In the Victorian era, drenched in fog and the grandeur of the 1830s, 'A Long Time Dead' unfolds as a haunting tale of eternal love and vampirism. Poppy, once enamored with the nocturnal beauty of London, finds herself reborn into the shadows as a vampire, with an insatiable thirst for blood. Her rebirth, orchestrated by the enigmatic Roisin, ushers her into a world where immortality bears the gifts of heightened senses and predatory allure. Bound together, Poppy and Roisin navigate the complexities of their new existence, their bond deepening amidst a backdrop of vampire clans, maritime treachery, operatic schemes, and French glamor. Yet as they build a family of their own within the peculiar circles of vampire society, a formidable adversary threatens to shatter their fragile unity. Roisin, laden with her own concealed burdens, stands at a crossroads between love and a long-awaited act of vengeance. Their saga, punctuated by passion and peril, tests the strength of their attachment and the lengths they will go to preserve it against a malevolent force that could obliterate all they hold dear.