The Sober Companion R — Emily Ford

R. Emily Ford presents a classy, clever, unique love story set in a society still raw from the Human-Vampire War of the 1960's. Human oppression of vampires is considered the new norm, but things begin to change when a powerful group of live-blood drinkers plan an upheaval of the Status Quo. For Vampire-Americans to become legal citizens in America, they must successfully endure live-blood rehab followed by completion of the Sober Companion program. Elias Alexander, a legendary thousand-year-old vampire of celebrity status, decides to give up his illegal vampire lifestyle in order to become a legal United States citizen. After spending his entire life waiting for his true love, Elizabeth, to reincarnate in each new generation only to die in her 25th year of life, Eli is losing hope that he will ever be able to hold on to her permanently. Eric Wayne hates vampires and is court-ordered to work as a Sober Companion to avoid prison time for his violent crime. Hiding his own self-destructive addiction, he is assigned to the celebrity vampire whom he comes to admire as they develop a deep bond that transcends friendship. When Eli determines that Eric has more than just an ordinary human soul, he is faced with the most difficult decision of his life. The definition of love is put to the ultimate test as Eli and Eric struggle to fight for what is right amid a hostile world of oppression and corruption, meanwhile depending on each other to survive.