Meena Harper has a
special gift, but it’s only now that anyone’s ever
appreciated it. The Palatine Guard—a powerful secret demon-
hunting unit of the Vatican—has hired her to work at their
new branch in Lower Manhattan. With Meena’s ability to
predict how everyone she meets will die, the Palatine
finally has a chance against the undead.
Sure, her ex-boyfriend was Lucien Antonescu, son of
Dracula, the prince of darkness. But that was before he
(and their relationship) went up in flames. Now Meena’s
sworn off vampires for good . . . at least until she can
prove her theory that just because they’ve lost their souls
doesn’t mean demons have lost the ability to love.
Meena knows convincing her co-workers—including her
partner, Über-demon-hunter Alaric Wulf—that vampires can be
redeemed won’t be easy . . . especially when a deadly new
threat seems to be endangering not just lives of the
Palatine, but Meena’s friends and family as well.
But Meena isn’t the Palatine’s only hope. Father Henrique—
aka Padre Caliente—New York City’s youngest, most charming
priest, has also been assigned to the case.
So why doesn’t Meena—or Alaric—trust him?
As she begins unraveling the truth, Meena finds her
loyalties tested, her true feelings laid bare . . . and
temptations she never even imagined existed impossible to
resist.
This time, Meena may finally have bitten off more than she
can chew.