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A dark and sexy debut paranormal romance. In the dark, fear and desire are one... Alexander Roman wants nothing to do with those of his vampire breed. Fate places him at the door of Dr. Sara Donohue, who is dedicated to removing patients' traumatic memories. But as their world's... read more

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  • Alexander Roman: Vampire recently gone through the morph to become more vampirish. Eldest of the Roman brothers
  • Sara Donohue: Doctor, human, psychiatrist who saves Alexander. Works at Walter Wynn Hospital.
  • Nicholas Roman: Vampire and middle brother. A Pureblood vampire - a paven. Son of the Breeding Male.
  • Lucian Roman: Vampire and youngest brother. A Pureblood vampire - a paven. Son of the Breeding Male
  • Gray Donohue: Sara's younger brother, unable to speak, in a mental institution under Sara's care. Badly burned in a fire that Sara accidentally caused.
  • Dillon: Vampire and bodyguard. Female vampire - a veana.
  • Evans: Alexander's ancient servant, an Impure
  • Tom Trainer: A former psychiatric patient of Sara's, obsessed with her
  • Ethan Dare: An Impure granted new life and power by a hidden benefactor. Part human,part vampire
  • Pearl McClean: Teenage girl hospitalized for cutting herself repeatedly
  • Celestine Donohue: Sara and Gray's mother. An Impure.
  • Melanie Abrams: Pearl's social worker who suspected Pearl's injuries were not self-inflicted
  • Leza Franz: A female vampire - a veana. Doctor.
  • Alistair: An Impure. Works for Ethan Dare
  • Mear: An Impure. One of Ethan's recruits.
  • Bronwyn Kettler: Female vampire - a veana. Studies vampire genealogy. Member of a highranking family in the Eternal Blood.
  • Theydon: Mate of Alexander's mother.
  • Madeline: Alexander's mother.
  • Evaline: Alexander's half-sister.
  • Cruen: Member of the Eternal Order.
  • Edel: Bronwyn's assistant.
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  • The Eternal Order: Ten Pureblood vampires who had passed on to the middle world, yet still made the laws and governed over all vampire credentis on Earth

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Their breath visible in the frigid air, their shadows massive against the jagged stone walls, Nicholas and Lucian Roman moved through the tunnels beneath the quiet Manhattan neighborhood, determined to save their brother's soul, yet severely opposed on how to accomplish it.

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Chapters 1-38

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  • Impures: Offspring of a human and a vampire, powerless, having their sexual appetites bled out of them by The Order
  • Credenti: Vampire community
  • Paven: Male vampire

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This is book 1 of 5 in Mark of the Vampire. (standard series)

Followed by Eternal Kiss.

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  1. Laura Wright (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 5, 2010
ISBN: 978-0451231499
Page Count: 384

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Reading Level: Adults

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