A WEAKENED BODY...
Jema Shaw is an antiquities expert. But she moonlights as a police forensic consultant--to escape an existence trapped between her domineering mother and the mysterious illness that's plagued Jema for years.

A WOUNDED SPIRIT...
Thierry Durand was tormented body and soul by his people's greatest enemies--and by his wife's betrayal. His only hope for healing lies in Jema's heart.

THEIR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE....
Night after night, Thierry slips into Jema's dreams, fulfilling her deepest, darkest desires. In the arms of her private demon lover, Jema finds that her fantasy is becoming more important to her than anything in reality. But Thierry's sensual visits have placed her in the cross fire between two ancient enemies: a religious order known as the Brethren and a cadre of immortals known as the Darkyn....