Heart of Darkness

An international secret society of telepathic blood-magic angels come together to destroy what appears to be the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.This second novel in the Hearts of Darkness series, Track the Ripper takes NYPD detective Dianysus Brentano to London, Glastonbury and Paris as she chases a man who calls himself Jack the Ripper straight into an Internet web that aims to turn followers into killers and control the world. Her resolve to recover what he stole from her attracts allies from among the blood-drinking celestial ma'lakhim. Overwhelmed by their dangerous beauty, Dianysus sets her heart on the leader, Sitri, who has been her secret protector since childhood. But she's unsure if he's equally attracted to her or is exploiting her for his own purpose.Dianysus learns that the mother who'd abandoned her when she was young had been a queen among these creatures. This makes her own blood unique and gives her new skills. When she discovers that the Ripper seeks her blood to complete his conquest, she forms a risky plan. As the ma'lakhim strive to save Paris and London from mass destruction, Dianysus goes to face the Ripper alone. She must trust that her blood-bond with Sitri is true, because otherwise, all is lost.

Darkness is falling, and only werewolves Sonja and Cameron can stop the spread of the stain of midnight before it corrupts everything they love.Lone wolf and metaphysical fixer Sonja Carter has danced on the fence between the supernatural superpowers for years. She's earned a reputation as the one to call when Tacoma's paranormal population finds a situation they can't out-weird. When her former boyfriend Derek, a dark wolf created by a malevolent ritual, loses control of his inner beast, he turns to Sonja for help. Saving him draws her into a web of magic and evil beyond any she has ever known. Maybe she's never needed the pack, but the pack - and its enforcer - need her.Pack enforcer Cameron Roswell has an axe to grind with the vampire who corrupted his packmates with twisted magics. Cameron means to exact some old-fashioned justice on the one responsible just as soon as the pack can find him. Then troubling dreams grip the enforcer just before the sacrificial murder of a member of his pack, and Cameron wonders if the threat is even greater than he could have realized. To understand the danger that threatens those he loves, he'll need help from the one woman he's never been able to understand at all.