Product Description

Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with revenge in mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection.The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire- and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1512 in eBooks
• Published on: 2007-03-29
• Released on: 2007-03-29
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

From Booklist
Cassandra Palmer has been in hiding for three years since she escaped Antonio, the master vampire who raised her after he had her parents killed when she was only four. A gifted clairvoyant, Cassandra was Antonio's useful tool until she discovered his complicity in her parents' deaths and fled his estate. Tony has finally caught up with her, but he isn't the only one. The vampire senate is after her, too, and they've sent sexy vampire Tomas, who insinuated himself into her life by pretending to be an abused runaway, to watch over her. After Cassie and Tomas are attacked, he brings her to the senate. There she learns that the mages are gunning for her, too, as is the powerful vampire Rasputin, who is gearing up to challenge the senate. Cassie is in a race against time to save her own life and find out why so many want her dead. Exciting and inventive, with definite series potential. Kristine Huntley
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Review
"A wonderfully entertaining romp with an engaging heroine. Here's hoping there's a sequel in the works!" -- Kelley Armstrong, USA Today bestselling author of Haunted.

"An outstanding must-read paranormal! Karen Chance has expertly blended mystery, suspense, romance and the supernatural." -- Romancejunkies.com

A fair maiden tough enough to kick [vampire] butts. -- Rebecca York

A grab-you-by-the-throat-and-suck-you-in sort of book. -- Patricia Briggs

Review
A fair maiden tough enough to kick [vampire] butts. (Rebecca York) A grab-you-by-the-throat-and-suck-you-in sort of book. (Patricia Briggs)

Customer Reviews

A bit slow at first but then picks up speed quickly
I discovered this series through Amazon's "recommended reads". I found my mind wandering in maybe the first third of the book. It then became extremely entertaining. I liked it enough to order the 2nd and 3rd books in the series before I got to the end of the book --- so I could start reading them immediately upon finishing this one.

The heroine is a bit self centered
I think the problem I have with this series is with Cassandra. She's tends to be a bit whimsical and self centered. As if the entire universe owes her one and she's entitled to collected from anyone she meets.

So you will have conversations like
member of group: "you almost got me killed!!!"
cassandra: "suck it up"
--two minutes later--
cassandra: "watch what you're doing! you could have gotten me killed!!"
and the person she is talking to is presumably expected to cower.

She will claim not to want the responsibility of Pythia but at the same time use the power, and then complain about her powers.

Likewise, although she won't answer any questions, all other characters are apparently supposed to "answer my question!" or "tell me something useful", "start making sense or else"

She will chase after the bad guys by herself, then when all hell breaks loose, she'll blame the people who show up to save her, and not take any responsibility.

I think the concept and the plot of this series is good, but it's just so hard to read any scenes with Cassandra in them.

Great Paranormal Story
The book is about Cassandra Palmer, clairvoyant, seeing spirits. She is on the run from a vampire that killed her parents to get control of her. Wen Cassandra realizes that she is being used for financial and political gains, she runs away.

Then she gets an email that is of her obituary. She goes on the run, finds out her roommate is a vampire that was supposed to seduce her, and learns of her true calling, she is not just a clairvoyant, she can also travel through time and alter history.

I really liked this book. I really felt for Cassandra as everyone is trying to get her to do things, but not helping her understand what is going on. The book had great flow and character development. I would recommend this to anyone that likes the paranormal romance type books.