The Awakening — Samantha Hoffman

Seventeen year old Kylie Redding has a lot on her plate. Her mother is a hollow shell of her former self, her step-father is an abuser who resents her, and to top it all off, her best friend Tara just committed suicide. When Kylie begins the secretive and mysterious transition from human to vampire, she finds that Tara has miraculously made the transition before her! Reunited, Tara begins to help Kylie settle into her new life as a creature of the night, and Kylie begins her journey on the path of their loving goddess. Selene -- the goddess of the moon and mother of the first and all vampires -- has chosen both Tara and Kylie for very important reasons which begin to come clear as war breaks out. There is a war beginning for control of the moon and Kylie learns that she will have to play an integral part or risk losing everything and everyone she holds dear. Filled with love, betrayal, hope, and sacrifice, follow Kylie's journey.

65,100 words.