"What does it mean then? Being friends with a demon?"

Now in possession of the mysterious dagger, Sylvia expected her vampire boyfriend Theo to help her discover the secrets of the ancient artifact. But when Theo abandons her to answer his Maker's call, she is left to depend on the only reliable person in her life: the demon Pilkington.

Unlike Sylvia, Pilkington has always known what he desires. More than anything, he wants his human friend to be happy?even if that means watching her fight for the love of another man. He's still a demon though, and certainly not above tempting her.

The duo's bond grows stronger as they spend long nights chasing clues that might give them some inkling of the artifact's power. When a chance encounter with a witch reveals Pilkington's long-held secret, Sylvia must face her past to find her future. Between old foes, new enemies, and an unexpected love triangle, she must decide where she belongs in this strange new world?and who she wants to keep close.

JM Paquette hails from upstate New York, so she misses the snow, but not the shoveling, and now lives in Florida, where she hates the heat, but not the beach. She has an embarrassingly large comic book collection that is only shamed by her ever growing horde of cheesy romance novels, and she openly admits to being both a fantasy enthusiast and a roleplaying aficionado-both of which have earned her solid stamps on her Geek Card. She lives in Clearwater with her husband, her daughter, her rambunctious dog, and a cat who occasionally appears at mealtimes.