Last Christmas Before the Dawn

Hector is a weary, ill-tempered vampire who lives by the oldest rule of his kind: no human may ever learn what he is. In Seattle's hidden underworld he comes across Noelle, a young woman about to be hunted down by two vampires. He steps in and kills to protect her, and in doing so exposes himself to her and breaks a second law in the same night.

News of both offences travels quickly. The vampire hunters who enforce the rules among their kind now want Hector and Noelle, and Noelle carries a troubled past of her own. Staying together is the only way either of them stays alive.

Their flight runs through the Christmas season, and Noelle's birthday falls on Christmas Day. Freedom is at stake for both of them, and so is whatever is growing between them.

This is a paranormal holiday romance with an open mix of vampires, spice and blood. The pairing is a grumpy immortal and a sunny human heroine, in the manner of a Hallmark Christmas movie with fangs. The tone moves between cozy and campy, so expect seasonal warmth and danger in the same chapter.