Loren Calla has saved Angelthene once more—but at a terrible cost. Though her heart still beats, she is trapped in a coma, and Darkslayer Darien Cassel is desperate to get her back. But the key to saving her may very well lie in a city far from home—where one slip could cost him not only his life, but those he loves as well… As Darien races to revive Loren, his best friend Maximus Reacher embarks on a journey of his own—one no less dangerous than Darien’s as he unearths the secrets of his past. Meanwhile, in the city of Yveswich, Shadowmaster Roman Devlin gets entangled with Shay Cousens, a beautiful spitfire from a rival Darkslaying house with a penchant for pickpocketing. If Roman doesn’t watch his back, she might steal his wallet and his heart as they work together to find her missing sister. Their path will pull them into the dark secrets of the Phoenix Head Society—and the restorative body of water that has the power to cleave their world in two…