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

A circle had been inscribed on the carpet with what smelled like salt. In its center sat a slight man with long, nimble hands and eyes that spoke of the dead. This had to be the mage, John. Gideon had seen too many men like him in his existence to be wrong. There were a variety of herbs and pots in front of him, none of which Gideon recognized, and a pretty blond man sitting just outside the circle. Emma stood off to the side with another man, this one gray-haired though not old, while a stout middle-aged woman hovered opposite.


“These were your ideas for party guests?” he muttered to Jesse.


“Jonah would probably be up for a good time,” Jesse said under his breath. “Besides, you scared away all the really fun people.”


“What is he doing here?” the middle-aged woman asked. It must have been Michelle. He couldn’t think of the last time anybody referred to him with such disdain.


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