by Kresley Cole
Part of Immortals After Dark, book 2
First published 2015
Sebastian Wroth has endured centuries as a vampire, transformed against his will into what he considers a nightmare. Hatred consumes him and solitude stretches endlessly until valkyrie assassin Kaderin the Cold Hearted arrives to kill him. The attack fails, but something shifts between them. Kaderin lost her emotions long ago when vampires murdered her sisters, yet Sebastian awakens feelings she thought dead forever. Lust overwhelms her for the first time in ages. She cannot complete her mission. Both enter a month-long competition where the prize holds enough power to rewrite history. Kaderin desperately wants to win and bring back her sisters. Sebastian wants only her. They race across the globe, exploring ancient tombs and searching catacombs for mystical relics. Sebastian uses every moment to seduce her, exploiting the new emotions coursing through her. Kaderin faces an impossible choice between the vampire she loves and the family she lost.
Genres: romance, fantasy, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
356 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Star
Content warnings: violence