The prequel to Polar Night - just 99 cents on Amazon Kindle
Polar Night's Aleksei Nechayev leaves war-torn Russia in 1917
and makes his way to Alaska. Settling in at a railroad camp, Aleksei comes up
against an adversary who seems to know the truth about the newly-turned
vampire's identity, and who soon gives Aleksei much more than he bargained for
at The Turnagain Arm.
Book Blurb:
Locomotive wheels screech to a
halt. Potters Creek, Alaska is nothing more than a small camp set up alongside
the tracks. A weathered sign dominates the scene.
The Turnagain Arm Saloon
Est.1917
Only one passenger remains and
exits.
The early afternoon full moon
peaks through a shimmering snow fall as a shadow casts over each split rail.
The wind howls, sweeping the cloak of a hooded figure. He follows the tracks toward the distant saloon. A hulking
man crunches through the snow, attracting his attention.
Calling out to him in a foreign
accent, the townsman stops in mid step. The stranger catches up and engages
him.
Until…
The man disappears under the
stranger’s cloak.
Blood drips from his lips, and he
wipes the remaining trickles from his mouth. After disposing of the body, the
mysterious figure continues on his journey. He glides through the snow as if on
a sleigh, leaving no footprints behind.
* * * * *
Within a short period, he convinces
Vasyl, the owner of the saloon, to hire him. Aleksei charms everyone he meets.
But soon mistrust enters every tense line on Vasyl’s face as others disappear, and his wife falls under
Aleksei’s spell.
The classic game of cat and mouse
continues, but who will win?
Is a mere mortal any match for
Aleksei?
A spark ignites within Alexei
after yet another of Vasyl’s attempts to disgrace him.
This man knows of me. He must
be a witch. Aleksei laughs. You
are no match for me or my plan.