#1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author J. R. Ward's "different, creative, dark, violent, and flat-out amazing"* Black Dagger Brotherhood series continues as a vampire warrior crosses the line between life and death ... into a world of dark dreams and darker desires. <br><br>Ever since the death of his shellan, Tohrment has been a heartbroken shadow of the vampire leader he once was. Brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel, he fights again with ruthless vengeance, unprepared for a new tragedy. Seeing his beloved in dreams - trapped in a cold, isolated netherworld - Tohr turns to the angel Lassiter to save his former mate. The only way to rescue her is for Tohr to love another. As war with the lessers rages, and a new clan of vampires vie for the Blind King's throne, Tohr struggles between an unforgettable past and a hot, passion-filled future. But can his heart let go and set all of them free?<br><br>* <i>All About Romance</i><p></p>