"Great vamire romance"

Lady Sarah Ashton loves her estate Clershing and would do just about anything to keep it. However, her solicitor informs Sarah that Julien Davinoff has disputed ownership of the property. Sarah is unable to produce the original deed to Clershing and no other proof has surfaced to prove she owns the estate.

Desperate Sarah confronts Julien, who surprises himself by feeling empathy towards her. This is astonishing because Julian is a vampire and has felt nothing but tedium for what seems as if forever. As Julien and Sarah become acquainted and begin to fall in love, her friend Corina makes it clear she wants him and will do whatever it takes including abduction to attain her desire.

Fans of vampire romances will enjoy Susan Squires' supernatural historical tale starring two strong lead characters. Julien is a brooding hunk while Sarah is a caring individual who gains not only the vampire's admiration but also that of the reader. Though Corina makes a poor egomaniac villainess with no redeeming qualities, the story line of star-crossed lovers moves forward at a rapid pace. Though very different than DANEGELD, SACRAMENT will entertain the audience due to the lead couple starring in a lively tale.

Harriet Klausner - Copyright © 2002

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 27, 2002

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Originally published in March 2002.

Summary

Sara Ashston finds herself fighting for her home against a strange man who contests her deed in 1819 England. Drawn to save him from kidnapping and drug addiction almost against her will, she finds that he is the stuff of nightmares. But it is too late. She has already lost her heart to him. Will she have the courage to embrace the darkness? Their love is a sacrament that will save their souls or damn them for eternity.

What if the man you loved was a vampire? How would you find the courage to embrace the darkness? Sarah Ashton, Lady Clevancy, is sure she is a very ordinary person in a very ordinary Regency England. When her life is invaded by a mysterious stranger, the long lost owner of the ruined abbey adjacent to her ancestral lands now accused of serial murder, she should be appalled, rather than fascinated. But she finds herself saving the devil himself from danger, and falling in love in the process. Her love will lead her across Europe, to the edge of eternity.