Book Description

Vampires in 1862 Baltimore! The Guardians, Vol. 1: Baltimore, 1862 is a Gothic Horror story, told in the epistolary style. Baltimore, Maryland. 1862. A city torn by the strife of the Civil War and Martial Law. But, beneath this war between men and states there is a deeper evil lurking in Baltimore. An evil that, unless checked, threatens to destroy ALL mankind. And, the only hope to combat this threat are three broken people. Dr. Artemis Strapp, grief-stricken physician who discovers his part to play in an eons-old battle between this world and creatures of the “other-natural”. Mare Adams, business woman and compassionate brothel owner, thrust into the position of unwilling soldier on the front lines of this battle. Lucius Williamson, free Negro lawyer but oppressed by the very society he now needs to defend, cursed with a supernatural ability called The Gift to see events others cannot. Together, they will unite, dedicated to eradicating an ancient evil threatening to destroy the city they all call home. This book is the perfect marriage of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Bram Stoker’s Dracula.