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The Darkness Series

05 Sunday Oct 2025

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In the shadows of a fractured world, a covert government agency—the Blue Book Task Force—joins forces with The Shedu, a secretive vampire order bound by an ancient oath never to kill. Led by the enigmatic and morally unyielding Surratt, The Shedu and BBTF hunt rogue vampires who’ve surrendered to the virus’s darker instincts, threatening humanity’s fragile grip on safety.

At the heart of the series are the Utukku—vampires desperate to reclaim their humanity through experimental antivirals engineered by Dr. Megan Harper, a mortal scientist whose personal tragedy fuels her mission. Married to a vampire and haunted by her sister’s death from xeroderma pigmentosum, Megan’s research offers a sliver of hope: a cure that allows vampires to feel again, to love again. But the cost may be devastating.

Opposing them are the Ekimmu, bloodthirsty predators determined to crush the Shedu, the BBTF, and any Utukku or mortal who dares defy the darkness. As ancient loyalties fracture and forbidden love ignites, the battle for redemption becomes a war for the soul—where light and immortality collide, and every choice could mean salvation… or ruin.

Out of the Darkness, Book 1 in the Darkness Series

Release date: May 27, 2025

Her research could cure his dark hunger if a covert government agent doesn’t get to her first.

Vincent Maxwell is a vampire with a conscience seeking a cure for his dark hunger. But when a scientist looking to create vampire soldiers captures and kills a fellow vampire, Vincent seeks out Dr. Megan Harper, a research scientist who discovered a link between a genetic light sensitivity disorder and vampirism. Dr. Harper could hold a key to a cure and the answers to Gerard’s death. But getting close to the beautiful scientist could endanger both their lives.

When Megan meets Vincent she believes he suffers from xeroderma pigmentosum, the genetic disease that killed her sister. Sensing a deep loneliness within the handsome man, she offers friendship and access to her research files. But she and Vincent soon become more than friends and Megan learns the horrifying truth. She’s entered the dark and unseen world of vampires and Vincent is her only hope of survival.

Embrace the Darkness, Book 2 in the Darkness Series

Release date: October 31, 2025

An experimental vaccine gives vampire Gerard Delaroache hope for the first time in two centuries—until two people are brutally murdered, and he suspects a conspiracy between vampires and mortals. To solve the crime, he must put his trust in a beautiful detective. But is former soldier and MP turned detective, Amber Buckley, a threat to his existence? Or the answer to his prayers?

Amber Buckley and her partner are assigned to do follow up interviews in the Lifeblood of America slayings. Amber believes she and Reid are just new eyes on a cold case.  That is until she meets Gerard Delaroache. Something about him teases long-buried memories Amber would rather not chase. However, the two join together, falling into more than resolution of a murder case. It seems Amber has some dark secrets of her own.

 To find their way into the light, Amber and Gerard must first EMBRACE THE DARKNESS.

Rising Darkness Book 3 in the Darkness Series

Release date: Spring or Summer 2026

Axle Travers thought escaping his past meant starting over. Reunited with his estranged father and working security at Lifeblood of America, he never expected the biotech giant to be run by vampires—or to become one himself.

Kidnapped and transformed by a rogue military doctor, Axle survives thanks to a radical vaccine that grants him supernatural abilities without the curse. But survival comes at a price: betrayal, loss, and a life forever altered.

Now running a private investigation firm in Asheville, Axle takes on a case for Haley Conners. Reeling from a failed marriage, Haley has returned home to care for her dying mother and rebuild her life. But when a stalker the police can’t stop circles closer, she turns to Axle for help—and their rekindled connection sparks something deeper. But Haley’s stalker is no longer human, and the truth behind his transformation threatens everything.

As danger closes in, Axle faces an impossible choice: protect Haley by hiding the truth—or risk everything by revealing it.  In a world teetering on the Edge of Darkness where monsters wear human faces, the greatest danger may be the one he’s trying hardest to deny.

There’s no book cover yet for book three, but here’s an AI generated image I’m using to visualize my characters.

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