by Kresley Cole
Part of Immortals After Dark, book 15
First published 2015
Josephine grows up not knowing what she is, only that she possesses strange abilities that mark her as different. She dedicates herself to protecting her baby brother until the day someone takes him from her. This loss transforms Jo from aspiring hero into something darker and more dangerous. Archer Rune the Baneblood works as an assassin who never misses his mark. His current mission targets the oldest living Valkyrie. But when Jo attacks him and drinks his blood, she experiences intense pleasure while Rune faces a crisis that could expose his people's secrets. Rune suspects Jo might be working for the very Valkyrie he hunts. When Jo reveals the identity of someone she would die to protect, she and Rune enter a deadly conflict. Their battle becomes a test of loyalty against desire, with each trying to overcome the other while fighting their growing attraction.
Genres: romance, fantasy, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
528 pages · Kindle Edition · Gallery Books
Content warnings: violence