Loving a human woman with anxiety is hard. It's even harder when you're a brooding, gothic, antisocial vampyr with an insatiable hunger for her blood, among other things...
Meet Lucien Sabatini, a 200-year-old vampyr elite who doesn't adhere to the accepted stereotypes of being a creature of the night. He's walled himself off from others for hundreds of years to avoid emotions, and he's been an unfeeling mess ever since. But when his interest is piqued by a beautiful woman in a newspaper photo, he finds himself driven to hunt her down and orchestrate her presence in his Italian villa for a week. He must bring himself to keep from devouring her when the Thirst takes over him, but when her time in Italy is up, will he be able to let her go?
And when his sordid past catches up with him, will it cost Lucien more than he's willing to give up?
Ari and Soren's adventures continue as Soren struggles with his new vampiric urges and a coven of witches attempts to recruit Ari for their own ends.
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As dark dreams plague Soren, Ari finds his new abilities difficult to control. Something is awakening within him, and as his power grows, he attracts the attention of a group of witches who call themselves the Hecataeon. They believe Ari is an emanation of the goddess Hecate - a physical manifestation of her power - and they want that power for themselves. With their relationship facing challenges from within, Ari and Soren must find a way to unite their strengths before external forces tear them apart.
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NOTE: This book is the sequel to Bound by Blood.
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Content Warning: Light violence, language, and sexuality. PG-13
Cover designed by Adam Budny