<p><strong>Cross your heart and hope to live.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>I should leave them alone and be done with vampires. I finally have my mother back, I''m dating the perfect guy, and I''ve parted ways with Adrian Teresi.</p><p>But I have an opportunity to help the hunters and hopefully learn something that could save more humans. Not to mention, I need answers about the venom burning through my veins.</p><p><br></p><p>So I go back to The Alabaster Heart to strike another deal with the vampire prince. The game of cat and mouse that follows is expected, and maybe even a little fun, but nothing prepares me for the day that our games end-and the consequences begin.</p><p><br></p><p><em>From USA Today Bestselling author Nina Walker comes the second installment of the Vampires & Vices-Cruel Stakes. Sink your teeth in but be warned, once you start you won''t be able to stop.</em></p>