Yana hunts monsters. Anka might be one. They'll need each other to survive. 'This exciting
gorgeous novel reminded me why I love vampire stories... I still have chills' Kate Heartfield
author of The Embroidered Book 'It's dangerous to go alone at night...' Yana a vampire
hunter rides into Koprivci promising salvation. The village's curse has endured for many years
and rumour has it that Anka - whose parents died on the night of her birth - is to blame. But
enduring the villagers' suspicion is the least of Anka's worries now she has reached womanhood
she can no longer avoid the odious marriage that seems to be her only option. When animal
corpses start to appear in the village square and eggs filled with blood are found in the
chicken coops panic rises. The villagers look to Yana for hope. She knows all about the
monsters that stalk the night monsters that only she can vanquish. But Yana is a liar. And
monsters come in all different forms. Yana and Anka become unlikely allies in hatching a plot
to save both Koprivci and Anka from their fates. But then their plan takes on a horrifying life
of its own... 'With this tale of dark secrets unnatural lusts and hidden violence Anna
Kovatcheva confirms that the most fearsome monsters lie not beyond our thresholds but within
our homes and communities. Sometimes the place of greatest safety is out there in the dark
unknown' Annie Garthwaite author of Cecily 'Poetic visceral dark Kovatcheva captures the
monstrous in both the mythical and the mundane. A terrifying read that will leave you looking
over your shoulder long after you finish reading' Isabelle Schuler author of Lady Macbethad
'An exquisitely-written feminist Vampire story inspired by Bulgarian folklore about the
monsters that lurk in all of us. Mesmerising' Anna Mazzola author of The Clockwork Girl
