He didn't want a mate. She didn't want a vampire. Too bad fate didn't ask.
Rance Smith has lived for centuries-and he likes his life exactly the way it is: controlled, quiet, and very far away from humans. The last thing he needs is a stubborn, sharp-tongued woman crashing into his world...and turning it upside down.
Kimmy Hamilton has spent her life fighting to survive. When a sudden inheritance changes everything, the last thing she expects is a dangerously arrogant man claiming she belongs to him. A vampire, no less.
They clash. They argue. They refuse to back down.
But when a brutal attack nearly costs Kimmy her life, Rance is forced to do the one thing he swore he never would-risk everything to save her. Now bound by blood, magic, and a connection neither of them understands, walking away is no longer an option.
And something far more dangerous is coming.
Rance's past isn't done with him-and it wants Kimmy dead.
Thrown together by fate and hunted by a ruthless enemy, they'll have to decide: keep fighting each other... or fight for each other.
Because in a world of vampires, magic, and deadly secrets...love might be the most dangerous thing of all.
Autorentext
I woke up one morning and decided to give play time to the people in my head who were keeping me awake. Little did I know that they would be so relentless and want their time right now! I wrote for the pure joy of it and to entertain my family and friends. But mostly it was to get more than an hour of sleep without a story playing out. Of course, the more I write, the more they want. So...well, as a result of sleepless days (I work through the night as a gun toting grandma ? nope not a vigilantly but an armed security guard) I have lots of stories written.
Hello! My name is Kathi Barton and I'm an author. I have been married to my very best friend Sonny for at times seems several lifetimes ? in a good way, honey. And together we have three wonderful children and then the ones we brought into the world - Paul and Dale Barton, Jason and Wendy Barton and Danielle and Ben Conklin. They have given us seven of the greatest treasures on Earth. They don't live at home seven days a week! No, seriously, seven grandchildren ? Gavin, Spring, Ben, Trinity, Sarah, Kelly and Kian.