Two very different men, each struggling with his own lust and desires. Can they find a happy medium? Ethan Harte returns to his old stomping grounds in Chicago a changed man. He grew up on the South Side, running with older boys and playing stickball in the streets. A one-night encounter with a brooding stranger named Darius has left him half-man, half-creature, with a thirst for blood that's hard to slake. Cullen Ryder, a South Side Chicago detective, has been on his own since his lover was killed in a car crash three years earlier. Disillusioned, bitter, and more than a little lonely, he's intrigued when former classmate Ethan comes back into his life. Ryder's life the past thirteen years has been about being a detective, and he prides himself on being a damn good one. But when he finds out exactly who and what Ethan is, and what he does to survive, their new bond is tested. Can Ryder live with the knowledge, and does he want to? Reader Advisory: This book contains one character from Night Shift, though the two books can be read as stand alone titles.

Teak has been attracting way too much attention lately. Will he learn his lesson when he is banished to Canada’s far north? Teak has always taken what he wants, when he wants, with no regard for the council of vampires overseeing his every move. When he crosses the line, he is sent to the far north as punishment and severely warned not to drink from any human there. He’s also told to blend in by taking up his old profession. It all seems doable…until Teak meets the attractive pharmacist, Marcus Kent. When Teak tries to steal a bite as well as a kiss by glamouring the object of his desire, he discovers that where Marcus is concerned, his powers are moot.