September 15, 2009
Lifes been rough for Sarah Dearly. Turned into a vampire, cursed as a nightwalker, and, to add insult to injury, blackmailed by vampire hunter Gideon Chase to break up with her one true love, Thierry, and to save Gideon from hellfire. But there was no way she and Thierry could stay apart, and now shes in a delicate dance as double agent to thwart Gideons desire to become an all-powerful vamp while trying to get him to give her the cure to her curse. Rowens series finale (Bitten & Smitten, 2006; Stakes & Stilettos, 2009) is a no-holds-barred culmination of everything thats made the ride till now so much fun. Sarahs crack-whip sarcasm is on full display, and Thierry is as broodingly sexy as ever. The juiciest bit is Sarah and Gideons relationship, a testament to how seductive the dark side can be and a bittersweet example of how our path is framed not by how good or bad we are, but by the choices we make.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)