New Beginnings

New Beginnings, the fourth in the Fire and Ice series continues Adrian and Carmen's adventures. There are more encounters with Orfeo and Drago in Las Vegas when Amanda is kidnapped. Carmen comes to Amanda’s rescue despite direct orders not to.
Now that they are running the country Adrian has reached the end of his patience for Carmen's frail human side and is becoming more insistent that she become a vampire. On a trip to England to visit Dante and Evelyn, Carmen is horrified by Rurik's growing abilities. Things heat up considerably when Cole’s advances toward Carmen turn sinister and she ends up having to make some hard choices to survive. In the end, the life and death struggles that are a routine part of their lives take their toll on Carmen when Adrian is taken prisoner and she risks her life to save him.
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