My kind has gone by many names since the dawn of time, striking fear in those who speak them—bloodsucker, undead, monster, parasite, demon, and the most commonly known one…vampire.

I founded the High Council over a hundred years ago, an organization that oversees the bi-annual auction known as the Culling. It's an arrangement between a willing human and a vampire, the human receiving cash beyond their wildest dreams and the vampire getting to feed on them. Enough to sustain, never drain.

Being a member of the High Council makes me a target to the fanged rogues that refuse to follow the rules, and since they certainly can't kill me, they want to harm anyone I'm close to. Which is why I haven't participated in the Culling for decades, feeding in secret in order to keep the humans' identities safe.

But when Greyson Gilmore—the hot guy with cute glasses I met last night who lit my soul on fire and made me feel alive for the first time in almost two hundred years—shows up in the auction room, I know that everything is about to change. Because there is no chance in hell that anyone else is getting to sink their fangs into him.

Vampires tend to be possessive, and I am no exception. Greyson is mine…only mine.

Blair Adams's dreams are finally coming true– well, almost. Getting accepted into Happily Ever After University is like winning a golden ticket to guaranteed success, at least, once you graduate. Attaining perfect grades is the least of her concerns. On top of the daunting work load, she's dodging her vain and obsessive ex-boyfriend, and working nearly full time to pay for tuition and the growing mountain of her father's bills.

Griffin Hawthorne appears to have it all—a mansion, endless funds, and a future written in the stars. But rarely is anything quite what it seems. As a menacing defender for the HEAU Legends hockey team, he is no stranger to the pain and aggression of his position, striking fear in his opponents simply from the nickname he has rightfully earned—The Beast.

When a poor grade threatens Griffin's path to the professional league, he must find a way to fix it, and fast. While Blair has no spare time to become a tutor, she begrudgingly agrees when Griffin offers too high of a price to pass up. But after he inadvertently costs Blair her job, he puts a new deal on the table, one that results in her moving into Hawthorne Manor until the end of the year.

But with each study session and late-night kitchen run-in, the boundaries they initially set begin to blur, and they question whether its their deal keeping them together or their growing affection for one another. As everything starts falling into place, a threat emerges from the shadows—someone who will go to the grave before allowing Blair to be loved by The Beast.

Cassie thinks she has met the perfect man.

Joel is sweet, handsome, romantic, and best of all, he's crazy about Cassie. She thinks she's found the guy she'll spend the rest of her life with. Have children with. Grow old with.

Yes, she knows about his perfect ex-girlfriend, Francesca. The beautiful, brilliant chef, beloved by all his friends. But she thinks Francesca is out of the picture. She thinks Francesca is gone for good.

Think again, Cassie.