Maliha Crayne has gone rogue. A demon's assassin for centuries, she is determined to save a life for each one she has destroyed in order to reclaim her soul from Rabishu, the demon who saved her from burning at the stake in 1692. Anu, The Sumerian God, passes judgement on the lives she saves and the lives she destroys.

Maliha's powers as an Ageless, are fading. As her life begins to spin out of control, two of her closest friend disappear. Arnie Henshaw, her doorman, vanishes without a trace. Next Maliha receives Arnie's bloody hat. Then Yanmeng is missing. As his body parts start arriving Maliha finds herself being forced into the role of assassin, forced to kill innocent people or see her friends die.

Even with the help of Hound and Amaro, she seems to always be a step behind. Time in running out and Maliha's anger and frustration are getting the best of her. On top of everything she is dealing with, She finds that Jake, her lover is not all he seems. Jake has always kept her at arm's length and withheld his past from her. Determined to help, she keeps Jake busy and away from her closest friends.

I read DELIVERANCE only to later find out that is was Book 3 of the series. However, I was not lost or confused as one may feel coming into a series without starting at book one. It is light on the romance side, but more than makes up for it in action packed fight scenes.

Dakota Banks has put an interesting spin on this one of a kind paranormal, action packed series emphasizing on the action instead of the romance.