Ivo is the right-hand man to the most dangerous man in Ultimo Morte, Raffaele Di Morte. Ivo will do anything for the family and his capo, even marry a newly widowed woman. Elisa's husband's desire to leave his wife in safe hands was his dying wish. And while Ivo's not ready to forget his first love and mother of his child, he accepts his fate.Elisa is stunned when she finds out that her dearly departed husband has made plans for her future without ever consulting her, but no one refuses Raffaele Di Morte. The thought of marrying Ivo is terrifying, but she falls in love with his daughter and wants to make this marriage work.Ivo and Elisa have much to learn about one another. Each must move past their previous loves and unite as a family. There are other threats lurking and Elisa is in danger. Ivo vows to protect his new wife at any cost.

Destiny claims them. Only a dream can save them.Dominique Marchant never asked to be a vampire, much less their destined lord. Nor did Cassidy Chandler ask to be the human queen making his rule possible through their unusual telepathic bond. Together, they struggle to subdue the millennia of bloodlust they have inherited. But she has no desire to become a vampire. And even though it would upend the world of night, he still longs to be human again, with her.Just as Dominique's dream of seeing the sun again could become real, unrest brews in his realm. A band of dissenters, led by a powerful ancient one, openly defies his no-kill order – and they don't stop there. A friend is turned to ash. Dominique's and Cassidy's human families are targeted. And as a mortal, she is at an ever greater risk of attack. Gathering their band of unlikely allies, they pursue the threat deep into the Canadian wilderness, and straight into their worst...

Dante is the brother that works on logic and data. Nostra Casa and his brothers are everything to him. Dante walks away from the girl he wants to keep peace, thinking she was the one. Then Elena bravely rushes in to save her father and Reno, and he makes the decision to make Elena his. Beauty and intelligence are enough, until he wants her heart too. Elena is a dutiful daughter of a retired soldier and although she knows her fate is to be married to a man of her family's choosing, she never expected it to be Dante Viale. Elena is fun-loving and a complete opposite to her husband. How can this possibly work? Dante will give his life for her brothers, Nostra Casa and his wife. The enemy is coming, and Dante is fighting to keep them all safe.