For centuries theyβve lived in secret among northern Englandβs green and misted hills. Creatures of extraordinary beauty, power, and sensuality, they possess the ability to shape-shift from human to dragon and back again. Now their secretβand their survivalβis threatened by a temptation that will break every boundary....
Dubbed the Smoke Thief, a daring jewel thief is confounding the London police. His wealthy victims claim the master burglar can walk through walls and vanish into thin air. But Christoff, the charismatic Marquess of Langford, knows the truth: the thief is no ordinary human but a βrunnerβ whoβs fled Darkfrith without permission. As Alpha leader of the draΒ΄kon, itβs Kitβs duty to capture the fugitive before the secrets of the tribe are revealed to mortals. But not even Kit suspects that the Smoke Thief could be a woman.
Clarissa Rue Hawthorne knew her dangerous exploits would attract the attention of the draΒ΄kon. But she didnβt expect Christoff himself to come to London, dangling the tribeβs most valuable jewelβthe Langford Diamondβas bait. For as long as she could remember, Rue had lived the life of a halflingβhalf draΒ΄kon, half mortalβand an outcast in both worlds. Sheβd always loved the handsome and willful Kit from the only place it was safe: from afar. But now she was no longer the shy, timid girl sheβd once been. She was the first woman capable of making the Turn in four generations. So why did she still feel the same dizzying sense of vulnerability whenever he was near?
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