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Lena is a single mom, a full-time nurse, community theater and local horror actress, and published author. She has two energetic, talented and bright teenaged girls who keep her on her toes. When COVID-19 hit our nation, she was suddenly on the frontlines and didn’t have theater as an outlet for her creativity.
She used fiction writing to cope with the stresses of being a #healthcarehero and sudden teacher to homeschooled high schoolers. Her vampire romance novels are “an exciting mix of Grey’s Anatomy and True Blood.” Bite Shift was released in May of 2021 and its sequel Code Blood came out May 2022 (the same month she became Dr. Lena Nazarei
Then, May 2023 – the third one Fatal Curse came out and completed the trilogy! Today, she travels to cons, leads a vampire history panel and hosts her podcast “The Beautiful Dead” on podcast platforms and You Tube.
Bite Shift # 1 of Eternal Night Shift Series by Dr. Lena Nazarei, Author / Writer
Kate Murphy is just a nurse and single mom who wants to to slip into her forties quickly, and finally lose those last 10 pounds. After a savage attack during her night shift break . Kate is turned
into a vampire to save her life. Now , she is thrust into a world that she didn’t know existed trying to figure out how to keep her new condition secret from the work, kids, and her ex -husband without missing a step
Code Blood (Eternal Night Shift Series)
Still reeling from the events of the past two weeks, Kate Murphy is ready for some rest and relaxation. But vampires—especially new ones—don’t get much serenity in this crazy, undead-infested world. To top it all off, she’s needed back at her job as a nurse in the cardiac unit, which only adds more stress and uncertainty to her already chaotic life.
Now, Kate is not only dealing with the aftermath of being attacked and left for dead, becoming a vampire, and lustfully falling for Sorin, the sexy master of Pittsburgh, but also facing off against a cranky health inspector and a travel nurse with an unruly attitude. As if that wasn’t enough, Sorin’s jealous ex comes back into the picture, and she’s fired up about his new flame. Kate is quickly learning that a vampire’s job is never done.
Fatal Curse (Eternal Night Shift Series)
Kate Murphy has enjoyed six months of no one trying to kill her, which she appreciates. As a nurse, a mom of preteens and a vampire who is also planning her wedding to the Lord of Pittsburgh, she’s way too busy to deal with any more attempts to end her afterlife. Despite working the frontlines of a global pandemic, she finds herself in a good place. Her maker is in a good relationship, she’s surrounded by friends and mated to her soulmate. Plus, its’ looking like the vampires and werewolves might be true allies in the future.
So, when even more powers unexpectedly develop and a mysterious stranger arrives at the manor, Kate’s world is turned upside-down. And unfortunately, it seems Kate may be the only one who can really help but it means putting herself in danger again.
Ultimately, Kate will have to ask herself if it’s safe for humans to remain in her life. Can she protect them or will she need to say goodbye to the hospital, Alex and her daughters?
