Ethan Blade-assassin extraordinaire, cold-blooded killer, heartless monster, and . . . retiree?I've spent my whole life dealing in death, efficiently eliminating targets while fighting to preserve a sense of self and morality, to avoid becoming as detached and ruthless as my siblings. I thought I had succeeded. Then I met Jack Reardon-contrary, handsome, forgiving, and far too good for the likes of me-and my life was tipped upside down. When he asked me to move in with him, he didn't specify that I had to quit my job, but I wanted to-for myself, not for him. I should have known it wouldn't be that easy.My old instincts-"Ethan Blade"-are soon tempted out of retirement by a job offer I can't afford to refuse and by an old hook-up of Jack's he'd be a fool to refuse. While falling prey to my own temptation, Jack struggles with his. Which is precisely when the true danger exposes itself-one of my siblings with no such sense of self or morality. Only pain. And he is prepared to rain it down on me and Jack, unless I can square the Ethan Blade I want to be with the one I need to be, in time to save us both.