One heart for another. One life for another. And only her soul to pay.
Two years ago, Tara Corbane made a deal with a demon. Before each lunar eclipse, she must make a trade-a lover's heart offered as sacrifice to save her sister's. And with each offering, Tara fears she's becoming more and more like Thorn, the twisted but tantalizing demon she's sworn to hate.
Thirty days before the next eclipse, Tara heads to New Orleans, where her newest target awaits. But Rian Connach, the handsome heir to a real estate empire, is nothing like the others. He's single, for starters, and isn't out for love but vengeance. He's hot on the trail of the serial killer he blames for the death of his girlfriend. Whose heart was ripped out by none other than Tara herself.
As the eclipse draws near, Tara finds herself trapped in a game of cat-and-mouse. To save her own skin, she teams up with the broken and beguiling boy hunting her, all the while fighting her feelings for the demon whose secrets threaten everything she's ever believed about him, and herself. With Rian getting closer and closer to learning the truth, and Thorn warning of the gruesome consequences to come if Tara doesn't fulfill their bargain, time is running out to answer the ultimate question:
Is Tara the predator, or the prey? Jenni Howell is the New York Times-bestselling author of Boys with Sharp Teeth. Before becoming an author, she tried out archaeology, linguistics, mongoose herding (known to some as "teaching"), finance, and espionage, but always got bored. Now she writes books, so her entire world changes every six months-and she will never be bored again.
