True love brings a deadly threat to the Black Dagger Brotherhood in this sizzling new novel in J.R. Wardโs #1 New York Times bestselling series.
Possessed by the demon Devina, Balthazar is once again on the hunt for the Book of Spellsโand fighting an undeniable attraction to a woman. As a thief, he has stolen a lot of thingsโฆbut he never thought his heart would be taken by another. Especially not by a human.
As a homicide detective, Erika Saunders knows there is something otherworldly going on in Caldwell, New York. Mutilated bodies that cannot be explained are all over her case listโand then there are her nightmares in which sheโs hunted by shadows and captivated by a mysterious man who is both a suspect and a savior.
When Devinaโs wish for true love is finally granted, Balthazar and Erika unwittingly become the gateway for the rebirth of an old enemy of the Brothers. Will the very thing that brings them together lead to the ultimate destruction of the Brotherhood? Or will they have to lose everything in order to save the raceโs most sacred defenders?