"Hidden treasures are revealed by an eerie luminescence in the form of cold blue flames on the night?that is, tonight?when evil holds sway."

So says Count Dracula to Jonathan Harker upon their meeting at the Borgo Pass on the eve of the Feast of Saint George. But after taking the Englishman to see the phenomenon and being taken aback at the sight of his handsome face seemingly radiating, rather than reflecting, the unearthly cool glow, the Count unexpectedly finds himself coveting a newfound hidden treasure.

Thus, the first novella in the Dracula/Harker series begins reimagining Bram Stoker's seminal Gothic horror story as a gay Gothic romance. Featuring the same character names, settings, chronology, epistolary format, and Victorian prose style as Dracula but telling a much different tale exploring themes of sexual identity, forbidden desire, societal repression, and personal acceptance and transformation, this installment, as subtitled, recounts the pair's journey from Transylvania's Borgo Pass to England's shore at Whitby. A tale of desire, danger, and the undead, it will tear at your heartstrings?assuming your heart does not break first!

Unlike many gay romance authors, Mark Zidzik, also known as 邱翼德 (Chiu Yì-Dé), knows firsthand what being gay in a heterosexist world is like. This imbues his writing with reticence, rawness, and rage that speak to the experiences of men who dare to love men in the face of condemnation and worse.