Ruthless scientist and vampire creator Jack Daltry is dead, killed by Damon and Elena. But now Elena is dying, and the Guardians have given her one chance to save both herself and Damon. She must go back into the past, back to before she met the Salvatore brothers and the point everything started. Elena must ensure the destruction that was started with Stefan and Damon's obsession with her will never begin. But she doesn't know the Damon she first met all those years ago, and he doesn't know her. He's dangerous. And can she bear to create a future where she's not with Damon or Stefan?

Elena and Stefan have built a home for themselves in Dalcrest, and all of Elena's friends are as in love as she and Stefan are. Even Damon is enjoying visiting his favorite old haunts in Europe, and is more surprised than anyone that he's traveling with Katherine. But lately, Elena's Guardian senses are on edge, and she can't ignore the feeling that danger is coming. Soon, she and Stefan are battling a vicious Old One who is always just out of their reach. Their lives are hanging in the balance, and every moment they share could be their last.

Dark, gripping and romantic - read the books that inspired the phenomenal Netflix vampire series. Book 13 in the bestselling Vampire Diaries series by L J Smith Ruthless scientist and vampire creator Jack Daltry is dead, killed by Damon and Elena. But now Elena is dying, and the Guardians have given her one chance to save both herself and Damon. She must go back into the past, back to before she met the Salvatore brothers and the point everything started. Elena must ensure the destruction that was started with Stefan and Damon's obsession with her will never begin. But she doesn't know the Damon she first met all those years ago, and he doesn't know her. He's dangerous. And can she bear to create a future where she's not with Damon or Stefan? Darker than Twilight, more punch than Buffy and bloodier than True Blood - enjoy this romance with real bite...

Elena's true love Stefan was staked through the heart by Jack. With Damon's help can they uncover the mystery of Jack's dark past?

The author, who writes of his experiences as an undercover agent in the KKK after WWII, has added an afterword and new photos to this edition.

Dark, gripping and romantic - read the books that inspired the phenomenal Netflix vampire series. Book 11 in the bestselling Vampire Diaries series by L J Smith Now that the lethal properties of Elena's blood have been discovered, Stefan has been risking it all to destroy the almighty Old Ones. But when Elena is almost killed in a car accident--one that was very clearly not an accident at all--she realizes that the most deadly Old One is determined to take her down. And he just might be powerful enough to do it... Darker than Twilight, more punch than Buffy and bloodier than True Blood - enjoy this romance with real bite...

This book is a critical evaluation by a qualified scholar of the theological, anthropological, and historical claims of the "Goddess" movement, the most influential form of radical feminist spirituality.