In this collection of erotic vampire tales from authors Northwestern and Northwestern at heart, the creatures range from classic to alien, from dom to sub, from blood-drinking to soul-sucking. In Jeff Mann's "Summer Solstice Sacrifice," a burly, kilted vampire faces losing a lover or turning him before it's too late. Colleen Anderson's "Hold Back the Night" explores how cultural norms divide two very different women in Mumbai--one of them undead. A male vampire watches his wife solve his murder in Joscelyne Gray's "The Longest Death of the Year." And Sara Dobie Bauer in "Forever Dead"...

In this second volume of Blood in the Rain, we continue our exploration of vampires. These blood-sucking, soul-sucking creatures of the night continue to fascinate--no matter how many incarnations they take, no matter how many worlds they inhabit, no matter how many ways they kill. Or suck and fuck. The variety of vampires and their hot, wet, sexy selves continue to entertain and delight us.

This collection features vampires from ancient Sumer and Crete, modern tales set in airports and circuses, and dark futures with post-apocalyptic world-ending viruses. You'll find some...