Destiny May Not Be Set In Stone, But At Least He''s As Hard As A Rock

Erika Todd moved to New Orleans because she needed a change--and, well, yes, because that''s what the fortune teller said she would do. Not that she''d admit that to many people. But so many of the psychic''s predictions--about her work, even finding that stray black cat--have already come true. Now all the lonely sculptor needs is to meet and fall in love with the prophesized dark-eyed prince. . .

Reclusive musician Vittorio Ridgewood has a new neighbor he''s been trying to avoid. Sure, she''s gorgeous, but she''s coming on strong, and the last thing the 200-year-old vampire needs is to get involved with another mortal. Especially since several of his former human paramours have lately been turning up dead. . .

Sensing the relentless beauty needs someone to watch over her, Vittorio agrees to sit for a sculpture, and their attraction to one another quickly ignites. But is passion even this hot worth dying for?