Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:#1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward�??s �??instantly addictive�?�* novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continue as an ally of the Brotherhood must face his own dark desires....
Butch O�??Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard-living ex�??homicide cop, he�??s the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants to go even deeper into the vampire world. He�??s got nothing to lose. His heart belongs to a female vampire, an aristocratic beauty who�??s way out of his league. If he can�??t have Marissa, then at least he can fight side by side with the Brothers.
Fate curses him with the very thing he wants. When Butch sacrifices himself to save a civilian vampire from the slayers, he falls prey to the darkest force in the war. Left for dead, he�??s found by a miracle, and the Brotherhood calls on Marissa to bring him back. But even her love may not be enough t