Vampire Island, Rhode Island

"A razor-sharp protagonist headlines this gripping tale of mythical vampires and scarier humans." —Kirkus Reviews"..charming, compelling, and satisfying—everything a reader wants in a light romance or a two-century-old mystery. —IndieReader An IndieReader Best Reviewed Book of the Month Folklorist Dr. Leah Gerard travels to Purgatory Island, Rhode Island, to study the two-hundred-year-old legend of the Vampira Mercy Randall.Aided by Randall family descendant Adam Randall, Leah hopes to learn how Mercy, like the Salem witches, became a tragic victim of scapegoating and community hysteria. To solve the centuries-old mystery, Leah must discover what happened in 1815 to make down-to-earth New Englanders start believing Transylvanian folk superstitions about vampires. The answer may lie in Adam Randall's hidden family history, and Leah finds herself increasingly drawn to him despite the rumors...