2015 RONE award Winner for best Paranormal Survival is a deadly game that Mira refuses to lose! Mira, a proven warrior with a blade as sharp as her fangs, has spent the last thirty years in the arena, where life and death are determined by the stroke of a sword and the cheers of her fans.  In the new world order, being supernatural is a crime. Vampires once thought to be mythical, have been discovered, assimilated, and enslaved. Used for blood sport in the gladiatorial arena, their immortal lives are allowed to continue only for the entertainment of the human masses. The only way out of this never ending battle is in a body bag, and Mira's not going out that way. Always looking for an escape, Mira's latest attempt leads her straight to Lucian Stavros, the city's Regent, a human, and the man directly responsible for her people's enslavement. With her life in the hands of the aloof and powerful Lucian, Mira must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Making an ally of this powerful human might be the only chance she has left.

Honor or freedom. Mira can only choose one. Narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Magistrate, and with the Iron Gate army close behind, Mira travels west, toward the coast with three human fugitives, searching for the mythical land of Sanctuary.  After encountering a pack of wolf shifters, headed by the charismatic-and brazen-Stryker, Mira learns that Sanctuary is real after all.  Caldera Grove: home of the Otherkin. Hidden in the mouth of a dormant volcano, it has protected its residents from humans since the early days following the great cataclysm. For Mira- a vampire-Caldera is a land of peace; an escape from the relentless persecution of the humans who once enslaved her, and an end to the daily struggle and bloodshed of being a gladiator. For the humans accompanying her, Caldera Grove means death. Trespassers are destroyed before they can penetrate its borders.  Follow Stryker toward freedom and peace, or honor the humans who risked everything to aid her escape, and stand and fight against the army of humans closing in on them?  A choice must be made, and Mira alone will have to shoulder the consequences.