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Dark Needs at Night's Edge (The Immortals After Dark Series, Book 4)
352 pages
A deliciously gothic, high-heat paranormal romance where a maddened vampire and a lonely ghost find salvation in each other's haunting presence.
What it feels like
Stepping into this paranormal romance feels like entering a fever dream of gothic atmosphere and high-stakes passion. The mood is immediately claustrophobic and electric, trapping the reader in an abandoned New Orleans manor alongside a maddened vampire and a spirited phantom. The author balances intense, visceral darkness with a signature sharp wit, creating a tone that is simultaneously harrowing and deeply romantic. The pacing is propulsive, driven by the sheer desperate yearning between two isolated souls who initially cannot even touch. As the emotional arc shifts from terrifying isolation to fierce devotion, the prose remains unapologetically steamy and dramatic. It is a perfect, consuming read for fans of tortured heroes, fated mates, and worlds where love literally conquers madness and death.
- Mood
- gothic
- steamy
- claustrophobic
- eerie
- electric
- Tone
- seductive
- intense
- witty
- dramatic
- passionate
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- redemption through love · overcoming madness · the power of connection · fated mates · isolation and loneliness
- The writing
- Visceral, witty, and unapologetically melodramatic, blending dark action with sizzling sensuality.
- The arc
- Moves from terrifying isolation and fractured sanity to a fiercely protective, flesh-and-blood devotion.
- Who it's for
- Fans of high-heat paranormal romance who love tortured alpha heroes and clever, resilient heroines trapped in close quarters.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- explicit sexual content
- imprisonment
- mental instability
- past murder
About the book
Dark Needs at Night's Edge (Immortals After Dark Book 5)
Bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her seductive Immortals After Dark series with this tale of a vampire shunned even by his own kind and a beautiful phantom, bound together by a passion they cannot resist.
A RAVEN-HAIRED TEMPTRESS OF THE DARK...
Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina from a past century, became a phantom the night she was murdered. Imbued with otherworldly powers but invisible to the living, she haunts her beloved home, scaring away trespassers -- until she encounters a ruthless immortal even more terrifying than Néomi herself.
A VAMPIRE WARRIOR CONSUMED BY MADNESS...
To prevent him from harming others, Conrad Wroth's brothers imprison him in an abandoned manor. But there, a female only he can see seems determined to drive him further into madness. The exquisite creature torments him with desire, leaving his body racked with lust and his soul torn as he finds himself coveting her for his own.
HOW FAR WILL HE GO TO CLAIM HER?
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