Charles S Viar

The Mist and the Darkness Charles S Viar

This is the story of 17-year-old Andre Marchand in his new home of Sanctuary Cove, Vermont - a forgotten hamlet on the shores of Lake Champlain... And of the Vampires that live there. Born and raised in the Gascony region of France, Andre was orphaned just before his 14th birthday. After the courts appointed his uncle as his legal guardian, he moved to Paris for a few weeks while his uncle completed medical school, and then on to New York for his uncle's residency. But big cities and Andre just don't get along, so after "borrowing" $5000, he skipped out for France and joined the Foreign Legion with a fake ID. Bounced after 26 months for being under age, he ends up in The Cove - a place where his uncle and three shrinks hope he can satisfy his rustic impulses by hunting and fishing, riding horses and communing with nature. And it would have been perfect, if it weren't for all the Vampires... Especially Elspeth McGuire, a 71-year old Vamp recycling her identity by passing as a Junior at Newton Preparatory Academy. She's hot beyond belief, and Andre's never been one to walk away from a challenge... So how do you make time with an irresistibly beautiful blood-sucking Creature of the Night? Carefully. Very carefully...