“During the latter part of the middle Ages, mortals
became more sophisticated in their ability to hunt down and kill vampires.
Vampires needed to kill deer and even cattle to supplement their diets.”
In The Vampires among Us by Thaddeus Romans
Vampires can survive by taking blood from cattle and
other animals. However, these are poor substitutes for human blood, and
vampires are not at their full strength when surviving only on animal blood. The
development of blood transfusion technology meant the vampire no longer had to
kill to obtain blood. In 1818, Dr. James Blundell a British obstetrician performed
the first successful blood transfusion of human blood, for the treatment of
postpartum hemorrhage. In the 1910s, it was discovered that by adding
anticoagulant and refrigerating the blood it was possible to store it for some
days, thus opening the way for blood banks. Naturally, vampires were very
interested in obtaining access to blood banks. Groups of them use the money
they had accumulated over the centuries and created their own blood banks. Most
of the blood from such banks was utilized by mortals, but the vampires made
sure their own needs were met first. In Unholy Embrace, Nessa, the female
vampire, becomes a partner in an early, experimental blood bank.
Unholy Embrace is a swift paced,
action-packed novel about the relationship between a mortal man and his
immortal female vampire lover as they fight werewolves, vampires, and other
creatures in their effort to kill a soul eating demon.
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