Author Linda Deleon ISBN-13: 9781452042299 Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication date: 8/6/2010           James Stuart, the Earl of Forbes has spent the last grueling 800 years alone, never finding true love until the day he met Claire. The only problem is that James is carrying a huge secret within him and desperately trying to keep the world from finding out that he is indeed a vampire. He has manage to walk among the living without being detected and only feeds on humans who are criminals or vagrants living in alleys. One fine day he bumps into Claire Collins and is instantly smitten and her feelings mirror his.   They spend the every possible moment they can with each other for rest of her vacation. They day she departs he falls into a deep depressing and on impulse goes to get her. They become fast friends and lovers.   James ex Vanessa is still pining away for him and will stop at nothing to rid him of his new love attachment. So James takes Claire on a trip to meet some of his historical buddies and has them train her to battle against Vanessa. I really liked that the romance was fast-paced not some drawn out time consuming courtship. Plus the use of the Rosary was pretty darn clever. I am not big on history but I really enjoyed learning some interesting tidbits and actually craved more. I have her new book which is her prequel to this one and I can't wait to get into it. Pick this up, you won't regret it!