[Blood Courtesans 01] • Compelled · Cerise (Blood Courtesans)

***Sink your teeth into a steamy vampire romance from* USA Today *bestselling author Rebecca Rivard...** *

*Bard crossed the room. His reflection loomed over mine in the plate glass. “You’re not afraid.” He seemed curious, and a little surprised.

I sipped my vodka tonic. “No.”

“Good.” He tucked a curl behind my ear. “I promise you’ll enjoy yourself.”

“Yeah?” I took his wine glass and set it on the table, then lifted his wrist and ran my lips over the sensitive underside. His skin was cool with an earthy, very male scent. He stilled in the way vampires can so that even their sluggish heart stops beating.

“What are you doing?” His voice was strained.

I scraped my teeth over his wrist. “Earning my pay.”*

**Welcome to the shadow world of Blood Courtesans.

Where vampires are real, and one wants me—bad.**

I’m the perfect slayer. Smart. Sexy. And lethal as hell.

But I want out. Just as I make plans to disappear, I’m forced to take one more job. Go undercover as a blood courtesan and slay a gorgeous blond vampire.

But it’s a setup, and the only way out is to join forces with my target to find the real villain.

The last thing I expect is to fall in love… (Cerise and Bard’s story)

**The Vampire Blood Courtesans.

It's not supposed to be about love...until it is.**

NOTE: ***Compelled: Cerise** * is set in Michelle Fox's Blood Courtesans world, and was originally published in the * Blood Courtesans Boxed Set: Awakenings.*