H P Mallory

Neither Hyde Nor Hair: A Paranormal Mystery - Lucy Westenra, Vampire Bounty Hunter H P Mallory

First in a brand-new paranormal mystery series by USA Today bestselling authors, J. R. Rain and H. P. Mallory!
My name is Lucy Westenra. And I hunt monsters.
You might remember me-I was one of the first unfortunates turned by Dracula.
Well, the count might think he turned me, but I was saved by witch magic. Owing to an elixir created by high witch, Lissa Ravenwood, I'm mostly humam... as long as I take the elixir every three days.
But the vampire within me is always there in the background, threatening to turn me into a creature I detest. The count, Vlad, wants exactly that-for me to succumb to my darker side and return to him. He considers me his fledgling, his love, his creation.
I consider him a royal pain in my backside.
Regardless, I still need Vlad. Well, I need his help on a particularly difficult case...
Because I'm in control of my vampire side, and I'm stronger and faster than your average human, I work as a bounty hunter, specializing in apprehending things that go bump in the night. I guess it takes a monster to catch a monster.
And the case I'm on now is giving me apoplexy...
Students at Lissa's witch academy are falling ill-clearly under the effects of Hyde, an illegal street drug. When another young woman's mutilated body is found in an alley, I realize we've got a murderer on the loose. And I have a feeling the two cases are tied... I'm just not sure how or why.
As if that isn't stress-inducing enough, the vampire council is in town, and that means I need Vlad's protection. What I don't need is his constant amorous attempts...
Sigh. It's just another day in the unlife of Lucy Westenra, a girl who hunts monsters and hasn't had a date in over a decade...