Today’s exorcist is tomorrow’s dead meat. Lily’s an exorcist with a gift. An ancient wizard tied her soul to his victims. As they die, she becomes stronger. But it will cost her. She’s fought ghosts for fifteen years. Alone. She wanted to keep it that way, but then he comes along – the strapping, excessively attractive jock she last saw in high school. It turns out he’s a detective. It also turns out she can’t avoid him, no matter how hard she tries. When he’s dragged into her world of ghosts, demons, and the damned, she’ll have to accept him with open arms. It’s that, or a punch to the jaw. She hasn’t decided which Jerome Smith deserves yet.

Things are heating up. In more ways than one. It isn’t just the city crumbling under Arcane’s brutal hunt. Lily and Jerome are getting closer. But any new relationship needs a spark to ignite. Or a flamethrower. Lily doesn’t do things by half. She won’t get the time she needs, though. Arcane will take it from her, cell by cell, finger by finger, and second by second. He’s waited too long to get his hands on her again. He won’t wait a second longer.

Lily and Jerome can’t win forever. The end will always come. And this one will be more violent than any other. Arcane won’t wait anymore. He only needs one more victim. Lily and Jerome must stick together, as close as can be, to have any chance. Even if they do, they’ll still have to sacrifice. Necromancer’s need blood, tears, and life. Arcane will demand all that and more.