Hannah Altagracia

After moving into a new place for a fresh start, recently graduated nurse, Maria, begins to notice something odd about her neighbor.

Sure, he may work the night shift like her—that would explain his shades being drawn during the day. But his pale skin, sneaky demeanor—oh, and ability to transform into a bat and fly off into the sky… all kind of screams vampire to Maria!

Yet, unlike any bloodsucker she's seen on TV, Maria's neighbor, Alessandro, is more gentle and loving than she thinks her heart can handle. However, Alessandro's past is far from simple, and Maria came to Sedona for a fresh start, not to fall in love with a vampire. Will she be able to handle the dark secrets of his past, or will their relationship fizzle away before it even had a chance to blossom?

The Vampire Next Door is created by Hannah Altagracia, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

THE VAMPIRE NEXT DOOR

It'd been an entire day—an ENTIRE day that Alessandro hadn't thought to come out of his house groveling for Maria's forgiveness. 


The previous night had been a sleepless one for her. Surely, Alessandro wouldn't let things end this way. Surely, she hadn't been so dumb that she'd imagined the goodness that was inside of him.


And now Maria sat staring at the most perfect pizza, complete with cheese, melting beautifully over the crust, with absolutely no appetite. She tried to tell herself that she should at least eat it to make up for the extra delivery fee that the restaurant had charged her for coming out to her house, seeing that she 'lived so far from civilization,' as they put it. However, even the thought of the money that she was out didn't sway her appetite.


"He's such a jerk," Maria conversed with her succulent who seemed perfectly content in the corner of her island counter, utterly oblivious that Maria felt her heart was breaking in two. 


Chapter 17: Emergency Call