Vampire High Council

About the Book

A writer, Kelly Weatherford, has been looking into the past of Chance Noble and following him around L.A. when Chance unexpectedly confronts Kelly in a parking garage. Chance tells Kelly he knows who she is and what she is doing, but he can't figure out why any writer would be interested in him or his past.

The meeting between Chance and Kelly is interrupted by a gun-wielding trio of punks with larceny on their mind, but a friend of Chance's, Miguel Sanchez, suddenly appears out of nowhere, and using just his bare hands, routs the punks and makes them fear for their lives.

Miguel's arrival in L.A. causes Chance to invite Kelly to come with him and Miguel to Napa Valley, where he promises Kelly all her questions will be answered and the mystery cleared up. Kelly reluctantly agrees to the trip but is stunned when, instead of driving to Napa Valley, they go the Van Nuys airport and board a Gulfstream V jet owned and piloted by Chance.

In Napa Valley, Kelly meets and becomes a friend with the Tiszan clan, a family that owns a huge mansion and runs a winery. Over a period of days Kelly learns the real story behind the vampire legends and finds out that Chance Noble is more than he appears to be. Kelly's eyes are further opened when she learns that the Tiszan clan is just one of the many pure-blood and half-blood vampire clans who live and work among mortal humans. And most importantly, Kelly witnesses a deadly sword duel that ill decide whether the vampire clans stay at peace or go to war.

About the Author

Sam Shafer is a bachelor and a baby-boomer who has spent most of his life in the area around Kansas City, Missouri, but in his teens and 20s he spent ten years on the motorcycle circuit racing all over the Midwest. Since he gave up motorcycle racing, he has spent the last 28 years working as a master taxidermist, artifact trader, and dealer. He just recently turned to writing screenplays and novels and is currently working on the sequel to Vampire High Council.

Dennis Logan Miller is a twice-married, twice-divorced baby-boomer and U.S. Navy veteran who grew up in Kansas City, Missouri but spent most of his adult life living overseas and in other parts of the U.S. He has worked as a photographer, an electronics technician, a technical manager, an F.C.C. compliance technician, and in sales and marketing. He has been a writer for most of his life but Vampire High Council is his first published work. He is currently working with Sam Shafer on the sequel to Vampire High Council.

The authors would like to hear what you think of Vampire High Council and comments may be sent via e-mail to shaferwriter@aol.com.