Blood Secrets
By Karen E. Taylor, 1994
Series: Vampire Legacy

First in the series. "Blood Secrets (initially titled Beauty Like the Night) introduces Deirdre Griffin, her 'life' and her loves. She walks the night streets of Manhattan virtually undetected, searching for companionship and others of her kind. Deirdre finds love with Detective Mitchell Greer, and at the same time discovers and takes her revenge against the vampire who transformed her..." (from Karen E. Taylor's website)

"When she is not tracking down the vampire who converted her, Deidre Griffin, a civilized vampire, spends her days as a Manhattan dress designer and her nights feeding on the blood of humans at the Ballroom of Romance." (summary from Amazon.com)