With a battered icon of a favored saint and a broken picture frame as his only accessory, can a poor young peasant boy exorcize the deadly vampire demon out of the beautiful royal princess, when no one else in the kingdom can?

Although it sounds pretty humdrum, the story in this book is NOT just another vampire tale rehashing the same old storylines. This is a creative compelling story with subtle insights and moral overtones that grabs your attention and begs you not to put it down ? a storyline with plot, setting, character development, action, and reflection, all fused together.

A 'Romantic Historical Fantasy Drama (with a touch of horror and religion)' would be a possible genre categorization, for those who insist on categorizing everything.

The themes are age-old: People from completely disparate worlds can still find true love / The consequences of greed are bad / The importance of faith is principal. Nothing bizarre here!

This is a story with real heroes and villains set in a fairytale atmosphere, and with a fairytale ending. But like a good story, there are a few twists and turns along the way ? unexpected events just when you thought it was over ? and a surprise ending that satisfies the soul. A story of rich and poor ? good and bad ? and a love that overrides all. Palaces, princesses, sailing ships, churches, and a vampire ? the devil and the saint ? all the magical components weaved together into a tall tale of adventure, romance, and morality.

WARNING ? there are spectacular and scary scenes of the beautiful vampiress battling with the young hero in the dark gloominess of a gothic church. But words alone can never truly convey the dynamics of the passages ? the panorama of the setting. Read it in a quiet dark place!