Some bonds are chosen. Others are carved into your soul. Vivienne didn't believe in vampires until she started to suspect her prince might be one. Which will she sacrifice - humanity or love? ***** Vivienne lives in a world where girls are chosen to become consorts of royalty, aristocrats and the filthy rich. When she catches the eye of a mysterious prince, she begins to suspect that the elite members of society aren't quite human. Her childhood friend, Blake, warned her about vampires before he died under suspicious circumstances - but now she might be bonded to one of the most powerful undead. Who can she trust? And more importantly - can she stop herself from falling in love? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

You are a smart, inventive, yet average college student trying to get your master degree, but you have one problem. You suck at history, American to be exact. You are off to a bad start in the class when your professor assigns you a extra credit assignment that will solve all of your academic short comings in the history class. A +300 page essay on American history and its due by the end of the year. You get started on it when you find a weird object. Not really caring you use it and suddenly historical people begin to appear in your home! You see this as an opportunity to get this essay done and in the bag and well... You're not throwing away this SHOT!

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor degree.