A widow for five years, Darkhaven Breedmate Elise Chase's life has revolved around her teenage son, Camden. Now Cam is gone, too; victim to the drug Crimson, and Elise has never been so alone. Leaving the Darkhaven community she's called home for a century, Elise moves into a seedy apartment and begins to hunt the Rogue Vampires and their Minions, who she blames for the death of her husband and only child.

As one of the few surviving Gen One Breeds, Tegan is no stranger to pain. When his Breedmate was cruelly taken from him many centuries past, Tegan shut down emotionally. It was the only way he knew to survive his loss. The most deadly of the Breed Warriors, Tegan is truly alone.

These two cross paths when Elise, out on one of her nightly hunts, gets in over her head and Tegan comes to her rescue. Elise suggests an alliance, but Tegan prefers to hunt alone. Elise, refusing to back down from the warrior, pulls a trump card. She's procured a diary that may be useful to the Order in their fight against the Rogues. Their bond is forged. Soon it will be inked in blood. Elise makes no secret of her interest in the warrior, but Tegan stays aloof. Tortured by the memory of the loss of his first Breedmate, he cannot trust himself to love again.

This is one of the best paranormal romance series around. Adrian has put her own "alien" spin on the vampire legend and gives her readers a little something new to read about. Compelling characters and good world building make this a must-read series.

Book Summary

With a dagger in her hand and vengeance on her mind, Darkhaven beauty Elise Chase prowls Boston’s streets in search of retribution against the Rogue vampires who took from her everything she cherished. Using an extraordinary psychic gift, she tracks her prey, well aware that the power she possesses is destroying her. She must learn to harness this gift, and for that she can turn to only one man—the deadliest of the Breed warriors, Tegan.

No stranger to loss, Tegan knows Elise’s pain. He knows fury, but when he slays his enemies it is with ice in his veins. He is perfect in his self-control, until Elise seeks his aid in her personal war. An unholy alliance is forged—a bond that will link them by blood and vow—and plunge them into a tempest of danger, desire, and the darkest passions of the heart. . . .

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