I've had trouble on and off with this series being alternately great and not so great but it was a nice surprise to follow up one of the good books with this delicious installment. Devyn can be something of a pain with his holier than thou attitude but he's worth it. 
 The lovely story of Bride and Devyn is worth every sexually tense moment. 
 My fascination grew with the Vampire underground and the muscled McKell. No, I don't want him claiming Bride but at the same time the flashbacks to Bride as a child, clearly, being enamored with McKell were enjoyable. 
 While Devyn doesn't seem the type to settle down I liked that Bride appeared to be woman enough to change that for him. Showalter did a fantastic job on both characters.