by Kim Harrison
Part of The Hollows, book 15
First published 2021
Rachel Morgan thought saving vampire souls would bring peace to Cincinnati. Instead, it brought Constance, a ruthless master vampire determined to destroy her. Constance shadows Rachel's every move, terrorizes her friends, and forces her from her home. The ancient undead sees Rachel as the sole obstacle to reclaiming absolute power over the city's supernatural community. Rachel's breakthrough with vampire souls shattered centuries of undead dominance. Now Constance wants that old order restored, with Rachel permanently removed from the equation. But the witch-born demon refuses to be killed or enslaved. She knows that if Constance succeeds in dragging Cincinnati back to the brutal ancient ways, the city will become a nightmare. Rachel cannot defeat an old undead vampire alone. Yet she faces an impossible choice: claim the mantle of Cincinnati's master demon or watch everything she cares about burn. The supernatural community teeters on the edge of civil war. Rachel must find allies and embrace powers that terrify her, because losing means not just her own destruction, but the collapse of everything she has fought to protect.
Genres: fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Cincinnati
464 pages · Hardcover · Ace
Content warnings: violence