Valerie Dearborn wants a life as light and fluffy as cotton candy, but it’s more like a puffer fish: pointy, unusual, and – if not prepared exactly right – deadly. In London for graduate school, Val knows she’s finally free. Her father and ex-almost-boyfriend are back in California and she’s out of the Vampire hunting biz for good. Or is she? She draws the attention of Lucas, a 1600 year old Vampire, and King to his kind. He’s also wicked hot.
As golden as Lucifer, and just as tempting, he makes Valerie an offer she can’t refuse – help him find out if the Others (Empaths, Fey, and Werewolves) still exist or he’ll stop protecting those she loves. Lucas tells her that Empaths were a Vampire’s biggest weakness before going extinct hundreds of years ago.
While the Fey or a Werewolf might kill a Vampire, an Empath could enslave them, seducing or harming with emotions at will. The one detail he leaves out? Valerie is an Empath. And after 1600 years of an emotionless existence, Lucas wants Valerie like a recovering alcoholic wants a wine cooler. Can she keep those she loves alive, stop Lucas from munching on her, survive a fanged revolution, and still find a way to have that boring, normal life she’s always wanted? Probably not, but boy is she gonna try!
Amazing new Series!! The 1st time I read this book I wasn’t on Goodreads yet (thus my previous lack of review) I just got done re-reading it (in preparation of Love is Mortal this week YAY Im re-reading both books + Jacks story) I almost forgot how much I loved this book!! Fast-paced plot loaded with mystery, suspense, action, deception, lots of Drama & chock full of interesting characters.Â
I enjoyed very much I very much liked this book. I did not enjoy the short story about werewolves same author, so I was very cautious about this book.Â
It has a good idea or at least a familiar idea I just checked to see when I bought this book and was surprised to see it was almost three years ago. It’s taken me that long to actually start to read it. I must have known that it wasn’t going to be my cup of tea. That being said, I did read it all ,which is half the battle because if I can’t get into a book, I’m not going to finish it.Â