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.
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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