Diary of an Unauthorised Vampire: Burkenswood Mysteries 1

Recently divorced and recently deceased, the protagonist has discovered that vampirism requires extensive paperwork. Without proper documentation, she is now an illegal vampire struggling with the basic challenge of being around her children without losing control. A gothic vampire matriarch has taken her in at her castle, insisting she needs a supernatural guardian to prevent her powers from destabilizing. Reluctant to be bound to anyone after her divorce, the protagonist takes a job at a supernatural law firm, hoping for a fresh start. When a magical artifact goes missing at the firm, suspicion falls on the supernatural community. The protagonist finds herself searching for the Twilight Concordat alongside a purple-haired mage with a casual approach to breaking and entering. Her investigation brings her into contact with Clara Blackwood, the Council's Chief Investigator, whose scrutiny of the protagonist is difficult to interpret—whether as antagonism or something more complicated remains unclear.