Karin Marker is a daughter of vampires, a sister of vampires, and herself a vampire. But the family isn"t without an ugly one, and that ugliness is, alas, Karin herself. First, she loves daylight, has trouble orienting in darkness, and enjoys going to school. Second, she can"t cast charms on the bitten or make them forget that they have become victims of a vampiress. Third (and this is the most inconvenient!), poor Karin doesn"t so much consume as produce blood: she"s a vampire‑producer! When she gets excited, seeing a potential victim (or an attractive young man), her blood starts running from her nose…