Publisher's Synopsis
This contemporary, paranormal, romance novel revolves around the relationship between Arianna Sabini and James Merden. The novel is set at Weymouth University, a fictious Liberal Arts school in upstate New York. Arianna is 26 years old, a first year professor of Mythology and Classics, and she is finishing her PhD. dissertation. She meets James Merden who is at the university working on a novel. What she does not know is that James changed his plans to go to California and instead came to the university specifically to meet her because he fell in love with her when he saw her in Chicago that Summer. The pair seems perfect for one another, and their relationship grows. They find they have much in common, and they feel like they have known each other for many years instead of just a couple months. That is until their ordered and planned lives are forever changed when Arianna is viciously attacked by Darius, a crazed vampire. Arianna is nearly killed, but when she finally awakens, Arianna discovers that she is a Vampire Hunter, and James, the man she loves, is a Vampire. She is shocked to learn that some of the mythology she teaches is actually true. Arianna feels deceived and she rejects James. She also rejects help from Giovanni, a rough and cranky old man, who arrives to train her. Arianna just wants to get on with her life as if nothing has changed. However, she soon realizes she cannot change what has happened to her, and she must accept that regardless of her feelings, her life is forever changed. She forgives James and finally accepts help from Giovanni. As the story progresses, Arianna discovers she has unusual talents. She also begins to relish in her new found abilities. However, Darius is still after her, and together, the unlikely group must battle vampires who want them all dead. In the forest, when they battle Darius, he reveals that he has known Arianna since she was a child. But how? After Arianna's graduation, just as life seems to be settling down, Arianna and Giovanni discover they have a family connection. This new revelation threatens everything Arianna thought about her family, especially her beloved great grandfather, and the mystery surrounding her past deepens.
