Undercity Chronicles

Cassie's had a rough few months. Being a vampire came with its own risks. Being a con-artist vampire was even tougher. Being forced to fake one's own death to keep from getting thrown in the slammer or murdered and then resurrecting oneself? Really takes a lot out of a girl. Frankly, she could use a little down time. But, true to form, she's skipped that and opted to jump straight from the frying pan into the fire as a new recruit-in-training for the Old Guard. They think she's got the skillset to help them ferret out some troublemaking vampires in the Undercity, and she's just interested enough to agree. But when she struggles with the whole "obedience" portion of her training and decides to make a break for it, she's suddenly thrust into the center of a centuries' old battle for power. A battle that will pit the world's strongest, most revered vampires against one another . . . and Cassie herself. Contains mature themes.

Cassie's had some pretty close calls in her life, but now that she's gotten her official bad-ass badge as an integral part of the Old Guard, she feels sort of invincible. That doesn't seem to keep anyone from trying to prove otherwise, though, because everyone wants a piece of her. The King of Hearts needs her help, even while the resistance tries to sway her, and the Old Guard has its own plans for her. And then, there's Ryder. Sexy, strong, stubborn Ryder, who will accept no less than everything, including the one piece of Cassie she's not sure she can bear to offer any man . . . Contains mature themes.

Lies and betrayal have cost her Ryder's love, and it's eating her alive, but Cassie's got a job to do. Looking back when she's got to plan for the battle ahead could prove deadly, and not just for herself. The Undercity of Milan is as corrupt as New York, and if she's to stop an all-out vampire war, she'll have to move mountains to mend fences. But in a world of ultra-powerful kings and queens who will destroy anyone who gets in their way, her heart might not be the only thing that winds up broken. Contains mature themes.