Strengthened by Love and Fire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781967520121)

The valley is no longer safe.

When the witch Elders summon Lucia, she expects to be honored with a place among them. Instead, she is accused of betraying her own kind by siding with the House of Ward. Ordered to witness against the vampires, Lucia's world is shaken even further by the arrival of an unexpected visitor-one who pulls her loyalties away from the Elders and closer to the very people they seek to destroy.

Meanwhile, the House faces escalating attacks. Rain falls day after day, lightning strikes dangerously close, and unseen forces lash out with deadly precision. The witches want the vampires gone-but the House refuses to break.

Amid the chaos, Kate fights a more intimate war. Her half-Fae blood tempts every vampire, and she fears letting anyone too close. But Marcus, a battle-scarred vampire with a tragic past, sees through her fear-and may be the only one strong enough to love her without losing himself. Together, they must decide whether their bond is a weakness to be exploited or the strength that can hold the House together as the valley teeters on the edge of disaster.