The Baron Blasko Mysteries Series by A.E. Howe

Josephine Nicolson never meant to have a vampire living in her basement. But then a journey to spread her grandfather’s ashes in Romania goes spectacularly wrong. Finding herself inexorably bound to Baron Dragomir Blasko, she’s faced with the choice of living out her days in his crumbling fortress or bringing him home with her to Alabama. It doesn’t take her long to make up her mind... moreJosephine Nicolson never meant to have a vampire living in her basement. But then a journey to spread her grandfather’s ashes in Romania goes spectacularly wrong. Finding herself inexorably bound to Baron Dragomir Blasko, she’s faced with the choice of living out her days in his crumbling fortress or bringing him home with her to Alabama. It doesn’t take her long to make up her mind. With the assistance of Josephine’s suspicious maid, the pair settle into an uneasy cohabitation… until a murder just across the street causes Josephine to wonder if Blasko is to blame. As the body count rises, Josephine and Blasko must work together to prove his innocence and to find the real killer before they become his next victims. less

There is evil afoot in the town of Sumter, Alabama… and it’s not the vampire in Josephine Nicolson’s basement. A man is found stabbed through the heart and the blame is placed on Ronnie Dunn, the brother of Josephine’s maid. Not long after, another man is found with a knife in his head and the most obvious culprit is local sheriff’s deputy, and Josephine’s ex-flame, Bobby Tucker... moreThere is evil afoot in the town of Sumter, Alabama… and it’s not the vampire in Josephine Nicolson’s basement. A man is found stabbed through the heart and the blame is placed on Ronnie Dunn, the brother of Josephine’s maid. Not long after, another man is found with a knife in his head and the most obvious culprit is local sheriff’s deputy, and Josephine’s ex-flame, Bobby Tucker. Convinced that neither man is guilty of the crime he’s accused of, Josephine enlists the aid of Baron Dragomir Blakso to help find the real murderer. What follows is a dark journey into the occult that just might get them all killed… or signal the end of the world. less