Tangled in Blood

What does betrayal taste like? Barr thought. She assumed that it would be bitter or revolting...too vile to swallow without vomiting. She was wrong. It had no taste. Betrayal was tasteless. Not worthy of a flavor... In Tangled in Blood, Melinda Killen's epic sequel to A Time to Dance, feisty café owner Barcelona Morgan (Barr) is faced with some disturbing unanswered questions. Why had Bain - her husband, the love of her life, faked his death and abandoned her? And why did Sevon - the man who revitalized her will to live and love again - want to kill her? Sevon is the seventh son of the seventh son of the Roman family, and he is currently undergoing a critical Transformation, which happens every seven hundred years, into becoming the Divine One, the leader of the vampires. But Sevon, handsome and charismatic, with some human blood still remaining in him, is in love with Barr. So is Bain, her scientist husband, who faked his death to protect her and who is reluctantly working for Patrick Panini, the Roman family's arch-rival, as he engineers a power grab. The novel takes us through sinister intrigues and intense power plays, from CDC scientists trying to find the source of a deadly flu virus to disingenuous doctors covering up their crimes. Tangled in Blood is both an emotionally powerful love story and an action-packed paranormal thriller. It will ultimately climax in a battle to the death between Patrick Panini and Sevon Roman and a New Year's Eve rendezvous at a fountain in Spain, where Barr will confront her destiny - and learn the truth..