A Drop of Scarlet

Ariane Dempsey is a dedicated scientist specializing in blood diseases. None of her colleagues suspect that she is also a vampire. Lately, her research has taken a very personal turn – she is trying to find a drug that will help her lover, John, whose mind has been unstable since Ariane first made him a vampire.

But the drug she develops has unforseen effects, and word spreads instantly through the vampire community. Vampires from across the globe descend upon the city of Portland, Oregon, and they will pay anything for the drug – or kill for it. Ariane is about to learn that, even to those of their own kind, nothing is more dangerous than a desperate vampire. With its confrontational style and bitingly relevant subject matter, this is Jemiah Jefferson's most ambitious work to date.