Later that evening, I drove over to Capitol Hill. I well knew, however, that humans with damned souls rarely recovered. I hoped wherever he was, he'd try to start a new life-maybe one that could lighten his soul a little. I wasn't happy about the deal he'd made with Grace, but I was glad he hadn't been there to face Jerome and Mei's punishment. And above all, it appeared that he'd cared about me, misguided or not. He'd suited my decadent phase, and despite his blackened soul, there were parts of him that were likeable. My heart almost didn't have the energy for it. In the wake of what had happened with Seth, it was hard to know what to think about Dante. The FOR LEASE sign on the door was probably the most telling clue that Dante was gone for good. The blinds were also gone, showing a room even barer than before. It had never been very prosperous looking to begin with, but now the signs of abandonment were clear. A lifelong reader, Richelle loves mythology.While I'd been pretty confident in telling Seth that Dante had likely skipped town, I nonetheless stopped by his shop the next day. In 2014, Vampire Academy was made into a feature film. Her books have been translated into over two dozen languages, as well as adapted into graphic novels. Richelle’s books have been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists and received honors from the American Library Association. Her latest project, The Glittering Court, takes place in a fantasy world inspired by colonial America, following the adventures of three impoverished girls trained up to be “ladies” who can make advantageous marriages in a dangerous new world across the sea. Over on the young adult side, Richelle has written the much-acclaimed Vampire Academy series and its spin-off, Bloodlines, about a secret society keeping the vampire world hidden from humans.

Her Georgina Kincaid and Dark Swan series take a witty but edgy look at the paranormal while her sci-fi Age of X series shows us a future with no religion. Richelle Mead is an international bestselling author of over twenty-five books for both adults and teens.

Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead