Blood Wine And Pale Roses
by Denyse M. Bridger

Eden Colbourne has spent most of her life pursuing dreams that never quite came true. Running from yet another failed relationship, she seeks solace in the familiar surroundings of England's countryside, and her art. Drawn to the remnants of the abbey, she spends her days sketching the face of a man she believes is a ghost haunting both the abbey and her heart. The reality is even more disturbing... When Sean Rourke finally reveals himself to her, Eden discovers the ghost is a creature of myth and dark dreams. Turned into a vampire by the man for whom his wife betrayed him, Sean is tormented and lonely, and more afraid of Eden's power to make him love than she is of his nocturnal curse. It isn't until the ancient vampire who made him returns to claim Eden that Sean is forced to decide once and for all if he can let go of the shade of his wife, and permit love to heal what remains of his humanity..

Denyse M. Bridger's Bio

Denyse M. Bridger is the author of over 300 stories, mostly for media-based small press zines, winner of Three Fan Quality Awards, writing and editing, the Reader's Choice Award in Bardic Runes, a small press Fantasy magazine based in Ottawa, and winner in the North American Open Poetry Contest, although she has never published online before. A fantasy novel based on Greek Mythology is presently with Hades Publications in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, final acceptance pending.