Helen Bell

Blood for Breakfast Helen Bell

Nineteen-year-old Sydney Newbern leads the typical college student life until one day her roommate invites her on a hiking trip. Little does Sydney know that it'll be the day her life turns upside down. Nothing will ever be the same. Kidnapped by a stranger, Sydney wakes up alone in a small room with a tattoo etched on her palm in black ink: 777. Then, she finds out her family is being watched. Her kidnapper will kill them if she doesn't comply with his instruction: swallow a red pill daily. Things get weirder when she realizes the number on her hand decreases by one every day. When Sydney finally escapes, she knows she can't go to the police or back to her family-her kidnapper might hurt them. Trying to figure out what to do next, she discovers supernatural beings exist, and one crosses her path. The enigmatic vampire needs something from her, so she strikes a deal with him. But will his help suffice in solving Sydney's problems? Will she manage to remove the magical tattoo before it hits zero?