Butch O'Neal has always been willing to fight—whether as a cop or alongside the Black Dagger Brotherhood—but his real battle is the unrequited love he carries for Marissa, a vampire so far out of his reach she might as well be a dream. When a rescue mission goes catastrophically wrong, he finds himself transformed by the very darkness he's been fighting against, and suddenly Marissa is forced to confront what he means to her. What unfolds is a passionate, heart-wrenching story about sacrifice, redemption, and whether love can be strong enough to save someone from the brink of destruction. This is vampire romance at its most emotionally intense, perfect for readers who love a hero pushed to his absolute limit and a heroine brave enough to fight for him.

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