Just months before I start medical school in Boston, I decide to let loose for one night. A dark club, a loud band, strong drinks--and the attention of a dangerous-looking man who says he's in the city for only a week. I know exactly what he is: a three hundred year old Italian vampire. I also know what he wants: me. We can have a scorchingly hot, casual fling and fulfill our desires. But our all-too-brief time together makes me want him even more. Matteo Moretti's broken soul speaks to something that's fractured inside of me. But before I fully give myself to him, I must learn to navigate a new reality - as a powerful vampire. ***The Awakening is a mature New Adult story. This book contains strong language, violence, and sexual situations. Recommended for ages sixteen and up.***