Heart of the Valkyrie — Saranna DeWylde

KCPD Detective Brynn Hill is on the hunt again. This time for a human trafficking ring getting their merchandise from Kami's, a safehouse for abused children. A street bust leads Brynn to a conspiracy that runs all the way to the governor's office and the Aryan Brotherhood. But time's running out. Brynn can't achieve the next step in her ascension to Queen of Hel without a heart, and the only one she has is Richard Sickert's-The Capri Killer. The Bloods are demanding its return, or there will be an all-out war in the streets between Crips and Bloods-werewolves and vampires-that could spill across the rest of the nation. Through it all, there's another golden thread calling her name. Another killer stalking the streets who desperately wants her attention. His kills are anything but textbook; his M.O. new and exciting. Brynn wants him like she's wanted no other killer she's ever hunted. He'll belong to her body and soul. She'll make him her general, her right hand, and maybe even a god. Even if once upon a time, his was the voice in the dark reminding her why she's the lion among lambs.