A monster hunter bent on vengeance for her slaughtered family meets her match in a celebrated warrior harboring a devastating secret—he's half-wraith, kin to the very creatures she's sworn to destroy. When someone Drue cares about vanishes under suspicious circumstances, she and Talemir are forced into an uneasy alliance, navigating treacherous quests and the undeniable chemistry crackling between them. As they uncover dangerous truths about the dark forces threatening their realm, the real question becomes whether Drue can see past the monster she believes him to be—or if their magnetic attraction will be the downfall of them both. If you're craving a fantasy romance with serious forced-proximity tension, a heroine with fire in her veins, and a hero fighting to prove he's more than his cursed blood, this is absolutely the book for you.

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