive the world of such a lovely creature again. But thats not so easily done. Not only must he outfight Stephan and his horde, but Mark must convince Lauren that a man wandering around New Orleans with a stake and squirt guns filled with holy water is not insane. Luckily for Lauren and her friends, Mark is not the only soldier in the war against darkness. New Orleans has seen its share of evil over the centuries, and some locals have united to make sure that the undead never hold sway over the living. But what does Lauren really know about Mark and her other would-be rescuers? The battle lines between day and night, good and evil, mankind and vampires are not as clearly defined as one would thinkĶ. http://www.mirabooks.com www.mirabooks.com http://www.MIRABooks.com