A sensational new series from the bestselling creator of The Darkslayer and The Chronicles of Dragon.The unexpected begins ...Agent Sidney Shaw is one of the FBI's finest. Tough as nails with a calculating mind, she thought she was ready for anything.Enter John Smoke. His spirited arrest methods landed him hard time in prison. The decorated veteran, now branded an ex-con, just wants to serve his time in peace. The powers that be have other plans.When Sidney is assigned to be Smoke's handler, both of their lives are turned upside down. She plays by the rules. He trusts his instincts. Fighting to control him, she finds herself chasing him down a secret, dark, supernatural path where a vast criminal network rears its head in the heart of Washington, D.C.