Dana Lockhart
Dana Lockhart grew up on the outskirts of a town of 199 people, but the small town life couldn't contain her spirit. Her favorite accomplishment so far is being elected the first vice president of the Hannibal Writers Guild in 2018. Since then, she has become the current president of the guild. More than anything, Dana hopes that her writing can serve as modern fables, teaching readers about life and what it means to live it, all while exploring the fantastic reaches of the imagination.
The Un-Life of William Moore is her debut novel and she has more in the works. Dana Lockhart primarily writes urban fantasy, ranging from young adult to adult. She's also been known to write a short story or poem now and then. She regularly posts on her website's blog about writing tips, book reviews, and more.
When college student Kaylah Rhodes begins experiencing unexplained blood and memory loss, she suspects that she is the unwitting victim of a vampire. Only, vampires aren’t real. At least, that’s what she thought until one night when the vampire, William Moore, reveals his existence to her. But meeting a real-life vampire was not at all like Kaylah expected. William is shy, socially awkward, and surprisingly normal for someone who drinks blood to survive.
He offers to tell her the story of his un-life under the condition that she lets him drink her blood. However, the more Kaylah learns about William, the more questions she has. There are some secrets that the vampire refuses to share. He’s hiding something dark from her, and she won’t stop until she finds out what. As the horrors of William’s past come back to bite him, Kaylah finds herself caught in the middle of a dangerous game. William Moore is not the only monster in town she has to worry about.
A story about the trials of friendship, the dangers of stereotypes, and what it means to be a monster.
"The Un-Life is not a vampire story. It's a human story. Within it are not heartthrobs and sparkles but the real sort of everyday people who are achingly normal. Dana takes the familiar and mundane and weaves dark magic of the kind we all desperately need, whether we crave blood forever or just like reading about it." – Ryan P. Freeman, author of The Grey Isle Tale.
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