There Are No Vampires In This Book

After the violent death of her parents, Taryn Wright spent her teen years rebuilding her life and her fragile sanity. She made it through the hospital, doctors, and therapy by playing by their rules and saying all the things they wanted to hear. But, inside, she held on to the truth. No one believed her stories of monsters and murder, but she knew what she saw on the night of her parents’ death. To Taryn, vampires were real and very dangerous. With her two closest friends at her side, she dedicated herself to a mission. She would keep up the appearance of a normal girl with a normal life, but below that facade, she would dedicate everything to training. When the time came, she would be ready. No one she loved would be hurt by one of those monsters ever again.

But now high school is behind them and the trio is facing the world on their own. With her new found freedom comes new responsibilities and new problems. Instead of weapons and self-defense classes, Taryn has jobs and bills to worry about. The relationship with her best friend is suddenly shifting into some new, scary territory. Old wounds begin to threaten the girl who prided herself on being so strong. How can she take down bad guys if she can’t get her own life in order?

Then there was him. A mysterious stranger who pops up in suspicious places and throws off all sorts of bad vibes. His face now starred in her regular nightmares and plagued her thoughts in the day. Was she overreacting? Or, was this finally the monster she had been waiting for? As the scars of Taryn’s past rise up to haunt her, she begins to question everything around her. With her mission faltering, her self-control slipping, and her friendship off kilter, would life ever be the same again? Would she ever be the same?