He is the thorn in my side, nightmare of my past, destroyer of my family . . . And the one whose fevered kisses I had relived over and over as I lay exhausted and unable to sleep.

And yet night after night, he - who had kicked down hundreds of doors - had not brought himself to knock on mine.

Nastasya has lived for more than 400 years but things never get any easier. As she learns more about herself, she questions whether it will ever be possible to break free from the darkness of her former life. Can she turn away from the one person she wants to be with above all others? Should her past determine who she should - or should not - love?

Desire, death and painful secrets are revealed in this compulsively addictive sequel to Immortal Beloved.

This book features in the following series: Immortal Beloved, Immortal Beloved Trilogy, Playaway Young Adult .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-college graduate.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

There are 416 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by Little, Brown & Company .

Cate Tiernan, the author of this incredibly addictive series lives in North Carolina, USA.