Arson forces Gideon Keel and his human lovers, Jesse Madding and Emma Coolidge, to find a new home after all their possessions are destroyed. Jesse and Emma are drawn to a decaying mansion that once served as a boarding school, but has long since sat abandoned. With its winding halls and haphazard wings, its private chapel, and its two-story library, the house is too fascinating to refuse.<br><br>But something sinister lurks in those winding halls. Something violent and dark. Something that locks the house, steals Gideon’s memories, possesses Emma’s body, and threatens Jesse’s life on the evening of their housewarming party. As the night progresses and the body count increases, Jesse must find a way to stop Gideon from killing their friends. Even harder, Jesse must convince the vampire who doesn’t remember him, or the love the three of them share, to fight for their lives.

Dominion

Jesse found him watching the guests come and go near the foot of the stairs. He was the only one who didn’t look uncomfortably warm. Jesse was more than a little jealous of that.


“You have officially used up your party quota for the next decade,” Gideon said as he approached. “I don’t even know who most of these people are.”


“Don’t overexaggerate. You know who most these people are. That’s Jonah.” Jesse pointed to a young man with blond hair, almost long enough to hang in his eyes. “He’s Derek’s nephew. That’s Rita.” A buxom brunette with a laugh loud enough to hear on the other side of the building. “She’s Michelle’s girlfriend. That’s Terry and her husband, Phil.” A sturdy looking woman standing beside a tall, almost willowy man. “Emma carpools with them.”


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