Dhampirica

Vampiric bones remain viable…until incinerated.

Now stop and think about that.

Dhampir, noun, masc. -ica, fem. 1) Progeny of a male vampire and human female. 2) Vampire hunter. Etymology: from Albanian, dham (teeth) and pirë (to drink). Serbian vampijerović, vampirović, and vampirić. See Bosnian lampijerović, with the literal meaning of “vampire’s son.” Wikipedia.

Dannica, a dhampirica, occupied a uniquely lonely place between the paranormal and mortal worlds. Many of the former were her prey; none of the latter would accept her.

As a young girl, Dannica witnessed her vampiric father take her mother. With the support of her loving mother forever lost, Dannica now dreads the inevitable—confronting her father. Down deep Dannica doubts what her nature demands. She fears will not be able to do what she must—slay the monster.

Dhampirica is the third book of the series Adventures in Paranormal Archaeology. Archaeologist Erik Reissen investigates a mysterious mound burial and recovers for his Vatican masters the skeletons of two werewolves and the tortured remains of a vampire. Then, for the first time in history, recovered archaeological remains escape from storage! Reissen enlists Dannica to give chase, and ultimately the dhampirica squares her old vow for revenge.