Naive and inexperienced student Shelley Landers thinks the most exciting thing that would happen to her this year, besides graduating from college, would be her planned vacation with her two best friends to Switzerland, until she meets businessman Alex Crestwell.When charming vampire Alex Crestwell welcomes Shelley and her two friends to his Zurich hotel, he is immediately attracted to not only Shelley's beauty and wit but also her scent. Knowing human interaction is forbidden amongst his kind, he can't help but feel what she has awakened in him.Born of different worlds and bound by a desire they cannot deny, Shelley is thrust into a world of secrecy and danger, where rival vampire dynasties fight for power -a world she never knew existed.With the word on the streets of Paris that a First One has taken over the leadership of the Debauched, Queen Talitha is haunted by the dreams of her family who were slaughtered many years previous and entrusts Violette with her future plans for the Gramaze coven. Award winning author Susan Hoddy, is a romance, and young-adult fiction writer; best known for her 'Lepidoptera Vampire Series' and her other novel called 'Security'. Recently, Susan has added to her writing skills, and her new adventure is illustrated children's books called 'The Adventures Of Georgia and Cash'. Susan was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966, and enjoys a good chinwag with family and friends, road trips with her husband, cups of tea, day-dreaming and writing.Susan has always worked in many facets of an office during her life, but in 2012 she decided life was too short and wanted to make a start on her passion, which was writing. After acquiring her novel writing diploma from the Australian College of Journalism, she continues to create worlds where fantasy and romance exists, with her books. Keep an eye out for Susan's new writing adventure, which is children's first reader illustrated books.AwardsIn 2023 Susan won a Book Cover Award for The Two Axes, which is in the Legacies Academy Series.'The Two Axes: Legacies Academy Series – Book One' was chosen as the "Silver Winner" category by Wickham St George Book Cover Awards.In 2022 Susan won two book awards for Attraction and Awakened in The Lepidoptera Vampire Series.'Attraction: The Lepidoptera Vampire Series – Book One' was chosen as the "Silver Winner" in the FICTION ROMANCE category from MMH Press Book Awards.'Awakened: The Lepidoptera Vampire Series – Book Two' was chosen as the "Bronze Winner" in the FICTION ROMANCE category from MMH Press Book Awards.In 2019 Susan won two book awards for Attraction and Awakened in the Lepidoptera Vampire Series.'Attraction: The Lepidoptera Vampire Series – Book One' was chosen as the "Official Selection Winner" in the YOUNG ADULT GENERAL FICTION category from New Apple Literary Fifth Annual Indie Book Awards.'Awakened: The Lepidoptera Vampire Series – Book Two' was chosen as the solo "Medalist Winner" in the YOUNG ADULT GENERAL FICTION category from New Apple Literary Fifth Annual Indie Book Awards
