Jewish vampire Zane, a bodyguard fueled by a violent past and a burning thirst for vengeance, wants nothing to do with his new assignment: protecting Portia, a headstrong vampire-hybrid whose father is dead set on preserving her virginity. Zane's heart, scarred by the horrors of the Holocaust, beats only for revenge against his tormentors. Compassion is a weakness he long ago abandoned. But Portia has her own agenda. Time is running out. In a matter of weeks, her body will set into its permanent vampire form, sealing her fate as a virgin for eternity. To avoid this, she needs a lover, and fast-a desperate quest her overprotective father has hired Zane to prevent. The moment their paths cross, an undeniable, explosive attraction ignites, shattering Zane's rigid control and challenging Portia's desperate timeline. Their forbidden desire burns hotter than the hell of Zane's past, threatening to consume them both. Can they overcome their ingrained prejudices, trading hatred for love and vengeance for forgiveness, before Zane's demons from the past tear them apart forever? Scanguards Vampires Samson's Lovely Mortal (#1) Amaury's Hellion (#2) Gabriel's Mate (#3) Yvette's Haven (#4) Zane's Redemption (#5) Quinn's Undying Rose (#6) Oliver's Hunger (#7) Thomas's Choice (#8) Silent Bite (#8 1/2) Cain's Identity (#9) Luther's Return (#10) Novella: Mortal Wish Blake's Pursuit (#11) Fateful Reunion (#11 1/2) John's Yearning (#12) Ryder's Storm (#13) Damian's Conquest (#14) Grayson's Challenge (#15) Isabelle's Forbidden Love (#16) Cooper's Passion (#17) Vanessa's Bravery (#18) Patrick's Seduction (#19)