Part of Dark, book 8
First published 2002
Gabriel awakens buried deep in earth with blood hunger burning through him. The ancient Carpathian male stalks Paris at night, seeking prey to satisfy his craving. Without his destined life mate, the beast inside him grows stronger each day, pushing him toward becoming the very monster he once hunted. Then Francesca Del Ponce's voice reaches him across the darkness. The healer possesses a goodness that blazes like sunlight, her words calming the savage hunger that threatens to consume him. Gabriel knows her taste would prove addictive, that holding her would fulfill centuries of emptiness. But claiming Francesca means risking everything. Her life hangs in the balance if he surrenders to his desire, and his own soul teeters on the edge of damnation. The choice tears at him as he struggles between the beast demanding satisfaction and the man who refuses to destroy the one woman who can save him.
Genres: romance, dark-fantasy, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Paris
Period: ancient
382 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Leisure Books
Content warnings: violence