"Lieutenant Amerii, one of the beautiful and strong daughters of Lyra, wants nothing more than to prove herself to her captain and the army without her father, Captain Lyra III's, help... except maybe one thing. Van, Count of Aeris and attendant to Emperor Varka has been on her mind since she met him at her cousin Sophia's wedding, and she wants to see him again. Charged with the duty of meeting the Varkan first fleet at Varka Two, Amerii is pleasantly surprised when the commander turns out to be Van, and he wants her to be the one to join him on his vessel to sign the contract between Varka and Lyra. When she meets him again, he's more handsome than she remembered, and she resolves to risk the violence of his bloodlust to make him hers. Van is sure bringing Amerii to his vessel is nothing short of dangerous and his fears are quickly realised. Amerii stirs his blood like no other female and he's been battling his bloodlust since first meeting her, desperate to know what love is and to find a way of controlling himself so he can have her, but his feelings for her are too strong to resist, placing his whole crew in danger. Can Amerii convince Van that he can love and that he's worthy of becoming her mate? Can Van control his bloodlust enough that he won't hurt Amerii when he bites her? And when Van is taken captive by the Wraiths of Varka Two, how far will Amerii go to rescue the man she loves? STORIES IN THE DAUGHTERS OF LYRA SERIES STAND ALONE AND DO NOT NEED TO BE READ IN ORDER Stories in the Daughters of Lyra series by Felicity Heaton: Daughters of Lyra: Heart of an Emperor Daughters of Lyra: Heart of a Mercenary Daughters of Lyra: Heart of a Prince Daughters of Lyra: Heart of a Commander Daughters of Lyra: Heart of an Assassin Also available: Sons of Lyra series."--