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"fast moving and very stimulating!"

In 1880, General William T. Sherman gave a speech in which he made the statement "War is Hell." Right now all would agree that no truer words had ever been spoken. The Houses of François and Pierre Arcée have been in continuous conflict since 1758.

Brother against brother; the feud has kept moving its battleground every 50 years and now it is in St Petersburg, Florida. Lover and her ex-lover on different sides, artist in the middle. Who wins? More importantly, who loses?

Julio Mendoza, son of a tarot reader, part time security guard and metal artist. There's a lot he didn't learn at his mother's knee. Like how to stay alive in the middle of a vampire war. Michelle, a blood feeder in search of a card. She'd have to hunt. She'd have to bite. She might even have to kill.

Every five decades, the battle location is moved, with both sides scrambling to gain first foothold. This year, the tide will turn once again. Michelle learns how far she'll go to prove her worth to her leader. She also finds herself having the best sex of her life...or, unlife.

In the beginning I was a little unclear as to where the story was gong but that was soon resolved. Julio is the unknown in this book as the vampires are well thought out, dominant characters called Seekers who seem to be much more important. He has never known, until the day he gets something interesting in the mail, of his family's past and their importance to this vampire family. When he meets Michelle all becomes too clear and he understands that he has important choices to make. Michelle is torn between what is her duty and what is her wish. It was quite interesting how all the characters resolved their issues.

A well-written piece, fast moving and very stimulating! I would love to see if/how Julio and Michelle make their way in the world.

Reviewed by Nancy Eriksen
Posted June 21, 2008

A Multi-Author Series

For 250 years, the Arcée brothers have been in conflict. The vendetta between these two powerful vampires has shown no signs of resolve or waning. The concession made between the two is that the location of their ongoing war is moved every five decades to help prevent hapless mortals from discovering them. It was determined that the new locations would be chosen by a delegated Keeper, symbolized by a custom-made tarot card. Where the card goes, so do the Houses and also the war.

When the card changes hands, each house sends out Seekers, specially trained vampires who race against each other to be the first to discover the card’s new location. The first one to find the card and take control of the new keeper has the upper hand in the battle for that duration as they gain first foothold in the new city.

This year is a turning year. Julio Mendoza receives the card in the mail, unaware of its meaning. When he learns of the history of the card, he realizes he has been thrust in to a war that holds nothing for him, yet he cannot escape his fate. Still he will not accept his role meekly.

Michelle Bryson is a Seeker for the House of François Arcée. She is pitted against a ruthless rival from the House of Pierre Arcée to get to Julio first. Michelle is a young Seeker and if she fails to capture the Keeper, her life may be forfeited. What Michelle did not plan on was to find the Keeper to be a sexy, rebellious man who has a spirit in him unlike any Keeper she has seen in the past.

Julio knows the vampires are coming for him. He knows that he cannot hide forever. When the Seekers find him though, he cannot deny his attraction toward Michelle – an attraction that they will both pay dearly for if the Seeker from the House of Pierre Arcée has anything to do about it.

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