Vampires of the Chesapeake: Kian MacTiernan

Kian MacTiernan enslaved in 1654 was shipped to a Virginian plantation. Forced to leave behind his wife, children, and Ireland, Kian focused his energy on escaping, reclaiming his family, and his life. One night, he fled the plantation and encountered a stranger who promised him freedom. Unfortunately, Kian had to die first.

Over 300 years later, Kian, now a successful owner of an escort service, advertised for an administrative assistant. When Darcy Engel walked into the interview, his urge to possess her startled him. She awakened needs he'd thought long dead. Resolved to maintain a professional relationship, regardless of his body's desires, he hired Darcy without revealing his vampiric nature or initially his business's product.

But Ruth, an immortal employee and occasional bedfellow, threatened his facade and Darcy. At war with his own body and integrity, Kian found himself caught between two women, two worlds, and too many lies.

Darcy Hines sat across the table from her husband of six years. Her slender fingers drummed an impatient rhythm on top of the kitchen table. Sam, her husband, had been out all night, and when he'd returned this morning, she'd found him sitting in their kitchen looking haggard.

“You want a divorce?” Darcy swallowed hard.

Just like that, her world melted and distorted into something she no longer recognized. What would she do now? Her marriage was over. She’d need a job. She needed a fresh start...