Immortal with a Kiss
By (Author) Jacqueline Lepore
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Avon Books
1st May 2011
United States
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
FIC
Paperback
368
Width 202mm, Height 135mm, Spine 23mm
286g
Born by blood to be Dhampira vampire hunterEmma Andrews nearly lost her life and everyone she loves at Dulwich Manor. Now something evil is preying on students at a northern Lake District girls' schoolthe same school Emma's mother attended years ago. Drawn as much by the desire to learn more about her family's secrets as the possibility of vampires, Emma finds the schoolgirls in the grip of a terrible legacythe ageless evil of the Cyprian Queen, a dark goddess of ancient legend. Now Emma must tread a careful pathalong with her old friends Sebastian, Father Luke, and the mysterious and dashing Valerian Foxdeeper into the darkness to face her most paralyzing fears . . . and perhaps come one step closer to the Dracula himself.
Jacqueline Lepore grew up in Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Ph. D. in professional psychology in 1987. She has worked as a licensed psychologist in practice for over twenty years. She resides in Maryland with her husband of twenty-six years. They have three children.The Emma Andrews series, which combines elements of horror and romance with a strong mystery/thriller element, has Lepore delving deep into her psychological background. Set amidst the elements of the gothic romances she read voraciously growing up, these books give her the chance to explore the intricacies of relationships and personality in an ongoing series featuring an ensemble cast thrown into high stakes situations. She is ecstatic to have recaptured the pure love of storytelling that seems to be--similar to what Emma Andrews finds out in her quest--in her blood.