Meet The Man Before The Master Before Dorian Sterling was the Master of the Coven, he was a brother who would do anything for his sister… he was a man in the wrong place at the wrong time… he was human. In the stunning prequel to HEIR OF ASHES, hear the story of how Dorian became the most powerful vampire in history and learn what he would do for those he loves most in the world.

She’ll Burn Before She Surrenders Phoenix Ashburn is a Runner who has dedicated her life to hunting and killing vampires. She’s determined to be the best, and for a Runner, that means taking risks to achieve glory. When Phoenix unintentionally kills a vampire of status, the Heir to the renowned vampire Coven, she finds herself marked for death by the most powerful vampire in the world, Coven Master Dorian Sterling. Dorian Sterling has ruled the Coven without mercy for eight centuries and refuses to let his Heir go unavenged. But as he learns more about Phoenix Ashburn, his plans for vengeance develop into something even more sinister. Phoenix finds herself tangled in a web of revenge, blood, and obsession - one that threatens to destroy everything she’s ever known. Despite the dark attraction she feels towards Dorian, Phoenix is willing to risk anything to be the Runner who killed the Coven Master… even her own life.

She is the Heir of ashes. She will rise. Phoenix Ashburn has become her own worst nightmare - the Heir to the vampire Coven. Adjusting to life as a vampire in the spotlight proves to be much more difficult than Phoenix ever could have imagined; grave reminders of her human life and her growing attraction to Coven Master Dorian Sterling haunt her at every turn. When Dorian’s reign as Master is threatened by the Runner Institution, Phoenix is caught between her loyalty to the Coven and her longing for the life she could have lived. Both Dorian and the Runner Institution offer Phoenix everything she has ever wanted - blood and glory. In this gripping conclusion to the Heir of Ashes duology, Phoenix will have to decide what means more to her… Dorian… or absolute power.