Angel's Pain `Praise for New York Times bestselling author

Book twelve in Maggie Shayne’s bestselling Wings in the Night seriesVengeance will be hers...Briar is driven by only one thing: her need for vengeance on Gregor, the rogue vampire who turned her, then betrayed and brutalized her. To make that happen, she joins Reaper, himself a renegade vampire, and his gang of misfits, who are also on Gregor’s trail.A loner by nature, she tells herself she’s only with them until she can destroy Gregor, and then she’ll be gone. But she hadn’t counted on the way the gang feels like family, the way they need her to complete their circle. And she definitely hasn’t counted on the way Reaper, the charismatic vamp who holds them all together, needs her—much less the way she has come to need him.Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories Twilight Illusions, with bonus novella Beyond TwilightBorn in Twilight, with bonus novella Twilight VowsTwilight HungerEmbrace the Twilight, with bonus novella Run from TwilightEdge of Twilight Blue Twilight, with bonus novella Before Blue TwilightPrince of TwilightDemon’s Kiss Lover’s Bite Angel’s Pain Bloodline, with bonus novella Vampires in ParadiseTwilight Prophecy Twilight Fulfilled

Briar needs just two things: blood and vengeance. The first sustains her immortal life; the second gives it meaning.

First on her hit list is Gregor, the renegade vampire who schooled her in brutality, then betrayed and tortured her. To achieve her deadly ends, Briar joins the inscrutable Reaper and his misfit gang of vampires who are also hunting her old mentor.

But once she's destroyed Gregor, she'll be gone. The group means nothing to her. Not even Crisa—damaged, defenseless, a liability in every way—the childlike vamp with whom Briar shares a blood bond. Or Reaper. Though they shared one moment of pure passion, it's not as though Briar has feelings for him.

Because Briar needs no one. She needs only to satisfy her twin hungers—ones that may ultimately consume her.

"Briar needs just two things: blood and vengeance. The first sustains her immortal life; the second gives it meaning. First on her hit list is Gregor, the renegade vampire who schooled her in brutality, then betrayed and tortured her. To achieve her deadly ends, Briar joins the inscrutable Reaper and his misfit gang of vampires who are also hunting her old mentor. But once she's destroyed Gregor, she'll be gone. The group means nothing to her. Not even Crisa - damaged, defenseless, a liability in every way - the childlike vamp with whom Briar shares a blood bond. Or Reaper. Though they shared one moment of pure passion, it's not as though Briar has feelings for him. Because Briar needs no one. She needs only to satisfy her twin hungers - ones that may ultimately consume her."--Back cover