"Spectacular! I love Della's sarcastic and yet deeply sensitive perspective and can't wait to see how things unfold for her."― Fresh Fiction Just when Della feels like she's starting to figure out her life, she finds herself reborn …and her new existence comes with a whole different rulebook. Della's secret powers always made her feel like an outsider in the human world. Now, just when she's starting to feel like she belongs―at Shadow Falls, a camp for teens with paranormal powers―her life is turned upside down all over again. Attacked by a deadly virus, she must make the difficult choice to be reborn . It's her only chance at survival, but it comes with a price: It irreparably bonds her to Chase, a tall, dark and mesmerizing vampire who makes her laugh one minute and infuriates her the next. Chase already knows too many of Della's secrets, and being eternally bonded to him is the last thing she wants. Even worse, she doesn't fully understand what their bond means. Is the attraction she's started feeling for Chase real―or does fate have something else in store? And what does that mean for Steve, the hot shapeshifter whose kisses make her weak in the knees? Now Della's battered heart is about to take another hit. While investigating her latest case, she discovers shocking evidence about her father's dark past, making her question everything she believes to be true…and her place in the world she loves. “Yet another spectacular book by the very talented C.C. Hunter. ETERNAL leaves us with one heck of a cliffhanger! This series has it all- superb world building, exceptional character development, and a plot line that leaves you desperate for the next book in the series right now!” ― Fresh Fiction “The story and characters just keep getting better and better. I can't wait for the next book. Go Into This One Knowing: This book is fast paced and has a killer cliffhanger.” ― Night Owl Reviews (Top Pick) C.C. Hunter is the author of the young adult fantasy series Shadow Falls, including the books Born at Midnight and Awake at Dawn . She grew up in Alabama, where she caught lightning bugs, ran barefoot, and regularly rescued potential princes, in the form of Alabama bullfrogs, from her brothers. Today, she's still fascinated with lightning bugs, mostly wears shoes, but has turned her focus to rescuing mammals. She now lives in Texas with her four rescued cats, one dog, and a prince of a husband, who for the record, is so not a frog. When she's not writing, she's reading, spending time with her family, or shooting things--with a camera, not a gun. C.C. Hunter is a pseudonym. Her real name is Christie Craig and she also writes humorous romantic suspense romance novels. Eternal Shadow Falls: After Dark By C. C. Hunter St. Martin's Press Copyright © 2014 C. C. Hunter All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-250-04461-7 Chapter One Della Tsang swung one leg outside her bedroom window. The sun had risen but hung on the eastern horizon, spilling just enough light to paint that strip of sky a blood-red. The color had her mouth watering. Her empty stomach rumbled. She needed blood. Later. First things first. She knew what she had to do—hadn’t slept half the night because of it. A blast of late-October air stirred her black hair in front of her eyes. The wind was cold on her face, but not cold like when she’d had the fever. Since she’d woken from the two-day coma after being Reborn, which was an unusual second transition into being a vampire, all her previous flu-like symptoms had disappeared. Pushing off the window ledge, her boots hit the wet earth with a squish. She paused right outside the cabin to see if the sound had awoken her Shadow Falls roommates, Miranda or Kylie, almost hoping for some company. Only silence filled her ears. They’d both stayed out late last night with their boyfriends. Della had seen Steve, too, but she’d pulled the tired card and called it an early night. She took a small step, still listening for any sign they were awake. I don’t need them. I don’t. Della had to do this on her own. Alone. That had been her mantra for the last week. Well, not exactly—more like: Not with Chase . The lying, conniving vamp whom she’d unwillingly become bonded to when he’d convinced Steve, Della’s almost-boyfriend, to let him mingle his blood with hers to up the odds of her surviving the so-called rebirth. Bonded. She recalled what little information Chase had explained. It links the two vampires. They become almost a part of each other. It has been compared to the relationship shared by identical twins or perhaps soul mates. Pushing that from her mind, she glanced again at the dark woods, sensing something waiting for her … calling her. There was no turning back. Reaching around, she closed her bedroom window. A twig snapped from inside the woods. Della turned and faced the trees, inhaling the air to catch anyone’s scent. Nothing but the wet, musky scent of a possum. She started walking. As soo