Bat and the Jack

<p><em><strong>Must love blood? Not quite.</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>Vera Slaski might be a vampire bat but she's got a secret. She cannot stand the sight of blood. She managed to keep that hidden for a long time. She's seconds away from becoming a full-blown FUC agent when she is exposed.</p><p> </p><p>To regain Director Cooper's trust and finally earn her badge Vera is sent on a bona fide babysitting mission. All she has to do is keep a key witness safe and make sure no blood is shed – for her own sake.</p><p> </p><p>When Vera arrives at the secluded cabin in the woods the last thing she expects is a massive pumpkin where Dr. Norbert Palomer should be. Then the gourd explodes. Literally.</p><p> </p><p>With the mad botanist's secret revealed Vera realizes the mission won't be a prance through the garden. There are some bad people out there who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the experiment gone oh-so wrong.</p><p> </p><p>Between a vampire bat who can't drink blood and a scientist who shifts into a jack-o'-lantern the odds of survival don't look great.</p><p> </p><p>But FUC is on the case and this bat? She's bent on flying the roost and straight into the pumpkin patch.</p><p> </p><p><em>This short paranormal romantic comedy novella is part of Eve Langlais' Furry United Coalition (F.U.C) EveL World.</em></p>