Mircea Basarab

Mircea Basarab is a bridge character, playing an important role in both the Cassandra Palmer and Dorina Basarab novels. He's a five-hundred-year-old master vampire and a member of the powerful Vampire Senate. The Senate, which controls the actions of North American vampires, competes with the chief magical organization, the Silver Circle, for leadership of the supernatural community.

The Senate is currently vying with the Circle for control of the new Pythia--and the power she commands. That puts Cassie in a bad position (as if she's ever in anything else). She's personally drawn to Mircea, but sometimes suspects that his interest might have more to do with her power than with her person. Other times, she's not sure she cares. …more