New York Times Bestselling Author, Caris Roane, brings you “SEDUCED”, the third short, passionate story of the Blood Rose Tales, a stand-alone novella. In this tale, Agent Willem of the Nine Realms Investigative Unit falls for a woman with bizarre connections to a case he’s been trying to solve for decades. Charlotte Vail finds herself irresistibly drawn to one of Grochaire Realm’s top agents for the RIU – the Realm Investigative Unit – a man renowned for his ability to run criminals to earth. In turn, Mastyr Willem, while facing the toughest case of his life, has found himself in dogged pursuit of Charlotte, a human student at the local realm university. His mating vibration, dormant for decades, suddenly comes to life when he recognizes that Charlotte is the phenomenon known as a Blood Rose. When he takes her out on a first-date, passions soar. But as his relationship with her evolves, he discovers unsettling truths about the unique power she possesses and the connection they both have to the infamous Infinity killer. But can Charlotte accept the new role she's meant to play in Willem's realm? And can Willem overcome the shame of his past to feel worthy of her? SEDUCED is a passionate, paranormal romance, a vampire romance, set in the world of the Nine Realms. Caris Roane is the author of seventy published works, twenty of which are paranormal romances featuring sexy, warrior vampires and the women who love them.