Dracula in Love: The Private Diary of Mina Harker - Hardcover

Praise for DRACULA IN LOVE:
"Dark, gothic, and utterly sensual, "Dracula in Love" is the novel for "Twilight"'s grownup fans. The character of Mina Murray leaps from the pages in an extraordinary confession of what truly happened between her and Count Dracula. In this novel of forbidden desires and secrecy, purity is an overrated virtue."
--Michelle Moran, bestselling author of "Nefertiti: A Novel"
"The King of the Undead in all his manifestations confronts Victorian society, reclaiming his throne as the ultimate vampire, before whom all other paltry vampires in literature wither away. "Dracula in Love" is a sensual fantasy feast, a flight of the imagination, a darkly rich pleasure. Like "The French Lieutenant's Woman," the novel explores and exposes the stifling confines of Victorian society, especially upon women. But the means of deliverance is altogether different."
-- Margaret George, bestselling author of "The Memoirs of Cleopatra"
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"An intensely erotic story of romance and obsession. . . . Lusciously sexy and outrageously chilling by turns." -"Newark Star-Ledger"
"Required reading. . . . Essex retells Bram Stoker's Dracula legend, but this time the story comes entirely from heroine Mina Harker's point of view . . . meeting the ubervampire himself face to face, not to mention fang to neck." -"New York Post"
"Thrilling, shocking, and deliciously seductive, "Dracula in Love" will sink its teeth into you and suck you in from start to finish. Karen Essex has wielded her magic on one of the world's most terrifying tales, and the result is absolutely irresistible." -Anne Fortier, author of "Juliet"
"Dark, gothic, and utterly sensual. . . . The character of Mina Murray leaps from the pages in an extraordinary confession of what truly happened between her and Count Dracula. In this novel of forbidden desires and secrecy, purity is an overrated virtue." --Michelle Moran, bestselling author of "Nefertiti: A Novel"
"Beautifully written. . . . Romance and vampire fiction buffs will snap this up." --"Library Journal"
""Dracula in Love "is a sensual fantasy feast, a flight of the imagination, a darkly rich pleasure." --Margaret George, author of "The Memoirs of Cleopatra "
"Mina Harker is a heroine for the ages--bold, intrepid, and in love with one of the most dangerous, irresistible men in history. If you read only one more vampire novel, let it be this one." --C.W. Gortner, author of "The Last Queen "
"In Essex's hands, Mina becomes a woman with unusual gifts and powers, and she must learn to use them." --"BookPage "
"Gorgeously written and erotically charged, the novel "Dracula in Love" is like its century-jumping central characters: deeply rooted in the past while pushing ageless mythology into strikingly current realms. Historical novels should have plenty of history, and this novel surely does. Romantic novels should have their share of se

KAREN ESSEX is the author of four novels, including the international bestseller Leonardo's Swans. Her award-winning essays and articles have appeared in many periodicals, among them L.A. Weekly, Vogue, and Playboy. She lives in Los Angeles.