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Cindy smiles at them and starts the recording device. “I’m Cindy, from the paranormal romance book association. Tonight, I’ve got Lilah and Cain with me, the stars of The Waxing Moon. In the author’s newest novel, The Shadowed Moon, the two only play a supporting role. Which brings me to my first question. Lilah, how do you feel to be demoted from protagonist to side character?”
Lilah raises an eyebrow. “Let me return the question. How does it feel to be demoted from interviewer to midnight snack?”
“I….uh…,” Cindy stammers.
Lilah grins widely, showing her vampire fangs. “I’m just kidding. I’ve already got my happy end—” she looks lovingly at Cain and then back at Cindy “—now, I’m happy to help my friends find theirs.“
“Your friends? But you didn’t consider Sarah and Dave your friends in the beginning, did you? What was your opinion of Sarah when you met her?”
“No, not in the beginning. Although Sarah had a similar training background, she couldn’t be any more different from me. I don’t understand how anyone could hate being a vampire and surrender their freedom,” Lilah says.
“I do,” Cain interjects. “When you’re turned into a vampire against your will and hurt someone you care about, it’s like you’re caught in an endless nightmare. And as long as you’re going through this hell, you’re never truly free.”
“You speak from experience, right?” Cindy asks, and Cain nods. “How did you turn your life around?”
“It’s almost impossible to free yourself from the demons of your past. I needed Lilah to show me the light. Love can help you see the world differently, after all. I believe it’s the same for Sarah. But she was lucky enough to find her love much earlier than me.”
“You’re obviously talking about Dave,” says Cindy. “What do you think about him?”
“Well, as a mercenary, I usually kill hunters like Dave. But he is different than most. He is willing to see us for who we are and what we do instead of what we are. So, I like him,” Cain says.
“I agree,” Lilah says. “Meeting Sarah has changed his view on vampires and helped him realized that there are good and bad ones. We’re no different from humans in that regard.”
“How would you describe your role in The Shadowed Moon?” Cindy asks.
“We’re the ones that move the story along,” says Lilah.
“How?”
“We forced Sarah and Dave’s hands by giving them an ultimatum,” answers Cain. “It was the motivation they needed to leave their home at the hunters’ compound to face her nemeses.”
“Oh, we did more than that,” says Lilah. “I doubt they’d have admitted their mutual feelings of love if we hadn’t pushed them.”
Cain nods. “It’s hard to see you’re entitled to love when you hate yourself for what you are.”
“Where do you think the two of them would be now if you hadn’t played a part in their story?” Cindy asks.
“Sarah would probably still play the hunters’ pet.” Lilah laughs.
“Pet?” Cindy asks.
“She was wearing a collar,” Cain clarifies. “What Lilah means is that Sarah would still help the hunters hunt vampires, putting her own needs last.”
“It’s a good thing you two intervened, then,” Cindy says. “What do you think Sarah and Dave will do next? Will your paths cross again?”
“Hard to tell,” says Lilah. “They’ve still got a lot of things to figure out, but I’m sure they’ll be fine. Cain and I won’t return to the States anytime soon, so our paths won’t cross in the near future.”
“Oh yeah, right, you’re usually traveling through Europe, aren’t you? How did you like the States?”
“There are a lot of interesting sights to behold. I like the vast forests,” says Cain. “But the vampires in the States need to be taught how to behave. They’re drawing too much attention to our kind and leave too many messes.”
“They’d kill you and leave your body for the authorities to find,” Lilah adds.
“Uh, yeah, we wouldn’t want that,” says Cindy with a high pitch in her voice. “I hope the new regime will help change their attitude.”
“As do we,” Cain says. “After all, we’ve got our own problems to deal with in Europe. Speaking of which, we really should leave now.”
“I understand. Thank you so much for taking part in the interview!” Cindy stops the recording. She shakes the hands of the vampires and escorts them to the door. Once Lilah and Cain leave, she takes a deep breath to calm her heart.
