Bitter Blood
By Karen E. Taylor, 1995
Series: Vampire Legacy

Second in the series. "Bitter Blood (oginally titled Beauty More Than Bitterness) is a continuation of Deirdre's story but can be read as a stand-alone novel. She travels from England back to Manhattan to save (or destroy) the life of the human she loves." (from Karen E. Taylor's website)

"Renegade vampire Deirdre Griffin returns to New York to take on an evil group of vampires seeking revenge for the death of their leader and using Deirdre's own former lover, Detective Mitch Greer, as bait." (summary from Amazon.com)