The third installment of a scorching new dark vampire romance series by the New York Times bestselling author, Lilith Saintcrow.

Becoming a bloodsucker had fixed her knee problems—which was, so far as Simone could see, the only good point.

Simone Deschants was all ready to begin a new life as a middle-aged divorcée, until a monster's attack turned her into something unspeakable. Now she hunts down vampires while trying to ignore her own terrible, raging thirst. Until one night, an old, powerful specimen finds her.

No name, no home, no sanity. An eternity of roaming the night has become madness, true death looming ever closer… until a leman crosses his path. Now the ancient wanderer has found the prize every sanguinant seeks, and his survival is assured—if he can hold what he has claimed. He will stop at nothing, and his hold on her is assured.

Unless, that is, another powerful predator snatches her away. Because someone else has noticed Simone's existence, and has plans of his own…



Lili Saintcrow currently resides in the rainy Pacific Northwest with her children, dog, cat, a half-feral library, and assorted other strays.