"Perdu" --the first novella in the science fiction and fantasy series, Redire de Vampyrus...

"I hope it was as good for you as it was for me."

Ruth and Eugene Flowers desired the American dream: two kids, a big house, and a dog. But it wasn't meant to be--at least not initially. When a surprise package literally fell into their laps, however, the Flowers would finally get their wish (sort of). Soon, it all goes awry, as mysterious deaths followed by a disappearance permanently disrupt their lives. Meanwhile, many years later, a grown-up Valerie Green, a nearby neighbor's daughter and high-school sweetheart of their son, Zan, hits it huge in the Big Apple, first landing at Columbia University, then at the New York Pioneer, the hottest online periodical in the city. When she is forced to cross the path of hotshot FBI special agent, Dr. Devean Rasr, she doesn't realize she is also wading much deeper into the biggest, most dangerous, and most challenging killing spree in the history of NYC.