BAKERSFIELD, Calif., June 9, 2010 — On New Year's Day in the year 1000, a young widow is suddenly plunged into the vampire underworld. In "The Strongest Fire" (published by iUniverse), by Sarah Winters, Mary must learn to adapt and survive in her strange new existence.
Having lost both her husband and young daughter to untimely death, Mary is used to being alone. But having gone to live with and help her brother and his wife raise their 12 children, she is rarely all by herself. One cold night, though, when she isn't sheltered under the watchful eyes of her father and brother, Mary is accosted by a vampire named Barnabas. His bite changes her life forever.
Barnabas explains that he is very selective about choosing people to join his band of the undead. He learned of her by keeping tabs on his family; Mary's deceased husband is one of Barnabas' descendants. Her great beauty and emotional strength appealed to the vampire, who determined to make her his own.
Now Mary must learn to survive in a new life that isn't really life at all. She is taken to Barnabas' ship to join his band of sea-faring vampires as they seek adventure in such varied places as Ireland, Africa, Iceland and Greenland. The all-male crew of vampires welcomes Mary for the most part, but her adjustment is not easy. In addition to learning to live without her family, Mary must also get used to her new cravings, which she has to sate exclusively with fish.
Winters' novel is written for the most part for a late-teen and adult audience and anyone interested in vampires and medieval times. Readers will enjoy this adventure-filled story that takes a slightly different approach to the typical bloodthirsty vampire tale.
About the Author
Sarah Winters grew up in a military family and spent the first five years of her life in Washington, several cities in Germany, Texas and California. She continued to live in different cities and towns along the coast of California before finally settling in the south of the state. Winters is currently a stay-at-home wife and mother. She hopes to continue writing more novels.
"The Strongest Fire: Book One of the Vampiress Sagas"
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