The Blood of the Viper — Linda Watkins

The blood waits. Ancient and deadly, it hungers for a human soul, But over the centuries, it has developed infinite patience. It can wait...Kate Pomeroy, back on Storm Island is enjoying the good life. She and Jeremy are now married and have a newborn child. Kate has returned to work at her clinic and basks in the normal life she's finally achieved. But dark forces continue to surround her and the threats she will now have to face may be the gravest yet. Will she once again triumph? Or will she finally succumb to the preternatural menace that threatens to consume her and the ones she loves?The Blood of the Viper is the fifth novel in the award-winning Kate Pomeroy Gothic Mystery Series.