num_pages: 528
description: An immortal assassin is caught between desire and duty... A foundling raised in a world of humansGrowing up orphaned Josephine didnt know who or what she wasjust that she was bad an outcast with strange powers. Her baby brother Thaddeus was as perfect as she was flawed; protecting him became her entire life. The day he was taken away began Jos transition from angry girl... to would-be superhero... to enchanting ruthless villain.A lethally sensual enforcer on a missionA threat to the Mrir has brought archer Rune the Baneblood to the mortal realm to slay the oldest living Valkyrie. Whether by bow or in bed he never fails to eliminate his target. Yet before he can strike he encounters a vampiric creature whose beauty conceals a black heart. With one bite she pierces him with aching pleasure taking his forbidden blood - and jeopardizing the secrets of his brethren.A boundless passion that will lead to sweet ruin...Could this exquisite female be a spy sent by the very Valkyrie he hunts? Rune knows he must not trust Josephine yet hes unable to turn her away. Despite his millennia of sexual conquests he cant ignore the unfamiliar longing she arouses deep within him. When Jo betrays the identity of the one man she will die to protect she and Rune become locked in a treacherous battle of wills that pits ultimate loyalty against unbridled lust.
language: English
title: Sweet Ruin
publisher: Gallery Books