New York Times Bestseller

Spring 2013 Kids' Indie Next List

Sybella's dutyas Death's assassin in 15th-century Franceforces herreturnhome tothe personal hell thatshehad finally escaped.Love andromance, history and magic, vengeance and salvationconvergein this thrilling sequel to Grave Mercy.

Sybella arrives at the convents doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refugebut at a price. The convent views Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and seduction, as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?