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Im Kampf gegen unterzeichnet Kaiserin Maria Theresia heute vor 270 Jahren den -Erlass: Bei Grabschändung, Leichenfledderei & Vampirexekution drohen künftig harte Strafen.

Zum Kontext:
▶ Christoph Augustynowicz, Verwesung, Exkommunikation und Heiligkeit zwischen West und Ost. Der als religiös-synkretistisches Phänomen, 72/2016, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-72-christoph-augustynowicz/

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In Central and Eastern Europe there were numerous reasons why people might become vampires, often through no fault of their own. These could include having red hair (like Cain and Judas apparently had), being born with a caul or being born with teeth. Eating a sheep that had been killed by a wolf or having an animal, especially a cat, walk on your grave could also place you among the undead. For this reason, pets were often kept indoors during funerals. Vampirism could result from being born a seventh child or being born to a mother who neglected to put salt on her food. Having blue eyes in areas where brown eyes were more common - or vice versa - also boosted your chances of becoming a bloodsucker.

Bela Lugosi in vampire costume opening his cape in front of a blond woman in a purple dress.

At 55, human Ella Conlan thought her life was completely ordinary, maybe even a little dull, except for having RH-null blood. But she hadn't counted on being the center of a Blood War between two warring factions of vampires. Nor had she counted on being the mate of not one but two handsome vampires.

Now all those two have to do is - stop her from being killed, rescue her, convince her to donate her blood, and then finally get her to accept that she is destined to spend eternity with the two of them.

Easy?

A short insta-love novella.

www.evernightpublishing.com/blood-war-by-suzy-shearer
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S47CP4G/

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Book cover - Blood War. Shows 2 men with a woman holding the face of one man about to kiss him. Quote from book: “Give me the woman, Jarek!” Slavik, voice filled with anger and malice, added, “I’ll fuckin’ kill you all!” Ella stretched her empty, shaking hand and picked up the wall telephone close to the door. “The police! I need the police.” “And what will you tell them, Ella? How do you think they’ll act when you say a man just walked through the closed door or another tore out the heart of someone who disintegrated into dust?” She looked devastated as she realized the truth of his words. “Anyway, they’re probably already on their way from all the noise Slavik’s making.” Ella stilled. They could see from the look on her face that she understood what would happen if she rang. She dropped the phone to the ground as she came to the realization no one could come to save her. .."