As the former Archangel of Death, Azrael has always stoodapart from his brothers. Cursed to rule from the darkness, he is not only oneof the four favored archangels but the very first vampire, and king among hiskind.Sophie Bryce is a woman scarred by the dark secrets of her past. Though she isoverwhelmingly attracted to the brooding archangel, she simply cannot believethat she is the one fated to be with such an extraordinary being. But Azrael has known differently from the moment he laideyes on Sophie and he will stop at nothing to win her heart-even if he has tofight an army of unimaginable evils to do so . . .