Hello, friends! A huge announcement from my desk today — Beguiled by Night: A Vampire Tale is getting a Book Two.

Beguiled by Night is my debut novel, and when I was writing it, I never imagined I could write one book, let alone two! I’ve often quipped that I was just my vampire Vauquelin’s secretary, and it seems he wasn’t quite finished as he won’t leave me alone 😉

Beguiled by Night remains a standalone novel: as it was never intended to be a series or even have a sequel, readers will find completion at the end. There are no cliffhangers…but there IS more to the story, as you shall see!

Citizens of Shadow is available to add to your “Want to Read” list on Goodreads, and I would be most grateful if you would add it here.

On that note, if you have read Beguiled by Night, and if you have not yet left a review or rating, know that it is *most* appreciated. As an indie author, ratings and reviews are golden. It lets us know that people are out there, reading our books, and for that, we are grateful. Thank you for supporting independent authors. You help amplify our voices and help other readers discover our work!

I hope you will look forward to Citizens of Shadow as much as I am enjoying writing it and spending time with Vauquelin again.

Stay tuned for a cover announcement. The cover is being developed behind the veil as we speak, and it is going to be SPECTACULAR. The cover above is only temporary. All I can say is that if you loved the cover of Beguiled by Night, just WAIT until you see Citizens! As you know, vampires are fond of secrets and keeping things in the dark…

xx and happy readings!
Nicole

P.S. For those who have asked, there will absolutely be a new soundtrack for Citizens of Shadow! 🖤

Independent horror authors Beverley Lee and Nicole Eigener have brought their vampire worlds together in a new novelette, Crimson is the Night, featuring characters from Lee’s Gabriel Davenport Series and Eigener’s Beguiled by Night.

Vauquelin and Clove have never met, though they have orbited each other for centuries. Together with Clove’s Bloody Little Prophets, who are already spinning their own dark narrative, this night will see their perception of each other change. Because even those whose existence is legendary desire to know the truth.

“The idea for Crimson is the Night came out of a joint interview Beverley and I did for the Night Worms blog,” Eigener said. “An off-the-record question emerged: what if our vampires met each other? Wouldn’t we love to be a fly on the wall for that meeting? The answer was a resounding YES. So we wrote Crimson, where our vampires worlds collide. It was magic. It was kismet, meant to be. It was supposed to be a quick little anecdote story, but it turned into a Thing. Our characters were not satisfied with a mere trinket! They wanted a novelette. So we obliged, of course. Both of us were thrilled to spend more time on the page with our characters, and we’re excited to share it with those who have loved our vampire books.”

The events in Crimson is the Night take place after the end of Beguiled by Night and The Purity of Crimson (book three in the Gabriel Davenport series), and contain heavy spoilers for all books. Readers are gently encouraged to read the predecessor novels first.

The novelette will be distributed free to newsletter subscribers as an ebook beginning 12/13/2021.