Before, I told you if you wanted to end things between us, I would let you go, but, Leila” – his voice deepened – “I lied.” Of course, Vlad dives in to the rescue once again, and this time he is not prepared to let her go. But when she is struck by tragedy yet again, she discovers that her life is in danger from a mysterious bad guy and she is left wondering who she can trust. And I love that she’s prepared to walk away from the man she loves in order to protect her heart and her self-respect. She’s strong, stubborn and brave, and feisty as all hell, and she’s a great match for someone like Vlad. Distraught that she can’t have Vlad the way she wants him, she is also struggling to reconcile the Vlad that is her lover with the brutally ruthless ‘Vlad the Impaler’ that is still very much a part of him, as well as dealing with an over-protective Vlad and the loss of her psychic abilities and what that means for her and her relationship. After their hot and fiery introduction, they developed a deep connection and became lovers, but Leila has completely fallen for the arrogant, sexy and dangerous vampire even though he told her he’d never be able to return her feelings. Vlad and Leila are back, but there’s trouble in paradise. It’s been a while since I’ve read the first book, and I enjoyed a reread before diving into this one and I’m so glad I did because I’d forgotten so many of the details, and I think I would have been a bit lost otherwise. Vlad is THE Vlad – the legend that became Dracula, and this book continues on from Once Burned.

These books are a spin off from the Night Huntress series, which is one of my all-time favourite PNRs.

Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost