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The Vampire (Vol. 1)
The Vampire is a hauntingly poetic tale of immortality, redemption, and the eternal struggle between darkness and light. For centuries, Rex—one of the rarest and most powerful vampires ever—has remained hidden in plain sight, quietly residing in Newport, Rhode Island. The people around him have no idea that a predator walks among them or that he has appointed himself their silent judge. Unlike his cold-blooded brethren, Rex is no mindless killer. He hunts purposefully, seeking out only the most loathsome of humanity and delivering their end with a chilling, almost artistic precision. Yet, beneath his lethal nature lies a tormented soul, one at odds with his own existence. As he roams Rhode Island’s historic streets, Rex finds himself drawn not just to the beauty of the arts and the raw power of nature, but to something far more elusive—the possibility of meaning, perhaps even redemption. Can a creature of the night have a place in the grand design of the universe? And if so, does he deserve it? When love unexpectedly enters his immortal world, Rex is forced to confront emotions long buried, questioning whether a heart steeped in bloodshed can honestly know passion—or salvation. But in the end, he learns a painful truth: being a vampire is hard, but dying is even harder. Blending gothic horror with deep existential introspection, The Vampire is an unforgettable journey into the mind of a complex antihero—one who forces us to reconsider what it truly means to be human. |
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The Vampire - A Covenant for Peace (Vol. 2)
In The Vampire — A Covenant for Peace (Vol. 2), Rex, a tormented supernatural being who once accepted his existence as an eternity of despair, finds himself at the crossroads of fate and hope when his true love, Renée, upends his life with a bombshell revelation. The implications of her secret force the vampire to grapple with the realization that he is more intertwined with humanity than he knew possible, leaving him with an unsettling sense of vulnerability. While confronting parts of himself he thought long buried, Rex discovers that a witch has been living on his property without his knowledge or consent. But why she’s there and what she’s doing concerns the undead being who came to the City by the Sea to build a life in anonymity. However, the angry men who tried to kill him merely for existing are not so quiet about their plans to rid him of their community once and for all. With so much weighing on him, Rex is unsure if there could ever be a promise of peace between the human and supernatural worlds. In Rome, as new enemies arise and old wounds fester, Balázs, a traitor to the vampire community, remains imprisoned at the Vatican. He may hold the key to Rex’s salvation—or be his ultimate downfall. To find out, Rex must first navigate treacherous alliances and confront his deepest fears while attempting to free him. With the looming centuries-long war between vampires and the Vatican, a covenant between the unlikeliest of allies demands a price far greater than blood: trust, forgiveness, sacrifice, and redemption. From the mist-laden forests of New England to the shadowed hallways of the Vatican, The Vampire — A Covenant for Peace is a breathtaking journey of survival, vengeance, friendship, true love, and the cost of finding peace in a world filled with those who crave power and control above all else and who will stop at nothing to ensure that Rex succumbs to the darkness within that has forever sought to claim him. |
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Author Raina C. Smith discusses The Vampire on
The Rhode Show
Author Raina C. Smith's appearance on WJAR-TV's Studio 10 discussing The 13th Apostle trilogy and The Vampire
WSBS radio interview
The Warwick Beacon and Cranston Herald newspapers
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The Woonsocket Call newspaper
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