Damien is an assassin, a man with no home and a tortured past. Sold into slavery as a young boy, he is trained to kill with cold calculation, without remorse. As a reward for his ruthless success, he is given a chance to earn his freedom from his cruel master. One last mission. One final person to slay… Lady Aurora of Acquitaine is the epitome of purity and goodness, beloved by all her people. She lives her life trying to atone for her mother’s cruelty by being a fair and just ruler. Secretly she fears that one day her mother’s murderer will return for her. When Damien enters Aurora’s life, tempting her with promises of dark passion and forbidden lust, he threatens to tear her peaceful world apart with shadowy secrets of his own. Can Aurora’s light heal Damien’s dark spirit or will his evil consume her? The eternal battle of good versus evil, love versus hate, dark versus light, all come to a shattering climax in this historical romance set in medieval England.

Will his past catch up to him and ruin all he has fought so hard to protect? The honored Lady Aurora of Acquitaine prepares for her upcoming marriage. Her betrothed, Damien, confronts the unwanted visitors from his dark past that have come for more than just celebration. Note from the "The characters in this story are the hero and heroine from my book Angel's Assassin . I chose to elaborate on their story because I simply fell in love with them. I wanted to follow Damien and Aurora and see what other obstacles they still had to overcome. This story falls between the last chapter in Angel's Assassin and the Epilogue. If you'd like to know more about these characters, please pick up Angel's Assassin ." This is a novella. It continues the story of Damien and Aurora from Angel's Assassin .

Will he betray his brother to save the woman he loves? Having grown up as a slave, Gawyn is finally free to live the life he wants. As captain of the guard, he serves his brother, Lord Damien, faithfully and loyally. There is nothing he would not do for him or for the city of Acquitaine. When Damien becomes suspicious of a farm girl, he sends Gawyn to discover what she knows about their past, a past that must remain secret. Justina Auber is a farm girl, raised by a father who was killed by an assassin. She never expects to come face to face with her father’s killer. Now, she must protect her younger brother from the very man who took her father from her. When Gawyn meets Justina, he is instantly attracted to her wit and beauty. As he attempts to find out what she knows about his family's dark past, he finds himself falling for her. Will he be able to stay loyal to his brother or will he betray him for the woman he loves?