A tough vampire warrior in training & a quick-witted aristocrat develop an irresistible attraction & work together to uncover a mystery The second in a new spin-off paranormal romance series set in the world of the 1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood Trainees at the Black Dagger Brotherhood' training centre continue to prepare for the fight against the Lessening Society but fighting is the last thing on Axe's mind Still plagued with the guilt of his father's death the brooding loner finds himself battling an unlikely attraction to Peyton's bright aristocratic cousin Elise Elise feels it too
- & when the two are thrown together in unusual circumstances Elise must decide whether she can trust Axe to help her uncover the mystery surrounding her sister's death Meanwhile Mary & Rhage are in the process of adopting Bitty a young pretrans orphan until the appearance of a young male claiming to be Bitty's blooded uncle threatens to tear the new family apart