Jack risks his life by opening a portal to the underworld to rescue Connie. While in the land of the dead, he witnesses an awesome ceremony as a band of honest-to-God angels swear Connie in as the vampire slayer! Using the power of his love, Jack manages to bring Connie back to the land of the living even though she threatens the existence of him and his kind. Connie has no memory of being anointed the vampire slayer, and her activation won't be complete until a mysterious sword materializes. William orders Jack to kill her for her own good before she discovers her deadly mission. After all, if she dies before she is activated, she will spend eternity in paradise with her baby son. But if she lives to become the slayer, she will be immortal, doomed to the existence of a half-vampire, half-human killer. But how can an anguished Jack kill the woman he loves? Meanwhile, the bloodthirsty Old Lords work to harness elemental powers to raise the evil dead! Their wicked plan would free every twice-killed vampire from hell and turn them loose on the citizens of Savannah. William, weakened by a power he doesn't understand, must do battle with the Vampire Council before they can unleash their bloodthirsty minions. Will he be able to survive the double onslaught of the Old Lords and the vampire slayer? Read an excerpt. BUY THE BOOK from IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Romance Direct.   THE VAMPIRE'S BETRAYAL, Ballantine mass market paperback, April 29, 2008, ISBN: 978-0345498571 Praise "The Vampire's Betrayal is by turns romantic, tragic, horrific, fantastic and fun—a huge range for just one book! Jam packed with vampires, werewolves, voodoo, demons, zombies and faeries, there is plenty here to entertain fantasy and vampire fans alike."    —LoveVampires.com "I absolutely love this series, and this is my favourite book so far. I didn't want it to end!"    —Michelle Moore, The Book Club Forum