A stolen mask. An ancient spirit. Halloween in Salem. What could possibly go wrong?
Salem is the last place a 330-year-old vampire like Slade wants to spend Halloween. It’s overrun with tourists, cotton candy, and revelers who think fangs are a fashion statement—and he has a hard time playing nice on a good day.
But when Slade and his business partner Melina—a confident shapeshifter who always gets the job done—are hired to retrieve a stolen mask possessed by an evil spirit, they end up right in the heart of Witch City.
What should have been a simple recovery job turns into a race against midnight as the artifact spreads panic through the crowded streets. With every passing hour, the spirit grows stronger, Slade’s self-control slips further, and Salem edges closer to disaster.
With his hunger fraying at the edges and an oracle's riddles giving him more questions than answers, Slade must untangle the mask's deadly history, stop whatever's trying to claw its way into the world, and survive a day that has Melina enjoying herself far more than the situation warrants.
If they fail, a stolen mask will be the least of Salem's problems.
Unmasked is an easy 33K read, and the perfect entry point into The Hollowing, a character-driven urban fantasy romance series about shame, redemption, impossible love, and the friendships that remind monsters they're still worth saving.
Written for readers who grew up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and miss spending time with characters that stay with you long after the story ends.
