"terrific Regency vampire romantic suspense"
In 1821 obstetrician and research scientist Dr. James
Blundell takes his daughter Jane to Urquhart Valley,
Scotland where he continues his work to find a cure for
vampirism, a disease that his offspring suffers from
having been infected by a blood sample in his laboratory.
When a monster attacks the Blundells, vampire Callan
Kilkenny comes to their rescue. Afterward, he asks James
if he has found the cure, but the scientist explains he
can kill the parasite, but has not found a way to save the
human host too. Jane helps Callan, injured in his recent fight to the
death with the monster, inside their home. Though she has
told her father almost everything about her needs
including sipping blood like a lady from a cup, she hides
from him her exponentially craving for sex that she has
barely controlled until now. She hungers for Callan and
he burns for her. As they fall in love, others having
read of James' research. They have come from as far way as
Marrakech to steal his "elixir" with avaricious plans to
use expendable vampiric pawns to gain even more deadly
power. Few writers combine a sensual romance within a
supernatural thriller as well as Susan Squires
consistently does. Her latest is a terrific Regency
vampire romantic suspense starring two courageous heroes
battling one hell of a meanie. The story line grips the
audience from the opening birthing to the final
confrontation between good and evil as sub-genre fans will
wonder who will prove triumphant. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 27, 2007
SummaryFar from the glittering lights and shallow bustle of 1822
London lies another world—a realm of shadows and
secrets, where desire holds dominion and passion knows no
limit.
ONE DESIRE
Jane Blundell's keen intellect and wit have always set her
apart from her marriage-minded peers. But such differences
are nothing compared to the change that comes upon her when
she is infected by a blood sample in her father's
laboratory. Suddenly, her veins resonate with a terrifying,
exhilarating power. Dr. Blundell takes Jane to the Scottish
highlands where she collides with the only man who can
understand her hunger—and slake her unending desire.
ONE DESTINY
Callan Kilkenny has returned to England from Marrakech,
still filled with self-loathing at the deeds he committed in
the name of a beautiful, depraved vampire. Now that he has
tracked down Dr. Blundell in hopes of a cure he has also
found a kindred spirit in Jane. Her passion and her blood
calls to Callan, fueling a carnal need that shocks them both
with its intensity. But others have come in search of the
cure, too—for reasons that are sinister and deadly. And
to save Jane and the rest of their kind, Callan must risk
everything—even his last chance at redemption.
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