Immortal Sins

by Amanda Ashley, Zebra, October 2009, ISBN #0821780646, $6.99 US / $8.99 Can. - Cover Image: Masterfile

Desire is the darkest magic of all

Three centuries ago, vampire Jason Rourke succumbed to temptation with a wizard's lovely daughter - and that brief taste of pleasure earned him a powerful curse. Trapped within a painting, unable to quench the hellish thirst that torments him, Jason has given up hope of escape until Karinna Adams purchases the painting and unwittingly frees him.

At first, Jason plans only to enlist Kari's help in navigating this strange new world so he can find and punish the wizard who entrapped him. But Kari's enticing sensuality and innocence incite a growing need in Jason to touch and taste her, to possess her utterly. For the gulf between them - and the danger that awaits - s nothing compared to a potent, primal hunger that will last for all eternity . . .

Excerpt

    A Dream

    Of course, she thought, relieved; that's all it had been, just a dream.
    Sliding out of bed, she pulled on her robe and went downstairs. She told herself she was going into the kitchen for a glass of grapefruit juice, but some invisible power drew her toward the living room, and the painting.
    After switching on a light, she walked toward the hearth.
    The man was in the castle, looking out of a tower window. He seemed to be staring at her, his deep blue eyes filled with a silent plea for help.
    Kari wrapped her arms around her waist as she looked at the painting, unable to draw her gaze away from the figure in the window.
    Help me.