Like it or not, she's part of the team... come hell or fiery demon.Barely a week after a searing wraith battle left me with amped-up supernatural abilities, I'm back to my cover as Essie Shaw, "normal" beat cop. My frostbite-inducing empathic gift and enhanced hearing, I can work with. My combat spell - weak at best - still comes in handy. But it's the 24/7 glowy eye thing that's toughest to hide.When an encounter with a feral vampire nearly kills my partner (déjà vu, anyone?), the chief of police gives me a make-or-break assignment - join the JP team. Yeah, good luck bridging the aching gulf that's divided us since that near-fatal fight with the wraith. There's Gideon, who electrifies my soul; Jacob, who commands it; and Kol, who tempts it. Then there's Marcus with his ferocious, pulse-pounding energy, who left without even a goodbye.Amid lingering tensions, we investigate who's creating an army of twisted, insatiable feral vampires. The truth will extract a terrible price from us all - body, magic, and soul.Destined Blood is the second book in the Nephilim's Destiny series, an action-packed full-length paranormal romance with four irresistible guys and a kick-ass heroine who doesn't have to choose.