A serpent ring, A curse legacy, And a vampire of her own weren't exactly what primary schoolteacher, Laura Dantonville, wished for on her birthday. What would you do if you learned you were responsible for freeing your family from an ancient curse, especially if it involved getting dangerously intimate with a hundred-year-old vampire? Just because he's a jaw-dropping vision of male hotness doesn't make it any easier. Or does it? Laura is about to find out. With only five years left in servitude, Alec Munro must bow to his sire's wishes to act as Laura's guardian ... or risk slavery forever. But getting Laura to willingly accept him is another matter. He has three days to win her over before she makes her choice. Torn between two worlds, Laura must decide to which world she belongs - human or vampire? But as a white-hot sizzling attraction grows between her and Alec, the choice becomes even harder. Can she survive long enough to make the right one? Or will her fate - and that of her family - be decided by another, unexpected source? *Shortlisted for the Golden Stake Award in the 2017 International Vampire Film and Arts Festival* *Runner-up in AUSROM Today Readers Choice Award for Best New Author in 2014*