Comanche Forever — Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

As one of the last free Comanche warriors, Pea'hocso surrendered with Quanah Parker at Fort Sill in 1875. As if that wasn't enough of a tragedy, an encounter the same night with a woman bent on revenge against his people turned him into a vampire, a blood-drinking creature of the night. Now it's the 21st century and Pea'hocso goes by the name of Ned Big Eagle. He deals cards at an Oklahoma casino and lives a solitary life on the edge of the Wichita Mountains. His undead existence is anything but enjoyable but Ned endures â€"what else can he doâ€"until he meets history professor Anne Delahanty. Anne evokes emotions and desires he hasn't known since he was still human but Ned tries to resist the temptation. He can't bring the woman he realizes he loves into his vampire life. Or can he? The question gnaws at what's left of his soul as he wonders if revealing the truth will cause him to lose Anne forever. When she rejects his efforts to tell her, Ned figures reality will crash down on them both when they least expect it. If they survive the tragedy, there may be a future after all.