back cover art by Shelly Firsich ©
cover design by Staci Layne Wilson

…lust …blood …voodoo …music …murder

The year is 1971. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison are dead, all within a year of each other. Some of the greatest, most promising musicians snatched up by the dark specter of death. But, it was no accident of fate — they were taken.

Ashara Konrad, a rock music photojournalist, thinks she knows who the killer is: Her own twin sister, Zariaz. She’s seen it happen before… days the music died. It began with Ashara’s first love, her mentor, Ludwig Von Beethoven. Ashara was his "immortal beloved." His vampire lover.

Ashara fled from her sister in 1827, but a psychic connection between the two kept them together through the decades. Ashara knew of the curse — that 1,000 musicians had to be sacrificed for the one Zariaz could never have. Zariaz would drink in their talent, one and all, until she could play the song that would make the collective soul hers. In clusters over time, the curse was fed.

And in the Age of Aquarius, it is happening again.

Praise for Dark Lullaby

In the year of the three J's: Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, the music industry is rocked by the vampire, Ashara, and her lover, Liam Archer, lead singer of Darkside. Follow their perilous journey from California to Portugal, complicated by Ashara's evil twin sister. Why does Zariaz plot against her? And to what end? If you love rock-n-roll intrigue, gothic imagery, and vampires, Dark Lullaby is a must-read — and author Staci Layne Wilson delivers the goods!
(T. M. Gray, author of Feast of Faust)

Staci Layne Wilson has a gift for rich storytelling and a captivating imagination. Dark Lullaby draws the reader into her unique vampire world and never lets go!
(Scarlett Dean, Author of Unfinished Business)

Dark Lullaby is a daring, colorful, and compelling horror story that honors the traditional paranormal rules and adds a dash of romance. Staci Layne Wilson writes sexy, believable characters, and slams out cliff-hanging suspense that keeps the pages turning well into the night. Wilson's provocative prose is vibrant, engaging and sharp as a vampire's fang.
(L.M. Parkinson, Author of Teeth)

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