Jesse Madding wakes up one morning to discover everything has changed and he is completely alone, both Emma and Gideon gone. Betrayed by the last person he’d expect, the life he once had is over, and a new existence must somehow be forged.<br><br>Aching with the loss, Jesse vows to do everything he can to overcome the lies, return home, and find the vampire that makes his life worth living.

A Renaissance in Blood

The figure standing in the doorway took a small step forward, then stopped, just as frozen as Jesse seemed to be. She was tall and slim, dark hair swept up off her heart-shaped face and tucked beneath a colorful kerchief. Lines were starting to crease the corners of her brown eyes and her generous mouth, but there was a sense of timeless elegance about the woman that made Dominique wish she was wearing something nicer than her jeans.


“Jesse? I thought…” Her gaze flickered around the church, landing for a moment on Dominique before returning to Jess. She didn’t look at his face, though. She was too busy inspecting the scars that mottled his torso. Several seconds passed before she slowly exhaled and lifted her chin. “You’re not my son.” 11


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