Related to: 'Rise'

'This is where you're meant to be. I know it.'Ember has always known her life was not her own. That she owed a debt to the mysterious order of knights who saved her as a baby.Despite their brutal training, serving the knights is all she has ever wanted. That was before she found love. But finding it and keeping it are very different things.Little does she know what danger lies ahead. Neither Ember, nor her heart, will survive unscathed.

They are the Nightwalkers, mysterious beings who dwell in the shadows of our world, and Damien, the Vampire Prince, is among the most powerful of them all. But one woman will tempt him with a desire unlike anything he has known, and together they will face a terrifying relentless foe . . .As reigning Vampire Prince, Damien has tasted every pleasure the world has to offer - consorting with kings and queens and delighting in sensual adventure. Now, tired of such pursuits, he devotes his energies to protecting his people. The war between human necromancers and Nightwalkers has escalated, and when the enemy makes a daring move, kidnapping Syreena, a Lycanthrope Princess, Damien boldly follows. He succeeds in rescuing her, but is unprepared for the erotic longing her lush sensuality awakens in him.

As a second daughter, Grace Andreas never had to worry about the intrigues of the Elder Races. But when her sister, Petra, and Petra's husband are both killed, Grace inherits the Power and responsibilities of the Oracle of Louisville, as well as her sister's two young children - neither of which she is prepared for.Yet, she is not alone. Khalil, Demonkind and Djinn prince of House Marid - driven by his genuine caring for the children - has decided to make himself a part of the household both as their guardian and as an exasperating counterpoint to Grace's impudence toward the Elder Races.But when an attempt is made on Grace's life, she realises that Khalil is the only one who can protect her - and offer her more than a mortal man . . .

All Grayson Spencer wants is revenge. Christophe dit Menart destroyed the life she loved and she wants the pleasure of killing him, no matter the cost to her. When her attempt fails, she is forced to turn to Durian, a feared demon and expert assassin. Newly armed with powerful magic she can barely control, she'll do whatever it takes to complete her mission - even surrender to a dangerous fiend whos eyes promise unimaginable pleasure.Sword to protect all mages, Durian can't let Gray threaten the uneasy peace among demons, humans and mages. He proposes a deal: he'll train Gray to master her gift if she'll bind herself to him magically, submitting to his control. As Grays's powers intensify so too does Durian's hunger for her and when the dark mage, dit Menart, makes a final play for Gray, will the passion she and Durian share be the key to their survival or the seed of their destruction?