The sixth book in the thrilling, highly acclaimed Vampire Gene series, mixing horror, dark fantasy and a slice of science fiction. Dreams and music touch people's lives, and are the most powerful allure for those who can use them. Something hidden is sending a siren song out into the world, seeking help, and enticing those who can hear with tales of Jewel, a beautiful young woman, and her struggles on a nineteeth century plantation in America's deep South. Young lovers Ffion and Geraint find themselves drawn across the sea from North Wales to Nevada and then to New York ... and in that city, Mariele Cole also hears the siren song and is compelled to speed up the demolition of an old building to make way for a new high-rise ... as something is buried beneath. Meanwhile in Stockholm, John Noble and Father Declan use the resources of the Knights Templar to search for a missing vampire family and their former colleague Anthony. Jaded Jewel is a powerful novel of love, loss and obsession, of power and of the struggle to survive. Sam Stone makes a triumphant return to the hypnotic and compelling world of the Vampire Gene. 'Stone is an exciting genre voice, infusing her fast-paced action with a thoughtfulness that can too often be forgotten.' Assorted Buffery