[Grim's Labyrinth 01] • A Distant Echo

When Paxton Chambers goes to reclusive millionaire Elias Townsend V to solicit a charitable donation, she never expects to kiss him in the elevator, make a midnight rendezvous and recognize him as a vampire. An ambitious medical researcher, Elias spends every minute of his immortality on his work. Demons from his past drive him to keep searching for a cure for dementia — he has no time to waste on an idealistic blonde who wants to save the world one kid at a time. Enthralled, Paxton bets everything on a chance to save her dearest friend. If she can make Elias feel young again, he'll give her the formula she needs, but if she loses the bet, he gets to feed on her.

As their attraction ignites, Elias pushes her away, desperate to protect her. What he doesn't know is that Paxton harbors a dark, guilty secret from her past and she will do anything to become a vampire herself. No matter who wins this bet, Paxton may lose her life in the bargain. Elias knows she would be better off leading a normal life, but he feels the fiery temptation to kill her and keep her with him for eternity.