Free (DRM-free) Sweeter Than Wine by L. Neil Smith [Modern Mundane Vampire Thriller]

[ATDrake]

Sweeter Than Wine by L. Neil Smith (ISFDB, Wikipedia, SFE), a frequent nominee for the Prometheus Award, is his standalone modern-day vampire novel, starring a rather mundane vampire who has lived a very ordinary, quiet sort of respectable blending-in life for decades, until one day, the mysterious woman who made him what he is reappears and needs his help, and whether this is a good or bad thing is something he's about to find out (cue ominous music ), free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Phoenix Pick Press.

This is their featured Free Book of the Month for May, and is one of Phoenix Pick Press' original publications, first released as a serial on their website several years ago, before they compiled it into a complete novel edition.

Currently free through the month of May directly @ the publisher's dedicated promo page (DRM-free ePub & Mobi bundle available worldwide; follow the instructions on the webpage to reset the price in the cart to $0.00)

The tie-in offer is for a bundle of 9 more of his assorted novels for just $9.99, most backlist from the 1980s/90s and nominated or winners of the Prometheus Award for Libertarian SF, across several subgenres including an sfnal murder mystery. A few have been offered free in the past or bundled in previous tie-in offers, but as far as I can tell, 4 of them appear to be brand-new offerings (including one novel just published by PPP in 2016), so even if you already have all but those 4, $2.50 per seems a pretty good price if you like his writing, and the deal gets even better if you don't have the other ones.

Description
With just one tiny exception, J Gifford is an ordinary, decent, small-town kind of guy. He pays his bills on time. He waters his lawn. He treats his neighbors and the folks with whom he does business with kindness and respect. He's good to children and small animals.

The tiny exception? He's a vampire.

Born in 1920, and "brought over" shortly after D-Day in a little French village, 90-year-old Gifford still looks and feels 24. He has friends, a place in the community, a thriving business, and a big orange tabby cat named Fiddlestring. He knows where all the good restaurants are. He's very tidy about that "tiny exception" and has never killed anybody. All he lacks in his life is the beautiful girl who made him what he is today -- and then mysteriously vanished.

Now, suddenly, after sixty-five years, she's back and needs his help. But is she his long-lost love or a serial-killing fiend? Only time and blood will tell.

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that today will probably be the last day to pick up the freebie and/or purchase the tie-in deal, if you think you might be interested.

[Dr. Drib]

I'm so bored today, I don't know if I'll pick it up.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I'm so bored today, I don't know if I'll pick it up.

Remember, it is a mundane (aka boring) book.