Lord of the Night - Susan Wiggs I've read Susan Wiggs before and loved her work. This one? Not so much. I enjoyed Laura. She's everything you could want in a heroine-intelligent, independent, loyal, etc. Sandro? Eck. This quote says it all: "But no man has ever made me feel as cheap and insignificant as you just have." He says not-so-nice things to Laura several times during the course of the book.
If you're picking up a Susan Wiggs book; avoid this one and go with the Great Chicago Fire Trilogy instead.