is at the end of 1929, with modest savings, masses of luggage and a need for blood, Sally Lafayette and Lucienne Leung-friends, fashion plates and vampires-set out on an extended journey across Europe and Asia, encumbered by a particularly large trunk.

Their travels through the 1930s take them to London, Barcelona, Cairo, Bombay and Shanghai, always in search of a congenial metropolis where they can make a new home for themselves and their sleeping friend Natalie. Chic and charming, the pair are welcome in rarified circles untouched by the Great Depression, but their travels are not entirely carefree. Events keep them on the move, and they need to be budget- and blood-conscious. And eventually, the rumbles of world-wide war come close enough to affect even the plans of immortals.

Whether or not you've read the author's debut, Vamps of '29, come along for the ride. International adventure awaits.