Vampires of Tucson — Book Two

Border Horror-Noir / Survivor Thriller

Babydoll

Last of the Levantadas — Publishing July 2026

Her name wasn’t Babydoll. That was the name they gave her — chosen by the man who controlled her, like everything else about her. By the time she died, she’d nearly forgotten there was a difference.

Unlife has a way of clarifying what you’re actually capable of, and she has been underestimated every day of her life by everyone who only saw what they wanted to see.

First chapter publishes July 5, 2026

Eyes Open

15 Notes — Babydoll's road, fleeing home to the grave — June 29 to July 17, 2026

Before the grave, before the novel, there was the road. Fifteen notes in Babydoll's own voice, from the night she sold herself to the cartel to get away from something worse, to the border where the dark took her. First person, flat and furious and clear-eyed. They run ahead of the novel and hand off to Chapter 1. Posts on the Vampires of Tucson Substack.

Week 1 — Chiapas and the Choice

0.2 — Mon

The Sale

Jun 29

0.3 — Tue

The Mother

Jun 30

0.4 — Wed

Tuxtla

Jul 1

0.5 — Thu

Tapachula

Jul 2

0.6 — Fri

The Game

Jul 3

Week 2 — The Corridor and the Scale

0.7 — Mon

Arriaga

Jul 6

0.8 — Tue

Ixtepec

Jul 7

0.9 — Wed

Veracruz

Jul 8

0.10 — Thu

The Prayer That Got Silence

Jul 9

0.11 — Fri

The Game That Failed

Jul 10

Week 3 — Hermosillo, the Reduction, the Taking

0.12 — Mon

Hermosillo

Jul 13

0.13 — Tue

The Deep Middle

Jul 14

0.14 — Wed

The Packing

Jul 15

0.15 — Thu

The Last Mortal Hour

Jul 16

0.16 — Fri

The Taking

Jul 17

Eyes Open posts Monday to Friday on the Vampires of Tucson Substack, June 29 to July 17, 2026, leading into the novel's July 5 prologue. Subscribe to get it when it drops.

Babydoll

Chapters in Order

Eyes Open