Through the Valley (Martyrs, #1) / Martyrs (ePub)

At the dawn of victory, Ambrosius Aurelianus sets out to abandon his legacy of war, for an age of peace and mercy. He plans to spend the remainder of his days with the woman he loves. Britannia needs a king and he will serve as the custodian ruler, until Arthur Pendragon's coronation. Deceit, betrayal and a powerful curse, from the ambitious witch, Fatimah, changes Ambrosius forever. The Demon Queen, LIlith, transforms Ambrosius into The Crimson King, the world's first vampire.

Ambrosius, rises from his grave, and cannot resist his terrible thirst for living blood. The atrocities of his affliction lead him to begin his campaign to end the plague of his immortality. As he unravels the mysteries, of both the Physical and Spiritual Planes, he discovers the awesome and terrible traits of what it means to be a vampire. Meanwhile the witch that placed the curse must contend with her half brother Kotzebue, as she tries to destroy the evil that she has beset upon the world. All the while, powerful agents of darkness pull the strings from the shadows

Ambrosius must overcome the one thing that compounds his suffering. With his enemies moving in from all directions, he must embrace the darkness and accept the nature of the beast he has become. What will a victory mean for the demonic forces, that orchestrated the birth of the Crimson King? The only way to know, is to walk through the valley of The Shadow of Death.