In the shadows of the night, there exists a band of warriors--a group of vampires, known as the Alpha Council. Their formidable leader, Stephan von Haas, has vowed to protect not only his kind but the humans existing alongside them. His duty comes before all else--until a sassy blonde saunters into his life. When a sensual, dark-haired stranger walks into Katrina Spencer's life, he stirs her deepest desires and sweeps her into a world beyond her wildest dreams. But when Katrina is targeted by Stephan's enemies, reality shifts into something violent and deadly, as she is thrust into a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and vengeance is coming for her. Together they will confront an extraordinary destiny of peril, passion, and dark pleasures. But when one horrid mistake brings retribution, their love may pay the price.

The most powerful shifter in New York just met his match. Graced with the ability to shift into any form, Diskant Black is the absolute authority in the world of shifters and, as the Omega of New York City, his word is law. Protecting those who share his lineage is more than a job, it is a predisposition ingrained since birth—nothing is more important. Until a chance encounter with a tiny female sets fire to his blood, brings him to his knees, and turns his world upside down. Ava Brisbane is more than he bargained for in a mate—beautiful, fragile…human. If he wants to keep her by his side, he'll have to sacrifice a portion of his soul to establish a bond that can never be broken. When faced with a powerful, sexy shifter who claims her as his own, Ava isn't sure if she's frightened or excited by the prospect. Diskant inspires fantasies and desires she's never experienced, tempting her to lower her defenses, but mating with a shifter comes with a cost, and the price is danger knocking at her door. When Shepherds—the hunters of all shifter races—arrive in New York searching for a former member of Diskant's pack, he and Ava up the ante as they turn up the heat. As passions ignite and truths are revealed, they'll have to rely on each other to unite the shifter populace and face those who have come to start a war.