For centuries, all that mattered was his mission. Until he met her, and realized everything he'd been missing. FREDERICK I’ve spent hundreds of years focused on my mission. As an old and powerful vampire, the safety of my kind has fallen to me. I’ve embraced my duty–the rest of the world holds nothing for me. Until I met her. There was something in her eyes that called to me. It seemed impossible, and with a human, no less. But she made me feel something after centuries of emptiness. My latest mission became more than just duty. CAIT When I saw him sitting in the coffee shop where I worked–dark, dangerous, mysterious–I was intrigued. But I didn’t expect our conversation to be more than just courtesy. I’m just average, there’s nothing about me that would appeal to someone like him. When he asked me out, I thought my ears were playing tricks on me. But of course I said yes to the most interesting man I’ve ever seen, who made my skin sizzle with only the brush of his hand. The more I get to know Frederick, the more I like him. I think I could even be falling for him. At least I was, until I found out he was lying to me. FREDERICK I didn’t want to keep my identity a secret from Cait, but what choice did I have? Tell the woman I’m dating that I’m actually a vampire, and I’m here to protect her from another evil vampire’s conspiracy? She would have thought I was crazy. But the truth came crashing down on us anyway. And now I have to not only keep Cait safe from multiple enemies, deal with my best friend’s betrayal, and also try to convince her to forgive me. I’ve faced a lot of scary things in my life, but losing Cait? That’s the most terrifying possibility of all. Veiled Hunger has a misunderstood hero, a sweet but strong heroine, dark secrets, forced proximity, magical abilities, action, rich world building, some steamy scenes and violence, and a HEA with no cliffhangers!