Virgin Blood
by Margaret L. Carter

Locked in the witch's tower from childhood, Rapunzel has never touched a man until the enigmatic, ravishing Alaric materializes out of the night. He takes her lifeblood—but gives her heartrending ecstasy in return. Now they must defy the odds and escape Rapunzel's tower...together.

Sexual Content: Hard R. Genre: fairy tale/ vampire.

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.