Arianna Burke made a deal with the devil. Or someone like him. Something. Imbued with power uncommon to other Mambos-voodoo priestesses-she has become a hidden weapon for New Orleans' vampire elite. For years, the extent of Ari's power has remained carefully under wraps. Until her temper flares with fatal results at the inaugural ball for Emilio De Laurentis, the vampires' new North American Emperor, resulting in a royal proclamation naming her as...