After they took everything from him, Dave Patton dedicated his life to hunting vampires. But he can’t bring himself to destroy their newest vampire prisoner Sarah—a young woman with a tragic past, who awakens forbidden desires in him.
Sarah McAllister spent her childhood in the hands of ruthless vampires aiming to turn her into a perfect soldier. To take revenge, she hides her true strength and surrenders to a group of hunters, hoping her knowledge will help them bring all monsters to justice.
When the hunters’ compound is attacked, Sarah has to reveal her powers to protect them from certain death. How will Dave react when he learns the truth? And how much will she have to sacrifice to defeat her tormentors?
Enjoy an Excerpt
Giving in to the urge to feed, turning into the beast her kind expected her to be, and betraying the little girl she once was would be so much easier.
A light breeze carried the hunter’s heady scent to Sarah as she leaned against a majestic walnut tree on this moonless night. She clenched her fists as a shudder ran through her, and every cell inside her body ached for his sweet blood.
After years of suffering at the hands of monsters, she’d mastered the art of renouncing her cravings. Pressing her body against the tree, she concentrated on the coarse bark rubbing against her skin. She could not suppress the abominable hunger forever, but her determination combined with the sensory distraction granted her control of her urges for a little while longer. Would it last long enough to talk to him and set her plan in motion?
The hunter—a young, muscular man with short, chestnut-brown hair and light stubble on his chiseled face—browsed through his phone, painfully unaware of the vampire watching him. And not for the first time. She’d followed him and his team for five days, studying their tactics and abilities from the shadows. They showed promise, although their approach of posing as bait often put them at risk. With a little help from her, they’d rid the world of even more monsters.
She could have picked any group of hunters, but something about the leader of this team enthralled her. His dark eyes held the same sadness and longing she often glimpsed in the mirror. If only she could talk to him about her intentions, but hunters never listened.
She inhaled deeply. Would he pass her test and prove they were more than easy prey?
Her ankle boots echoed on the pavement of the quiet, suburban neighborhood as she approached him from behind. The clacking reminded her of her mother, strutting through the world like she owned it…as if the monsters in the dark didn’t exist.
About the Author: 
Elli Morgan was born in 1991 in a small town in Germany. Although she only started learning English in sixth grade, she quickly fell in love with the language. To improve her skills, she spent a year working and traveling in Canada and the US.
As a teenager, she devoured countless fan fiction and vampire novels. During that time, she also developed the idea for her first two books.
Her debut, The Waxing Moon, won the Reader Views bronze award in the romance category.
Apart from being a writer, she’s also a trained mathematician, working as Business Intelligence Developer at an IT company. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and all kinds of games.
Experienced muralist Kada took charge of her family’s Palm Springs motel to give her mother time to grieve. As a grant deadline approaches, Kada must convince her mother to manage the motel so she can return to her art. Late in December, Kada encounters a horseman approaching the property. Dane, the reserved son of a local farming family, is a loyal workaholic with limited spare time or experience outside the valley. When lightning startles his horse, he lingers at the motel and stirs up Kada’s emotions about leaving the desert oasis. Wary of mixing business with pleasure, she struggles with her attraction. As New Year’s Eve approaches, will the cowboy convince her to chart a new course?
Amy Craig lives in Louisiana with her family and a small menagerie of pets. She writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense featuring intelligent heroines. In her spare time, she plays tennis and expands her husband’s honey-do list. Before writing, she worked as an oilfield engineer, project manager, and incompetent waitress. For more information and giveaways, visit www.amy-craig.com or follow her on social media channels.
Cord McAllister was born of a long line of dissidents, spies, and dark ops fighters. The roots of his family tree took him clear back to the War of 1812 where his aunt several times removed busied herself with stealing enemy secrets rather than knitting socks. But nothing in the entirety of his family pedigree could have prepared him for his current assignment: Lucy Wayland, kindergartner. With his house in shambles and overrun with toys, his mind a murky blur, and his heart in his throat from constant worry about the kid, Cord knows one thing. He needs backup. Never in his wildest imagination did he expect that help to come in the form of a ghost from his past.
