Charioteer of Buddha

While Europe sets out on the second and third crusades against the heathens that threaten the Holy Land, in India demonic vampires are on the loose.
Chandaka went to Nalanda to become a bodhisattva, but unlike Gautama Buddha, he couldn't resist the temptation offered by a daughter of Mara... or maybe something much worse.
Daya is the daughter of the merchant who built the Kirti Stambh at Chittor and her only "fault" is being Jain – a religion that Merciless Menka utterly despises.
Chandaka and Daya become unwilling members of Menka's coven, forced to feed on blood and live through centuries of unrest during the Muslim invasions.
A novella of vampires through the centuries that will appeal to both historical fiction readers and vampire lovers all over the world.