Night's Gift

Awakening inside a mysterious mansion, Virginia comes face to face with its dark secrets. When she realizes she is the prisoner of Count Basarab Musat, a Transylvanian vampire, she is forced into playing a dangerous game of survival. Will she ever be free from this evil world - where the undead are so alive! "Night's Gift" is the beginning of Virginia's story...

After Virginia's heart is torn apart, she moves to a small city and tries to build a new life. One night, she decides to investigate a mysterious old mansion that she passes each day. Petrified by what she witnesses as she peers through a window, Virginia attempts to flee... Awakening inside the mansion, Virginia comes face to face with its secrets - Teresa, a mysterious beauty; Max, a seemingly sinister old man; and HIM, the Count Basarab Musat, a Transylvanian vampire who manipulates and controls everything, and everyone, who crosses his path. When Virginia realizes she is the count's prisoner, and his plans for her to become the vessel to bear his child, she is forced into playing a dangerous game - her very survival depends on the outcome. Virginia prays every day to be free from the evil world she has stumbled upon - where the undead are so alive! "Night's Gift" is the beginning of her story...

Mary M. Cushnie-Mansour is a freelance creative writer who resides in Brantford, ON, Canada with her husband Ed. In March 2006, Mary completed a freelance journalism course at the University of Waterloo, ON, after which she wrote freelance articles and a fictional short story column for "The Brantford Expositor." Cushnie-Mansour has published four poetry anthologies, a collection of short stories, and two biographies. From 2010 to 2013, Mary wrote and published the "Night's Vampire Trilogy," releasing the first book, "Night's Gift" in 2011; the second book, "Night's Children" in 2012; and the third book, "Night's Return" in 2013. To check out Cushnie-Mansour's books, social media links, and her blog, "Writer on the Run," visit her website - www.marymcushniemansour.ca While you are there, don't forget to sign up for the newsletter.