Vampire Rafael de la Vega loves a mortal, but will his love
destroy her?
Archeology professor Annie Carmichael encountered Rafael
while excavating an Anasazi ruin in Arizona. A Spanish
conquistador in 1540, Rafael died and rose as a vampire due
to a gypsy curse. Though enthralled with Rafael, she finds
dealing with a shapeshifting vampire who thrives on blood is
a huge adjustment. When a competitive professor, Frank
Florescu, discovers that her handsome and mysterious lover
is one of the undead, he threatens to expose Annie and ruin
her career. Knowing he’s damaged the lives of women in his
past, Rafael fears that Annie would be better off without
him. For Annie’s sake, should Rafael risk undergoing a
secret arcane ritual to regain his mortality, a risk he
might not survive?
This is the sequel novella to “Cimarron Spirit” by Lori
Herter in EDGE OF DARKNESS, the vampire anthology published
by Berkley.
Lori Herter is one of the very first authors to write
the vampire romance genre.