{"product_id":"9781988674148","title":"Dark Embrace","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...fast paced; once you start, you won't want to stop reading!\"-\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeft penniless and alone by the untimely death of her father, Sarah Lowell works as a day nurse at King's College Hospital. Her daily walk to and from work crosses the Rookery of St. Giles, a dangerous place made all the more frightening by the fact that someone lurks in the shadows, watching Sarah, stalking her like a beast of prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnigmatic surgeon Killian Thayne offers Sarah his protection, but his sensual, commanding presence presents another kind of danger. Killian wears his professionalism like a mask, concealing the darkness buried in his soul. He is drawn to Sarah, lured by her intellect, her dry wit, and yes, her loneliness, for it calls to his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a patient is found dead, drained of blood. Another soon follows, and another, and rumors paint Killian as the monster who killed them. As evidence mounts and the threatening presence that stalks her draws ever nearer, Sarah must decide if Killian is a man deserving of her love or a sinister creature determined to make her his next victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eve Silver's Gothics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Silver expertly matches a brooding sense of atmosphere with a generous measure of suspense...\"-\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting! A dark, steamy and twisted tale!\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lisa Jackson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dark and delicious gothic. I gobbled it up in a single sitting. Oh, how I have missed books like this!\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Linda Lael Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...beguiling gothic tale...\"-\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...captivatingly stunning...darkly torrid...\"-aromancereview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With her ability to create the perfect chilling atmosphere, a dark, tormented hero and an intrepid heroine, Silver rises to the ranks of Victoria Holt and Daphne du Maurier...\"-\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark Embraceis based on the novella,\u003ci\u003eKiss of the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in the anthology\u003ci\u003eNature of the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eve Silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063687102704,"sku":"9781988674148","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781988674148_p0.jpg?v=1763673269","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781988674148","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}