About the book: year / The second book in the exciting mini-series of short stories from the author of the #1 bestselling books House of Night, THE VOW OF LENOBIA tells the thrilling story of the mysterious instructor of the House of Night - and one one of Zoe's closest allies against evil. The second novella of the House of Night shows us Lenobia, a strong and beautiful riding instructor who guides Zoe in her darkest hours, and who has her own secrets buried in her past... In a small southern town at the turn of the century, young Lenobia becomes a beautiful woman with her own own views. But when she receives the Mark and becomes a runaway vampire, her world is turned upside down and she is drawn to the music streets of New Orleans. There, she discovers the dark underbelly of a society ruled by black magic. After experiencing first love—and loss—and discovering a passion for horses that sustains her, she must face the Darkness itself. And she won't escape the scars.