"To protect Vega and her son from the demon-vampire Arnaud, I've secured spots for them in a powerful safehouse. The price? Pledging my services to the Upholders, a group searching for stolen loved ones. My new teammates are a young minister, a snarky half-fae, a hulking mermaid, and a druid with major control issues. Bonded by said druid's magic, I couldn't wriggle out of this deal if I were coated in wizard's oil. Now we're hunting demons in a past version of New York City that's on the bad side of strange. But I can't stop thinking about Arnaud. He's too close to the ones I cherish, and growing more lethal by the hour. He's also gotten his talons on an enchanted item that could undo their protection. I need to fulfill my contract to the Upholders and race home. But dangers here are mounting, verging on biblical. If I don't crank my magic to eleven and become the leader this team needs, I may never see Vega again... Or hold our future child." -- Amazon.com.