The Vampire Belle — Chelsea Gaither

Camille Ward is Dead. Again.In life, she was the darling of the Antebellum South. In unlife, she became one of the most predatory vampires in American history. The Rights of Magical Persons Act reinvented her as a socialite and activist for vampire-kind. Now, Camille Ward is dust in her own foyer and it's up to the Agents of Terrestrial Affairs to figure out why. Astrid Stone is no stranger to bad history; she struggles enough with her own. As a gay Black man in South Texas, Agent Peter Jennings has his own beef with the past. Their job was to keep Camille alive and keep her neighbors safe. Having failed at both, they hope solving her murder will give them absolution.But her murderer is not what they expect. As the blood flows and absolution becomes a distant dream, Astrid and Peter are caught between Justice and the demands of their job. Finding the killer was the easy part.The hard part is getting back alive.