The Silk Road. In ancient times it was a well-established trade route that began in China. But to Larien, it is the veiled entrance to the underworld where no human belongs. For a Fallen that has nothing but time, it is suddenly against him. And now he has to be the good guy? Damn. * * * * * Jayla Protegenu is as typical as they come. She owns a chain of gyms in the San Francisco Bay Area, enjoys popcorn-and-movie night with her two best friends and writes for the local paper. But that's where 'typical' ends. As a child she learned to summon her guardians to keep at bay the things that prowled the night. An ability she's kept secret all her life...until a Fallen angel answers her call. Larien is not seeking redemption. He's looking for the artifact that only Jayla can call power from. The woman has no idea of the extent of her abilities and he's not about to teach her. However he is man enough to admit that this human has touched him, soul deep. And now that she is his to protect, his to love, when she's taken Larien will search to the ends of the Earth to find her, from San Francisco all the way to...the Silk Road.