Blood and Time (Amaranthine Vampires Trilogy Book 1)

Essie Thornton doesn't believe in vampires or anything else supernatural. After a childhood accident devastated her family, she grew up a lonely genius. Now she is comfortable in her orderly life. Science and rationalism are her refuge, especially while she's protecting a dangerous secret. But when her PhD student is found dead, her carefully constructed world starts to fall apart. Who is the mysterious detective investigating the case, and why does Essie feel like she has known him for a lifetime? Detective Sergeant David Sorrow has been around for a while, standing as a sentinel on the shadowy boundary between the real world and the supernatural. He's one of the Amaranthine, created long ago to prevent the Bloodborn vampires from eradicating humans and establishing themselves as the superior species. Fulfilling his vow and keeping the Amaranthine's secret is paramount for him and relationships with humans are completely off-limits. But a murder investigation has led him to Dr Essie Thornton, a woman he met long ago. And now she seems to be in danger. Can he stop her from becoming the next victim while still protecting his secret from an unsuspecting world?