{"product_id":"2940044236417","title":"The Valerie Dearborn Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover Caroline Hanson's best-selling Valerie Dearborn Series. This box set contains three full-length novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is Darkness\u003cbr\u003eLove is Fear\u003cbr\u003eLove is Mortal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is Darkness-- Valerie Dearborn wants a cotton candy life, but it’s more like a puffer fish: pointy, unusual, and—if not prepared exactly right—deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn London for graduate school, Val knows she's finally free. Her father and ex-almost-boyfriend are back in California and she's out of the Vampire hunting biz for good. Or is she?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe draws the attention of Lucas, a 1600 year old Vampire, and King to his kind. He’s also wicked hot. As golden as Lucifer, and just as tempting, he makes Valerie an offer she can't refuse— help him find out if the Others (Empaths, Fey and Werewolves) still exist or he'll stop protecting those she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucas tells her that Empaths were a Vampire’s biggest weakness before going extinct hundreds of years ago. While the Fey or a Werewolf might kill a Vampire, an Empath could enslave them, seducing or harming with emotions at will. The one detail he leaves out? Valerie is an Empath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd after 1600 years of an emotionless existence, Lucas wants Valerie like a recovering alcoholic wants a wine cooler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan she keep those she loves alive, stop Lucas from munching on her, survive a fanged revolution and still find a way to have that boring, normal life she’s always wanted? Probably not, but boy is she gonna try!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is Fear- After a lot of swearing and only a little nookie, Valerie Dearborn has decided to make a change. No more lusting after Lucas, the hot, but emotionless, vampire king who can’t commit. Instead she’s going to make it work with Jack. After all, not only is he breathing, but he’s the love of her life….Isn’t he?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValerie is an Empath, with supernatural abilities that seem to do nothing more than give her the hots for Lucas. Once upon a time, Empath’s had a purpose. They were ambassadors to the Others—Fey, Witches, Werewolves and Vampires. They could settle the emotions of a Werewolf and make Vampires feel again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that was long ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucas isn’t about to let Valerie go. He needs her to help him find the Fey, last seen in the Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, circa 1587. He still believes they are the key to restoring balance to the world and the only way to keep vampires under control. They won’t trust him, but they will trust Val.\u003cbr\u003eBetween Jack, Lucas and Rachel, Val knows life won’t be dull. Nor will it be the normal, 2.5 kids kind of life she’s always wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their enemies close in, Val must ask herself what life is really about–trust, duty or mind-blowing orgasms? And even if she finds the answer, she may not live long enough to enjoy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is Mortal- A determination to survive….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrayed by everyone she loves, Valerie Dearborn will do anything to get out of Fey and avoid becoming Cerdwellyn’s queen. Even if it means she has to rely upon Lucas, the monster who betrayed her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bid for redemption….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucas felt nothing for hundreds of years, but Valerie’s blood has changed everything. Forced to confront his sins, he’ll do what he can to help Valerie survive. Even if it costs him his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA destiny cut short….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCerdwellyn, King of the Fey lost his true queen centuries ago. He’s determined to make Valerie her replacement, but ghosts from his past have other plans.\u003cbr\u003eThe end of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Valerie struggles to survive she must choose between reality and illusion, between sacrifice and love, all in hopes of figuring out the truth: that if you love someone you must be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Action packed, fun-filled story with a sassy heroine, a hot-as-hell love interest and a bad-ass vamp whom you can't help but fall for.\" - Gothic Angel Book Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caroline Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107738796272,"sku":"2940044236417","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044236417_p0.jpg?v=1763661050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044236417","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}