"Remy Pendergast, vampire hunter, and his unexpected companions, royal vampires Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won first battle against the formidable Night Empress, who threatens to undo a fragile peace between humans and vampires. Xiaodan, severely injured, has lost her powers to vanquish the enemy's new superbreed of vampire, but if the trio can make it to Fata Morgana,...

"Zeke Smith is a drifter, a former bounty hunter, army scout, and lawman trying to escape from, and make up for, his violent and passionate past. Along his journey of self-imposed penance and exile, he aids others in difficulty wherever he stops and stays. Arriving in the quiet Arizona town of Pleasant Grove, he discovers that the town does not live up to its name. A corrupt marshal and his criminal deputies run roughshod and unchecked over the citizens...