Dark Ages

Set in the mid-Nineteen nineties, in southern Louisiana, Dark Ages opens a window on the subculture of Liatris: people upon whom vampire myths and legends were based. Anton Kierkgaard is on the brink of becoming a master of Liatris, plunging him into a time of confused indecision and punctuated by nightmares of the past. He exists in a world of masters and slaves governed by ancient laws as old as civilization.

Into this world, Anton brings a young woman Rachel Frederick. Held against her will by powerful beings she cannot understand, Rachel becomes a pawn in the battle between cold blooded, blood-drinking, creatures of the night, and the men who pursue them.

Rachel must try to survive, trapped at the center of a clash of cultures, questioning everything she has ever believed, even her own sanity....

Valerie L. Price was born on the bayou and raised on the Gulf Coast. Her passion for science, history, and horses has been the driving force in her life. She attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and the TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine. Her studies include biomedical science, genetics, English literature, early trade and warfare....