Tracey O’Hara grew up reading Stephen King, Raymond E. Feist, and J.R.R. Tolkien, where she developed her taste for adventure and the paranormal thriller. When she’s not writing, reading, or listening to heavy metal, she spends time with her husband, two sons, and three cats. She lives in Australia. Her debut novel, Night’s Cold Kiss, was shortlisted in the Best Horror Novel category at the 2009 Aurealis Awards (Australia) and won the Novel with Romantic Elements category at the Romance Writer’s of Australia 2009 awards. Learn more at 
Night’s Cold Kiss by Tracey O’Hara
I have a love-hate relationship with vampires. There have been vampire novels that I’ve absolutely adored. There have been others that have flown from my hand into the wall with frightening velocity. Mostly, I just wish there weren’t so darn many vampire novels. My favorite urban fantasies, lately, have been the ones where there aren’t any vampires, or the ones where vampires play a very minor role. When an urban fantasy does feature vampires, my favorite aspects of the book tend to be the places where the author departs from the standard vampire “canon.”
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Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
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