Cursed by her Blood — Calle J. Brookes / C.J. Brookes

SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE IS FULLY HUMAN. But what she is, college co-ed Jade Taniss, doesn't have a clue. Until the vampire she is destined to spend the rest of eternity with shows up in the middle of her family's vacation estate—after his family abducted her older sister and three of her cousins to make them vampire brides. Her sister and cousins were taken against their wills, of course. Didn't it always work that way in the vampire novels and movies Jade had pored over for years? She wants her man. Well…vampire. Nothing in life is free. Jade knows that. To be his mate, she will have to become a vampire. Kind of hard to do when she's squeamish at the sight of blood. But Jade can probably manage. She can handle becoming a vampire bride if it means she gets to be with the one guy destined for her. There is only one problem with her plan… —HER 400-YEAR-OLD VAMPIRE GROOM JUST WON'T GET WITH THE PLAN! Vampire healer Barlaam Dardaptos has been searching for a cure for what has been killing off his people's females and infants for centuries. He's finally getting close. The last thing he ever wanted was to find the mate chosen for him by the goddess of his people. Not if it means he could lose her to the same horrific fate. He just wasn't ready to find her yet. Not that any male in any of the worlds could ever be ready for her… The human female seems to draw trouble her way—and not just human trouble. And it is his right and duty to protect her. Keeping Jade safe from the forces gunning for her family won't be easy—but he'll fight any enemy to protect the female he is destined to love. No matter the ultimate cost…  Previously released as THE HEALER'S HEART, book six in the Dardanos series. Now greatly expanded and updated as Cursed by her Blood.