The Jewel was just another play, but the real ruby necklace was the subject Of a thousand-year-long curse on the playwright's family. Lovely Jessamyn, in love with playwright Nicolas Griffin, fights her way to the starring role...and no one can really tell her just how perilous a choice she has made, especially when she starts responding to the romantic attentions of the enigmatic European Baron von Cragga.Romance, adventure, and terror stalk a beautiful actress -- in the form of a centuries-old vampireNot just another vampire novel... a highly atmospheric, low key supernatural thriller with a conclusion that wasn't at all what (this reviewer) had expected. -- Science Fiction ChronicleA highly theatrical novel....By the time the plot cranks into high gear, everything that once appeared simple has slipped a quantum level into complexity. The climax of The Ruby Tear will modestly rip your heart out. -- Locus