Midnight Embrace
by Amanda Ashley

ANALISA . . .

He whispered her name, and it echoed back to him on the wings of the night. One kiss, he thought, one kiss would do no harm. She was so young, so alive. She radiated warmth and goodness, chasing the coldness from his being, banishing the loneliness from his soul. Four centuries of prowling the shadows had brought him few pleasures, but the nearness of her soft lips, her warm throat, promised sweetness beyond imagining. She had wandered unchaperoned to the moonlit tomb where he took refuge by day, little suspecting that with his eyes alone he could mesmerize her, compel her to do his bidding. Yet he would not take her life's blood by force or trickery. He would have it as a gift, freely given, and in exchange, he would make her wildest dreams come true.

Amanda Ashley's Bio

Amanda Ashley is the dark side of Madeline Baker. She emerged when I was on the edge of historical "burnout" and felt an overwhelming urge to write about something besides the Old West.

It was about this time that I read my first vampire book. I had always been fascinated with vampires and I decided to try my hand at writing something with a little bite to it. My first attempt was a short story titled MASQUERADE, which I hope to see in print again soon. That short story carried me into the dark side, and I've been writing vampire romances ever since.

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