Part of Dark, book 16
First published 2006
Natalya has spent her life killing vampires and other night creatures that prey on humans. She learned to fight demons first as nightmares in childhood, then as real immortal predators who destroyed innocents like her twin brother. She hunts alone and trusts no one, whether Carpathian or vampire. Her solitary war changes when she encounters Vikirnoff, an ancient Carpathian warrior who has survived centuries of battles. He expects nothing to surprise him anymore, but this fierce woman challenges everything he knows. Natalya fights with skills that match his own, yet something about her nature puzzles him. She seems both familiar and completely foreign to his understanding. As they face each other as potential enemies, Vikirnoff realizes this mysterious hunter who fears nothing might hold the secret to his people's future. Natalya must decide whether to trust the very type of being she has always considered her enemy, while Vikirnoff discovers she may be the key to his salvation.
Genres: fantasy, dark-fantasy, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
531 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Jove
Content warnings: violence