I really loved this one. Val wasn't one of my favorite characters coming into this book but by the end he surpassed Zarek in my opinion. I have to be honest I didn't like Tabitha one bit. She just came off like a child to me who no matter any one else had gone through just had to have their way. In the end Val had a softening effect on her but not enough to make me like her or to be happy that she was his mate. Like always it was good to see the other characters though the stubberness of the other dark hunters is just unreal. I would say overall this one was more of a tear-jerker then a romance for me because I just didn't fell the chemistry between the two. But it is really a good read to get to know Val if nothing else.