His future is already written…in her blood. Rookie journalist Cassidy Chandler wakes to an ugly bruise on her neck, a hole in her memory, and a fiancé who seems to know more about what happened than he’s telling. It’s enough to make Cassidy call off the engagement and move out, even if that means trading a posh South Florida mansion for a dilapidated beach house. Unfortunately, she also … house. Unfortunately, she also trades one devious man for another questionable character in her unexpected new roommate: the darkly enigmatic and exasperatingly French Dominic Marchant.
For Dominic Marchant secrecy is a matter of survival. As a newborn vampire with dangerous enemies, he’s sure the headstrong young woman invading his lair with an unknown vampire’s mark on her throat is about to get him killed. But the charming Cassidy resists his every effort to make her leave and even embroils him in her own tumultuous life. Before he knows it, she has stolen his heart and helps him rediscover his lost humanity. Now he’s fighting to protect her not only from the ancient vampires hunting him, but also from his own deadly desire for her.
But her secretive ex isn’t done with her yet, and neither is the dark prophecy Cassidy and Dominic’s unlikely relationship has set in motion. Together they are swept up in a battle where nothing is as it seems, love and deception are the weapons of choice, and the only way to survive is to risk everything—for each other.
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Loved it, very well written
I liked it a lot it first, but the ending didn’t really work for me. I think other people might like it though. The action scenes were just too long for me.
Not your typical vampire romance!
I enjoyed this book very much. the style is very descriptive so it not a fast read but the main characters are unique and I was captivated.
WOW, this is wonderfully well written and a refreshingly original vampire story. The darkness in both human hunters and vampires has me hooked on these great characters! Very much looking forward to the next installment!!
Once again I tell myself just finishing this chapter, looking up and it 3:30 in the morning!!!!!
Just enough suspense to keep you reading
Liked the book
I really liked this book. The characters were unexpected and you end up wanting more. Good thing there is another book.
was a very good book
This was a twist on the vampire love story. While it didn’t romanticize vampires, the love story is at the heart of this book. I also liked the undercurrent of prejudice and tolerance, and the consequences of those, woven throughout the story. It’s not perfect, there were a couple of times I thought, really? But as a whole I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Cassidy Chandler is done with her relationship with fiance Jackson Striker. She is tired of him not sticking up for her with his family. She decides to find her own place from a rental agency and begins work as a budding reporter for the Orchard Breeze Gazette.
Dominic Marchant is surprised to find a woman living in his house. He has had his own difficult past and soon he meets Serge who becomes a mentor for him.
When Cassidy’s past relationships with Jackson comes back to interfere with her life and Dominic. Yet there are things about Jackson that she had no idea about and soon she sees a different side of him.
Can Dominic and Cassidy protect each other from what they are up against?
This is a good introduction to the series with some great twists and turns to keep the reader wanting to know what happens next.
I really liked Cassidy and I was super proud of her for leaving a bad relationship. That being said there was so much she didn’t know about the Striker family and why she had to be careful about how far they were willing to go to protect their secrets. I loved how dedicated she was to her job and how she wasn’t about to let her work “bullies” get in her way.
Dominic was very mysterious and I was very interested in his past and how he became what he was. I liked how his relationship with Serge changed and evolved into almost a mentor-ship. I loved how protective he was over Cassidy and vowed to keep her safe from any threats.
I was shocked at what happened with the Striker Family and I was blown away by the incident on the plane and everything that occurred on it. I was not surprised at what Dominic was willing to do to keep Cassidy safe.
The end kept me intrigued for sure and I like how it all turned out!
Good distraction, kept me entranced
I enjoyed the story of Dominic and Cassidy. I do have to admit, Serg was a huge bonus!
This was a good vampire story. While I could have done without the references to rape and the foul language, it was still a good story. It is hard to find vamp stories that don’t center on sex and graphic violence so while this story had those elements they were not the center of the story.