A Long Time Dead

Poppy wakes in 1837 to discover that she is no longer human. Her new existence as a vampire offers pleasures and freedoms she never expected, but also needs she does not yet know how to manage. Roisin, an older vampire with a complicated history, becomes her guide. Their connection grows into love as Poppy encounters an unconventional community stretching far beyond the life she left behind. Yet Roisin’s past has not released its hold on her, and an old, powerful threat puts their future at risk. The novel follows their relationship through the exhilaration of reinvention and the danger of loving someone whose unfinished battles can reach across lifetimes.