AustLit

'Liars are in need of good allies.

'Southampton, 1786: Since being tossed from his ancestral family home at thirteen, and falling in with a swindler, Sebastian has been fighting to preserve life and limb any way he can. While ingratiating himself with Lady Wandsworth and her thousands of pounds, Sebastian meets another roguish charmer, Nathanial, and at his side, the pretty but deadly Anne. Sebastian’s world is abruptly changed as he is introduced to imagination-defying ideas and is snared in an international swindle involving the Queen of France’s diamond necklace.

'Sebastian is drawn to Nathanial and his worldly, experienced ways, until Anne reveals the truth about him and the necklace….'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'While Nial, Winter and Sebastian are on their honeymoon, Nial relates the story of how he once lied and broke his promise. In his own words, Nial describes the horrors of war, and the tangled ideals of loyalty, while revealing the conflict he feels over the long existence of a vampire and the much shorter but sweeter life of humans—especially one of his most favourite humans, Sebastian.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The world is reeling, recovering from the global conflict of World War II. Sebastian comes home to Nial and peace, only to find that Nial is up to his old schemes and manipulations.

'Over the next twenty years, they live, love and try to figure out how to merge an endless life with human demands. In the late 1960s when Vietnam protesting is at its peak, Sebastian’s need to be human and Nial’s outsider’s perspective clash…and the clash is fatal.

'A short story filled with love and regret…and endings.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.