“Because he sounded so lost-the Eric I knew had never been one to do anything other than assume others should serve him-I patted around under the covers for his hand. When I found it, I slid my own over it. His palm was turned up to meet my palm, and his fingers clasped mine. And though I would not have thought it possible to go to sleep holding hands with a vampire, that's exactly what I did.”

American mystery author

Charlaine Harris is an American mystery author known for her series The Southern Vampire Mysteries. Her work reached a wider audience through the television adaptation True Blood, which ran on HBO from 2008 through 2014. She writes in the mystery genre and is especially associated with the vampire novels that inspired the series. Her stories helped shape the world behind True Blood, a show that became both a critical and commercial success for HBO. 86 quotes on the site.