Inside outside by Dorian Hail

The Vampire Odyssey by Scott Ciencin

Kristin Bock, who is both lovely, and talented, modeled for this book cover. Her real profession is poet and teacher.
Below is a link to her recently published book, Cloisters, and a sample of her work.
http://www.tupelopress.org/forthcoming.shtml
Wintering
All night, hemlocks drop their cones on stone steps.
If the cones were slippers, I’d unlock the latch
for the woman who fled [...]