Originally published 02-17-09 in e-book format.
SummaryMafia hit man. Vampire. The criminal underworld just got
a whole lot darker.
Business has never been better for hit man Karl Vance.
Boston is awash in mafia blood, and Vance has a certain
fondness for blood. He's a master vampire—one of the
most powerful of his kind. Having sworn to never again feed
on the blood of innocents, Karl preys instead on Boston's
criminal underworld. Which makes him a valuable asset to
those who deal in death.
Maria Ricardi intends to use that asset to its full extent
in order to gain power within her patriarchal crime family.
Vance thinks he's been hired to keep track of the family's
princess, but she's got a plan to get her hands dirty and
earn the respect she deserves. And she's not above using
their instant attraction to get what she wants.
That driving ambition draws the attention of a rival clan's
newest and most dangerous "consultant." Alejandro Delgado,
Vance's centuries-old nemesis. Delgado zeroes in on the one
chink in Vance's armor—his fondness for the headstrong
Maria.
When she becomes enslaved by Delgado's unnatural kiss, only
one thing is certain. Vance has to decide which he wants
more. To settle the score—or rescue her soul.
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