Creatures of the Night,
            Creatures of Delight



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  E Book Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
  ISBN: 1-59632-315-9
  Release Date: 10/12/2006
  Price: $6.99

  Authors:
Emily Veinglory
Lucynda Storey
Laura Baumbach
JM Snyder



Summary

Summary: Walk Through Fire by Laura Baumbach (m/m erotica)

Caleb's vampire lover has been cursed by none other than the Duke of Hell. For over one hundred years he's tried to free Drew, and has failed to defeat the demon champions. With Drew starving and going insane, Caleb doesn't have much time left. What would you do for love? Sacrifice yourself, your immortal future, even your lover's life?



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Excerpt

Caleb rose and faced the altar. Where once had been the figure of an angel that now lay shattered on the floor, there sat the cracked, skinless skull of a woman, its jaw broken and the eye sockets still bearing the scorch marks where the eyes had been burned out decades ago.

Caleb knew her.

He knew her briefly in life and he knew her now in death. All dead things knew each other. Her spirit haunted this place along with the others, bound to her place of destruction until her debt in life was paid.

She had been Shaddal, beautiful seductress, spinner of lies, destroyer of love, and servant to Astaroth, Duke of Hell. She had been Astaroth's consort as well, indebted to the demon for six thousand years of tribute and service in exchange for power over men, and eternal youth and beauty.

But she had not been granted immortality.

When Caleb killed her, drained her of all of her blood, energy, youth and power, she became nothing but a hollow shell that ignited in his outraged hands. In the end, her firm, ripe, young body became nothing more than a pile of ash and the broken, scorched skull now on display in the shallow altar.

That had been one hundred and fifty-seven years ago, but Caleb still heard her screams echo off the walls in this place, remembered the sight of her eyes burning, and her flesh melting away to dust.

Astaroth appeared just as Shaddal had died, summoned by her earlier chants. He was too late to change her fate, accepting her death by one of his own creations, a vampire, to be binding. He was accepting, but was also a vengeful demon. Shaddal had been his favorite.

So tonight, like every other Halloween night since her demise, Caleb came to make payment on the price of Shaddal's death.



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Reviews
  Review Site: Fallen Angel Reviews
  Reviewed by Heidi
  Rating

"Walk Through Fire is a heartbreaking story of a never-ending love, and is filled with emotion and loss. The reader will easily be able to sympathize with the main characters. Although I loved this story, the m/m theme should be noted for fans of that genre."





 Review Site: Joyfully Reviewed
 Reviewed by: Shannon

"Walk Through Fire is a touching look at what one man will do for love. I loved Caleb and was thoroughly entranced by his story. The secondary characters were interesting and Caleb and Drew were captivating. I was cheering for their reunion the entire time."



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