Samara writes books
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Samara writes books *
A Long Time Dead
The story of two timeless women who are running out of time…
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Somewhere foggy, 1837 . . .
Poppy had always loved the night, which is why it wasn’t too much of a bother to wake one evening in an unfamiliar home far from London, weak and confused and plagued with a terrible thirst for blood, to learn that she could no longer step out into the day. And while vampirism presented several disadvantages, it more than made up for those in its benefits: immortality, a body that could run at speed for hours without tiring, the thrill of becoming a predator, the thing that pulls rabbits from bushes and tears through their fur and flesh with the sharp point of a white fang.
And, of course, Roisin. The mysterious woman who has lived for centuries, who held Poppy through her painful transformation, and who, for some reason, is now teaching her how to adjust to her new, endless life. A tight, lonely, buttoned-up woman, with kindness and care pressed up behind her teeth. The time they spend together is as transformative to Poppy as the changes in her body, and soon, she finds herself hopelessly, overwhelmingly attached. But Roisin has secrets of her own, and can’t make any promises; not when vengeance must be served.
Soon, their little world explodes. Together and apart, they encounter scores of vampires, shifty pirates, conniving opera singers, ancient nobles, glamorous French women, and a found family that throws a very particular sort of party. But overhead, threat looms—one woman who is capable of destroying everything Poppy and Roisin hold dear. -
Blood, gore, on page sex, violence, horror elements, referenced previous emotional abuse, PTSD, animal death
The New York Times
“Samara Breger’s stunning A LONG TIME DEAD recalls a vintage wine salvaged from a shipwreck. It’s also the best sapphic vampire book since…Carmilla”
Reactor
“(ALTD is) overwhelmingly about the challenges of recognizing, and breaking free of, cycles of trauma.”
I’m Samara
I write books about women in improbable situations falling in love.