Blood Alone

I am not a grand fan of the alternative history elements in contemporary vampire and paranormal fiction. I would rather imagine that it all could happen in this world. And I am not much of a fan of vampire stories set in the writer's distant past. Nevertheless, some good vampire scenes in a series that I will continue.

The Austra family makes stained glass. And they are vampires, but not your ordinary sort of vampires -- if you read all the novels very carefully, there's some indication of otherworldly involvement...and in this novel, they kick Nazi butt.

I don't even know how to describe how wonderful Bergstrom's Austra novels are. Get them! Read them! (All of them: they are intertwined, not necessarily sequential.) They don't entirely belong in the "horror" category, either, but where else can they fit?

The 2nd book in a series about the Austra family, who happen to be vampires. Set in Europe during WWII, the family now has to wage a war against the Nazis. This book is so passionatly written. It is also so horrifying. A historical epic story. These vampires are so beautiful. I have read this book multiple times. It just gets better. A must read for any vampire lover.