Handsome Harold — Phoebe Matthews

Harold has it all, looks, personality, and money, making him the perfect catch. He also has fangs.

This short story is about a character in the Turning Vampire series.

From the author:
"I wasn't going to explain this, but, oh well, here goes. The opening line of the story is one I heard a TV announcer say when thanking a guest. Honestly. She was smiling pleasantly and it was a serious national business news show and she wasn't joking. But I bet once the camera was off her and the stunned guest, the TV crew must have collapsed laughing. All I can guess is that she started to say, 'You never fail to enlighten,' but switched mid sentence, intending to say, 'You never disappoint.' Instead she said, 'You never fail to disappoint.' And I thought of Harold."