It's good to be bad…Patience Roberts is the last summoner standing between magiciankind and certain demon invasion. After banishing two or three demons a day for too long, gods know she'd like nothing better than a little down time with her number one distraction-Faust.But with vampires, hunters and assassins lined up to take her out, who has the time? Still, she has to admit her resistance to the amorous faerie is wearing thin. Not that she'll ever let on-after all, faeries are notorious for their short romantic attention spans.Faust, a Shadowspawn faerie, watched as his outcast clan dwindled to nothing. Determined to hold on to the woman he loves, he'll do whatever it takes to protect Patience. And one day build a life with her.When an old demon enemy punches through the barrier between the worlds, Patience must draw on every ounce of her reputation as a cast-iron bitch to temporarily banish him. To get rid of him for good, she'll have to sacrifice one too many pieces of her soul to leave room for love…