by Nalini Singh
Part of Guild Hunter, book 4
First published 2011
A severed head bearing a strange tattoo arrives as what should be routine Guild business. Dmitri, a centuries-old vampire serving as an archangel's lieutenant, feels compelled to investigate personally. Something about this death connects to his distant past. The Guild assigns Honor to decode the tattoo's meaning. She survived a vicious attack that nearly killed her and remains far from recovered. Now she must work alongside the vampire who has secretly consumed her thoughts since childhood, the same seductive and cruel being whose mere presence stirs violent emotions she cannot explain. Their investigation pulls them into dangerous territory as attraction builds between them. The past refuses to stay buried. An ancient threat hunts again, determined to resurrect a blood-soaked terror from long ago. Honor and Dmitri must confront both the external menace and the destructive compulsion growing between them.
Genres: romance, fantasy, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
321 pages · Kindle Edition · Berkley
Content warnings: violence