The sexiest romance you’ll read this year… One moment can change your life forever… For Violet Lee, a chance encounter on a darkened street draws her into a world beyond her wildest imaginings, a timeless place of vast elegance and immeasurable wealth – of beautiful mansions and lavish parties – where a decadent group of friends live for pleasure alone. A place from which there is no escape… no matter how hard Violet tries. Yet all the riches in the world can’t mask the darkness that lies beneath the gilded surface, embodied in the charismatic but dangerous Kaspar Varn. Violet and Kaspar surrender to a passion that transcends their separate worlds – but it’s a passion that comes at a price… Dinner With A Vampire, formally known as Dinner With A Vampire. Did I Mention I'm Vegetarian?, is the first in The Dark Heroine series and is available to buy from the 13th September 2012.

"Hello?"Bryce called, shivering on the darkened stage. With a clank, the spotlight illuminated his face, making him squint. "What brings you here boy?" a masculine voice called out from the shadows of the shabby theater seats. "I've been left here. Is there a way for me to get back home?" he hesitated, feeling silly for speaking into a seemingly empty room. From behind him a clock chimed midnight. "No, you're one of us now," the voice whispered, coming from everywhere. "Welcome to the Midnight Theater."

Pirates have conquered this world. Every man woman and child fears them. The law does not touch them; they are never short on food or gold. They live the life of freedom simply because they choose too. They are freedom. Freedom Pirates.