by J.R. Ward
Part of Black Dagger Brotherhood, book 7
First published 2009
Rehvenge walks a dangerous line between two worlds. His sister married into the Black Dagger Brotherhood, but he keeps his distance from the warrior vampires. A deadly secret makes him too risky an ally in their battle against the lessers who hunt their kind. The truth about what he hides could turn him from friend to liability in an instant. Enemies gather both inside and outside the Brotherhood's ranks. Their schemes push closer to exposing what Rehvenge desperately conceals. As the walls close in around him, he finds unexpected salvation in Ehlena. This vampire female remains untainted by the darkness that grips his life. She becomes his anchor when everything else threatens to drag him toward destruction. Rehvenge must choose between protecting his secret and protecting those he loves. The corruption eating at him grows stronger while Ehlena offers him something he never expected to find. She might be the only force capable of pulling him back from the edge of eternal ruin.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult-fiction, paranormal-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
527 pages · Hardcover · New American Library
Content warnings: violence