A Victorian vampire lord seeks an heir for his
estate in this English Gothic novel with passion and flair.
Lord Gregory Stockton is a powerful and
respected businessman embracing the modern era of the Victorian industrial
revolution. His young wife is infatuated with the stable boy, much to Gregory's
amusement. He hatches a plan to bring the would-be lovers together, and then
cruelly tear them apart as he continues to build his empire and secure his
power base in the south of England. The humans are pawns in the vampire’s game
of lust, love and control.
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Excerpt
Amelia picked up her glass and took a long sip
of the rich red wine. When she spoke again her eyes were glowing and her fangs
had extended delicately. Gregory felt her energy filling the room, and he
smiled, responding with a lash of his own cold power. He possessed the energy and strength of
diamonds, hard and impenetrable. Amelia shivered, her lips curling in a hiss,
and wrapped her violet sparks around him in a cold, sharp embrace. To a human
there was nothing unusual in this room, but to a vampire, it was electric and
very exciting. They played a fine line between safety and danger, and Amelia
thrived on danger.
“You
wish for me to seduce this young man at your party next week?” Amelia asked,
still caressing Gregory with her power, while she stood like a marble statue in
front of the fireplace.
Gregory
nodded, keeping his cool silver gaze fixed on her black eyes. He tried so hard
to ignore his Mistress’ advances, but he could never refuse her. He belonged to
her, and he was not strong enough to break free.
“Yes,”
he said, “I am sure he will be compliant, for he is a man with vigorous
appetites, or so I hear from the villagers. He has a reputation among the workers’
daughters.”
Amelia
smiled and nodded, her eyes glowing with excitement. She licked her lips, and
her eyes showed a glimmer of fire, deep in the pupils. She was a contradiction
of everything the vampires knew about themselves. She burned with both fire and
ice, and no-one could escape her trap when she set it.
“I
will not disappoint my oldest friend.” she said simply.
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