And another snippet from My Fair Vampire in which our vampire Dori runs into Jude, a sympathetic vampire hunter, once again, though this meeting is not as encouraging as earlier ones.

I snatched up my purse and bolted out the door and into my little Hyundai.  The clock on my dashboard read eight o’clock, four hours before I’d agreed to meet Jude.  I prayed for a feeding miracle in those hours.

With a sigh of resignation, I headed for Midnight Rodeo.  By the time I got there, the crowd would have swelled to healthy proportions.  Who knew, perhaps I’d get lucky.  Maybe I’d meet someone so loathsome that I’d happily sink my fangs into him.  It could happen, especially if I got thirsty enough.  My backup plan was to go to the park early and look for some drunk I could swap a bottle of cheap wine for a feeding. Continue reading →