A Vampire in Versailles

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Jean-Gabriel de Bourbon is a vampire, the product of a curse laid on him by his brother, Hugh Capet. As long as a Capetian descendant sits on the throne of France, Jean-Gabriel remains alive. For eight hundred years, he has lived beyond human law and beyond human love. Now, in 1788, the rumblings of revolution darken his glittering world and a red-haired heiress makes him think twice about his vow never to love a mortal woman.

Marguerite de Clermont-Prince is an orphan, raised as a ward of the crown. She dreams of a carefree life on the stage, where she is free to be herself rather than the object of pursuit for every fortune hunter at court. But from the moment Jean-Gabriel’s lips touch her skin, she knows he could tempt her to give up her fortune and her independence. . .if only she could sidestep her besotted suitor, Etienne d'Orléans, for long enough to learn the truth about Jean-Gabriel's deadly past.

When an accident gives Jean-Gabriel a taste of Marguerite's blood, it links the two of them in a deadly passion. Her blood speaks to Jean-Gabriel the way no mortal's has ever done, carrying her thoughts and emotions to him even when they are apart. As the pair surrenders to the siren song of forbidden love, a jealous Orléans manipulates Louis XVI into keeping the lovers apart by any means necessary.

Caught in the treachery of a corrupt court, Jean-Gabriel and Marguerite must fight mortal foes and the unstoppable forces of a furious revolution that threaten to sweep away everything they know. Is love—even immortal love—strong enough to shape the world's destiny?