<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In Haven's shadow some monsters are born... others are made.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As a Chimera Operative Claudia Richelieu is used to working in the shadows of Haven the walled vampire city she calls home. When mysterious disappearances plague a small mountain town she's sent to investigate what appears to be an anti-vampire cult.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What she discovers is far darker.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Working alongside her former rival-turned-ally Mark Wayworth and the enigmatic Alaric Fairbourne Claudia must untangle a web of century-old secrets. But as more young people vanish and fires threaten the community she realizes the true monster may not be the cult at all.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Deep in the Appalachian Mountains an ancient evil lurks - one born from bitterness and twisted by time. To stop it Claudia must face not only her growing feelings for both Mark and Alaric but also confront the darkness that transforms even the most noble of vampires into beasts.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With her newfound human friends in danger and the community on edge Claudia races against time to prevent more deaths. But in a town where everyone has secrets who can she really trust?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Will Claudia's Chimera training be enough to stop a creature born of hatred and regret? Or will she become another victim of the monster that stalks these ancient hills?</span></p><p></p>