With his companions Cody Fox and Brendan Vincent, Cole Granger traveled from Victory, Texas to Washington, DC to continue the fight against the scourge that almost destroyed his hometown. They expected to find vampires and were determined to wipe out the 'sickness' that was destroying what little the Civil War was leaving behind. The last thing they expected to find was a woman claiming to be Cody Fox's half-sister. Now Cole will have to work with Megan at the request of President Lincoln to stop the tide of death from the vampires. Both of them have reasons to distrust each other, but both also find a compelling attraction.

Heather Graham has a wonderful talent for taking bits of history and blending them in with urban fantasy. With NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRES, set during the Civil War, she creates an alternate history during which our nation was divided and watched brothers fight against each other for what they believed in, while vampires took advantage of the great death tolls to feed and replenish their numbers. Her ability to take interesting little historic tidbits, such as Mary Lincoln's declining mental state after the death of her son, gives the fiction a more realistic hold for the reader. The description of early Washington DC, a planned city quickly rising out of the wetlands and farmlands of the district, is just one of the vivid historical points that could peak even the non-history buff's interest. Her characters reflect the attitudes of the time, from the deep mistrust between North and South to the realization of both that the war will not end in the South's favor. There is also some imagination at play with the historical facts, but it is done very tastefully.

Aside from the historical aspects of NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRES, the story has a nice flow and very good character development. The romance is not too heavy, unless you take in the prudery of the period, but even that is handled well. This is a continuation from Night of the Wolves, released in November of 2009. It stands well on its own, but I recommend you read both as they are equally good reads.