Meriel Owen is next in line to control the Owen Clan: the largest organization of witches in the country. She is asked to investigate the owner of a club that has been stealing magic from the font of the clan and when she arrives she instantly connects with Dominic Bright. When they share their magic, Meriel realizes that he is her bond-mate. Raised as an outclan, Dominic doesn't trust council members and is shocked when he learns he is one. Afraid he will doubt their connection, Meriel decides to take things slow. But their new relationship is not the deadliest thing going on.
This book starts three years after the second. The beginning scene is the funeral of Holburn, Beka's fiance. The scene reveals that Beka feels guilt over his death because she no longer loved him and could not grieve. Later that same night, her lord comes to her door and summons her, Achoo, and Pounce on a Hunt. She meets up with her partner Turnstall, her lord, and a kennel mage by the name of Farmer Cape. They learn that they are on orders from the King himself because the prince, heir to the throne, has been kidnapped!!!
In A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang, Abby works for a Faery. When her boss disappears, Abby meets a succubus whose sister has been kidnapped. She is pressured into helping, and discovers that the cases are linked. She discovers new things that make it very hard to trust the people she thought she could. When she starts being questioned about her boss, she knows she must find her, and quickly. She also learns new things about herself and her new developing powers.
