As a former agent for the Agency of vampires, Alfonso knows
just how hard it is to lose everything in his life to the
lure of a sweetblood. While undercover spying on the
illustrious Alliance, he lost his family, his
identity, and almost lost his life. Faking his own death
and placing everyone in his life out of harm's way was the
only way he could think of to save them.
As a member
of the Alliance, Alfonso did the unthinkable for his
people; he swore a blood oath with an assassin to never
betray the Alliance and the Lord that ruled over them. Now,
finding a new faction of the Alliance in his home territory
has led Alfonso to open up doors that he thought long
locked, sealed, and stashed away. The plot of the Alliance
is to find a tracker from within the Agency to track down
sweetbloods, drain them, and sell their irresistible blood
to recruit new members. The best tracker in the Agency just
happens to be their target and the love of Alfonso's
previous life. How can he protect her without picking
things up where they left off? How can he save her from
himself and the danger that lies just around the corner
waiting to snuff out his life and the lives of those he
loves?
Alfonso's rejection was one of the hardest and most
devastating moments of Lily's life. Losing her senses for
tracking is coming in at a close second. For Lily, not being
able to track for the Agency would be a fate worse than
death. But that is exactly what is happening. Lily is
losing her scents, her targets, her partners, and her mind.
The only way Lily has ever been a worthy vampire has been
through her tracking skills. Quickly excelling at tracking,
Lily was able to prove to the world that she was not just
another pretty face. Now gloom looms over her, and what is
worse is that the one man who broke her heart has reentered
her life. In fact, he has had the audacity to partner with
her so that they can track down a new enemy. Can she keep
her head in the game with her heart on her sleeve?
There were good parts to this story and bad. First, I
really liked Lily as a heroine. She was strong, self-
assured while still having the same doubts that every woman
has, and she made the same mistakes that many women have in
love, life, and happiness. I thought that she was a well
written character, but I also had issues with her issues.
Her whole back story was that her powers were fading and
this was a big problem for her. Then her abilities started
working again and nothing was ever addressed as to why they
stopped in the first place, or why they had suddenly
returned. Alfonso on the other hand, was set up well. I
felt that his problems were worked out, his family issues
addressed, and he even got a pleasant surprise in the end.
The only other thing I had an issue with was Alfonso's
tracker from the Alliance. As a bad guy, I felt that he
really wasn't as scary as I wanted him to be. The big fight
was anti-climactic; I wanted more fight, more action, and
more evil as he was talked up to be.
Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, two
vampire coalitions battle for supremacy—Guardian enforcers
who safeguard humanity and Darkbloods, rogues who kill like
their ancient ancestors.
Alfonso Serrano is a hunted man. For months he’s managed to
elude the Darkbloods, vengeful foes who won’t rest until
he’s dead. But he still craves one dangerous temptation:
Lily DeGraff, the sexy Guardian agent he’ll risk anything to
protect.
Lily is a wanted woman. Her talent for tracking Sweet—a rare
blood type that’s addictive to vampires—makes her a prime
target for enemy capture. Her only hope is the stealthy
vampire operative who stole into her bed…then left her in
despair. Danger aside, Lily won’t let Alfonso near her heart
again—until an irresistible hunger threatens to draw them
back together…and into an assassin’s snare.
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