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Victor, an immortal of more than two hundred years from Old Europe has found himself on the shores of present day America. His presence in this new era is alien to the time of horse and carriage he was once accustomed to. He yearns for the taste of new blood however the bloodlust isn't his only vendetta here on new land. Harboring a dark secret since becoming a vampire, Victor has come in search of an intense hunt yet seeks refuge. His past haunts him although it has yet to catch up with him. In lusting for the taste of a fresh kill, he ends up finding something he thought to be impossible and unattainable . . . love.
Victor has not touched a human, woman without the intent of feeding since his beloved fiance died over two centuries ago. He has preyed upon innocent and guilty alike in search of nothing but the taste of blood in a never-ending attempt to find the bliss of freedom. Victor seeks freedom from the fact that his soul has been cursed with this virus as he lurks the streets every waking night. The thought of it pollutes his entire existence.
He hates yet adores his creator and this is the epitome of his conflict. He carries a self-loathing although it never prevents from him from surviving. He has successfully continued to evade hunters. One in particular, Daniels who has shadowed Victor longer than any other hunter and to this day has posed the greatest threat to him. His only relief is in America where other Immortals go to "retreat" in search of youthful and gluttonous blood. It is here where the high murder rates in inner cities disguise the brutal feedings that vampires can bring. Although Victor comes with the same intent in mind, he soon finds out thathis world will be flipped upside down when he falls in love . . . with a human girl. Maybe it is the beauty of her subtle, tan complexion reminiscent of his lost love that woos him or her innocence and frailty. Whatever it may be, it has sparked something inside of Victor that he can no longer deny. Loving a human is nearly impossible for a vampire than a mere human, yet Victor proceeds to ignore every rule and precaution he knows for just another moment near his newest fascination. How can it be that an Immortal who has not loved since his days of being human more than 200 years ago discover that his heart can still feel? This woman it seems has Victor's dead blood boiling inside of him. To be near her is like being reborn yet so consequentially dangerous for them both. However he cannot stray her side, she is intoxicating to him. The mortal woman he craves beyond the lust for blood itself has Victor infatuated with every fiber of her being. She effortlessly peaks every emotion inside of him including those thought to have died along with his humanity.
"The Dead Can Too Love."
Charlotte is a young African-American girl who lives in down-town Philadelphia and works two jobs just to get by. She is an independent woman by every meaning of the word. Once jaded by a man she loved dearly, she keeps to herself and has abolished the thought of ever dating again. She is bitter yet her work at both the law firm in the day and a local bar at night, keeps her too busy to even care anymore. Until one night she meets the man of her dreams, Victor at the bar. He is handsome beyond sight, strikingly intelligent and has the sexiest Spanish accent that surpasses that of Antonio Banderas. After serving him only water that faithful night her life as she knows it takes a turn.
Charlotte feels that she is both unsure of herself yet totally free to be herself around Victor. In talking to him, she loses her breathe easily. His dark eyes pull her deep inside of him so much that it is impossible to simply just look away. Eventually Charlotte finds herself falling in love with Victor as well. However in an attempt to begin a relationship with a man she only sees at night, she finds out that the lack of quality time is just the tip of the iceberg.
After months of seeing Victor, Charlotte is still unaware of his dark secret yet she senses something is seriously wrong with the new guy in her life. Although she constantly picks her brain about it, for some reason she cannot place her finger on why he has her on edge. At first she thought that he had intimacy issues but eventually she discovers the problem is deeper than being in between the sheets. The passion they share is incomparable to any other that Charlotte has ever known. Victor it seems controls her body in that she cannot be without him and yet she still knows only little about him.
Charlotte is determined to get to the bottom of the enigma that is her lover but at what consequence is she ready to withstand in doing so?
"True Love Is Indeed Infectious."
The Virus Within is the debut, erotic, thriller about love, betrayal and immortality from author R.S. Lewis.
