A collection of four stories set in the world of the author's "Guild Hunter" novels includes "Angel's Wolf," in which a vampire becomes fascinated by the angel who rules Louisiana.

One of the most vicious archangels in the world has disappeared. No one knows if Lijuan is dead or has chosen to sleep the long sleep of an immortal. But with her lands falling into chaos under a rising tide of vampiric bloodlust, a mysterious and ancient order of angels known as the Luminata calls the entire Cadre together to discuss the fate of her territory.

"The world is in chaos as the power surge of the Cascade rises to a devastating crescendo. In furiously resisting its attempts to turn Elena into a vessel for Raphael's power, Elena and her archangel are irrevocably changed...far beyond the prophecy of a cursed Ancient. At the same time, violent and eerie events around the world threaten to wipe out entire populations. And in the Archangel Lijuan's former territory, an unnatural fog weaves through...

Illium and Aodhan. Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they've been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart. But that was before darkness befell Aodhan and shattered him, body, mind, and soul. Now, at long last, Aodhan is healing, but his newfound strength and independence may come at a devastating cost his relationship with Illium. As they serve side by side in China, a territory yet marked by the evil of its...