Cruel Awakenings- "I let my head fall forward finally giving in to the situation at hand. I wasn't as nearly strong enough to face three vampires, one of whom was a witch. "You know someone will eventually stop you. Even if I fail, there will be another or hundreds of people who will end you for good." He crouched down to my level letting his haunting smile hang for all to see. "Oh Rosalina, It is going to be hard for your friends or much of anyone to stop me once you become the monster you're destined to be. Don't you think?" He whispered crazily. " -- 19-year-old Rosalina Hayes lives all alone in a cozy home in the most secluded part of town living and breathing her job as a Private investigator. After taking on a new client Rosalina is thrown into a completely new world of Vampires. Rosalina battles her inner demon as she tries to fight her unquenchable thirst for human blood. Regina Keese, a powerful vampire royal, takes interest in Rose along the way. While fighting the temptation to give into the vampire, Rosalina realizes that not everything is as it appears. She's ready to discover the truth behind who, and more importantly, what she truly is. While finally able to balance the life she's built with a new outlook at things, and a pang of hunger not so easily ignored, Rosalina is in for some twists and turns. She's determined to find a means to protect the people she loves from the vicious monsters plotting against her while discovering that there's much more to her with being a vampire..than meets the eye.