In this romantic and sexy addition to the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, a beloved couple has everything arranged . . . until it all goes horribly wrong.Blay and Qhuinn always intended to do a proper mating ceremony, but life has a way of getting in the way. With a pair of young, responsibilities to the King, and a grueling fighting schedule, the two are exhausted. When Qhuinn gives his male the proposal of a lifetime, however, they are excited for their special night and more in love than ever.Everyone in the Black Dagger Brotherhood's mansion gets into the preparations, and the after party takes on epic - and immortal - proportions when Lassiter forms the Party Planning Committee. The celebrations promise to be all that the couple deserves . . . until a Nor'easter locks Caldwell in a fierce storm, and things go from lighthearted to deadly dangerous.Battling nature and responding to emergencies, Blay and Qhuinn get separated, and when a catastrophic chain of events puts one of their lives in jeopardy, the night they had so looked forward could mean the end of everything . . .