Is love truly immortal?

What good is eternal love without immortality?

Helena Matthews is an archaeologist and curator of a small museum in the nondescript little town of Summerville, Idaho. The first impression anyone has when meeting Helena is that she embodies the quintessential all-American girl.

Helena suffered terrible nightmares as a child, and then suddenly, the dreams ceased, freeing Helena to follow her heart.

Unexpectedly, she receives an invitation from the New York Museum of Natural History to participate in a dig in Italy, followed by a sister dig in Romania.

The dig's benefactor, Ardito Regano-Barton, is the third great-grandson of an Italian Count. His family's roots date back to the Dark Ages, to a castle that was long since destroyed and now lies in ruins.

Soon after her invite, the dreams returned to haunt her again. This time, they're erotic and leave her drained. Night after night, in her dreams, a dark, handsome stranger arouses her senses.

Evil can be a tangible entity that controls a person or an animal. Some say that serial killers are a tangible evil. Even many abusive men and women who prey on those smaller and weaker than themselves are said to harbor a tangible evil. Others can sense evil, perhaps even feel it. The list goes on.

But what if evil exists in an inanimate object?

Helena Matthews never encountered true evil until she met Ardito Regano-Barton. She learns that ancient curses and superstitions exist and can harm the living. His beauty draws her in, and she gives her love to him freely.

Would Ardito's old family curse come back to haunt him and his desire for Helena? Would the amulet change both their lives forever? Or will they both succumb to the evil blood prophecy of his ancestors?

Forbidden Blood, The Blood Prophecy is the first book of The Barton Brothers Trilogy and part of the series The Vampire Memoirs.