
A superstition is a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.

The vampires in The Second Species series do a lot of thingsโthey have wings, they fly, they fall in love, they drink blood, they killโbut they do not sparkle. Since they live and walk among humans, sparkling would be a dead giveaway. Marek even owns a restaurant in New Orleans. But not all is well in their world.

The fact that the publication of ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด coincides with National Awareness Day of Human Trafficking on the 11th of January is a coincidence. But it does draw attention to this important date, and to one of the most horrific crimes this world has to offerโhuman trafficking and modern-day slavery.