The Cursed
Laura Thalassa
Paperback
(Lavabrook Publishing Group, June 12, 2014)
***Due to language, violence, and sexual situations, this book is recommended for mature audiences.*** Itās been two months. Two months since Gabrielle survived the horror that was Samhain. Two months since she slipped from the devilās clutches. Two months since she learned that she might have to face him again. Her nights are plagued by dreams of him, and she wakes to find that sheās creeping closer to that unholy reunion. So when a ritualistic murder occurs on a ley line in Romania and Gabrielle is called in to investigate, it seems like a harbinger of things to come. Angelic victims, a killer that smells like ash and roses, and wounds that speak of pagan sacramentsāit should be enough evidence for Gabrielle to solve the case and get back to her winter break. But the clues keep slipping through her fingers; someone is always one step ahead. In the same city, Andre De Leon, king of the vampires, stands trial for the massacre at Bishopcourt, and his covenās justice system is infamous for its cruelty. Up until now heās been able to shield Gabrielle from their brutality, but her nearness makes her vulnerable to their wrath, and they will use her to get to Andre. A killer, a vampire trial, the devilāall in the same city. Itās too coincidental, which is to say that it is not a coincidence at all. Fate has betrayed her.