Night Flight
by Margaret L. Carter

When the vampiress Gillian goes into heat for the first time, her mentor chooses a breeding mate for her that she finds repulsive. She flees into the night to Paul, a man who is both her friend and co-worker. But when the need to mate becomes painful, can Gillian be satisfied by the lust of a mere human?

Margaret L. Carter's Bio

Marked for life by reading DRACULA at the age of twelve, Margaret L. Carter specializes in the literature of fantasy and the supernatural, particularly vampires.

She received degrees in English from the College of William and Mary, the University of Hawaii, and the University of California, with her dissertation published as SPECTER OR DELUSION? THE SUPERNATURAL IN GOTHIC FICTION. Her other works include DRACULA: THE VAMPIRE AND THE CRITICS, THE VAMPIRE IN LITERATURE: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, and DIFFERENT BLOOD: THE VAMPIRE AS ALIEN. She is also the author of a werewolf novel, SHADOW OF THE BEAST, and three vampire novels, DARK CHANGELING (2000 Eppie Award winner in horror), SEALED IN BLOOD, and CRIMSON DREAMS, as well as an erotic vampire novella, "Night Flight" (at www.ellorascave.com). Her stories have appeared in various zines and anthologies.

She and her husband, a Navy Captain, have four sons and several grandchildren. Visit her website, The Vampire's Crypt, at: http://members.aol.com/MLCVamp/vampcrpt.htm.