Inspector Adrian Philips keeps the peace between demons and humans in Avvar, a city not unlike Victorian London. One fateful night he meets Roxanne McAllister, the illegitimate daughter of an infamous chanteuse. The pleasure they find together is exquisite, but can they cross the treacherous border between human and demon?

Summary

Inspector Adrian Philips keeps the peace between demons and humans in Avvar, a city not unlike Victorian London. To do his job, he's allowed his strength to be enhanced by demon technology, a choice that's cost him his wife, his family and—some would say—his humanity. Rejected by both races, he hungers for a woman's touch.

Roxanne McAllister is an outcast, too: the illegitimate daughter of an infamous chanteuse. One fateful night brings Roxanne and Adrian together, and though the border between human and demon is treacherous, these two may be just the ones to cross it. The question is, will the exquisite pleasure they find together be worth the risk...