A new Carpathian novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling aqueen of paranormal romance.a("USA Today") Born into a world of ice, slave to her evil father, Lara Calladine knew only paralyzing fear as a child. Only by escaping with her mysterious gifts unbroken would she survive to claim her great Carpathian heritage as a Dragonseekera] Now, Lara is in search of the source of her nightmaresathe cold, dark corners of her childhood just on the edges of her memory. Only one man has the power and the will to help her: dangerous, arrogant Nicolas De La Cruz. Together, Lara and Nicolas search the treacherous Carpathian landscape for the truth about their pastsaand discover a passion that neither has ever known before.