At the past two Hypericons, I have been blessed to make the acquaintance of author Mari Adkins, author of the Harlan County Vampires series.
Smerd took an instant like to Mari, so much so that he insisted on going home with her this past Hypericon 2009. He has found a wonderful new home with Ocean, Mari’s niece. He and Ocean can be seen here in one of Smerd’s rare photo ops.