Part of Series
An ancient feud. A forbidden love. A bargain with the darkest magic... Lady Maerea has lost everything to her forefathers' feud, and now it falls to her to stop the bloodshed. When the enemy storms the castle gates, he makes promises, not demands. Lord Alcaeus tempts her in ways she never imagined, but surrender would be the ultimate betrayal of her family. Alcaeus doesn't care about winning the war, but he would do everything to win Maerea's heart. He secures her hand in a marriage alliance that could lead to a lifetime of passion. But her brother's retribution is swift. Alcaeus' only hope is to become humans' worst fear: a Hesperine, a fanged immortal with a taste for blood. Will his new power save Maerea - and can she love the monster he's become? This steamy fated mates romance with an HEA is a standalone novel and prequel to the epic Blood Grace series.
Author
Get a free book when you sign up for Vela's mailing list at vroth.co/signup! Vela Roth manifested unstable writing powers at a young age, and many of her early experiments had unintended results. As she grew, a curriculum of fantasy novels with kickass heroines helped her learn to control and wield her abilities. Eventually she dared pursue the knowledge inside the most forbidden tomes: romance novels. She's been practicing the dark arts of fantasy romance ever since, but she strives to use her novels only for good. She lives in a solar-powered writer's garret at the foot of the mountains. Her familiar is a rescue cat with a missing fang and a huge heart. When not typing furiously at her manuscript, she can usually be found gaming on her home-built PC or trying to grow roses in the desert. She loves hearing from readers and hopes you'll visit her at velaroth.com.
