In this heart-pounding instalment in J. R. Ward's #1 New York Times bestselling series, a long-lost member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood finds true love-and evil incarnate-in Caldwell, NY.Sahvage has been living under the radar for centuries-and he has every intention of staying "dead and buried." But when a civilian female sucks him into her dangerous battle with an evil as ancient as time, his protective side overrides his common sense.Mae has lost everything, and desperation sets her on a collision course with fate. Determined to reverse a tragedy, she goes where mortals should fear to tread-and comes face-to-face with the Brotherhood's new enemy. She also discovers a love she never expected to find with Sahvage, but there can be no future for them.Knowing they will part, the two band together to fight against what Mae unknowingly unleashed-as the Brotherhood closes in to reclaim one of their damned, and the evil vows to destroy them all. . . . Praise for J. R. Ward:'Utterly absorbing and deliciously erotic' Angela Knight'Hot, sexy, unique, intriguingly wicked' Christine Feehan'To die for' Suzanne Brockmann'Wickedly sexy' Lisa Gardner'Mesmerising' Lynn Viehl