Faced by the consequences of their growing love, and the goddess-forged bond between them, Kane and Ghost are besieged on all sides. Though the gift of their reunion doesn’t come without price. His heart tells him Luca lives, but his mind tells him that it’s foolish hope, his guilt eating him alive.Fate and magic change the course of their lives, and the two wolves long separated by the years find their paths intertwining. He refuses to give up, and he vows to never again fail another of their kind, as he failed young Luca years before. He begins to lose himself over the long years, and though he barely recalls his true name, the one wolf he never forgets is Kane.Kane, Heir to the wolfkin clan Black Pine, is charged with hunting down the traitors who betrayed their kind to the humans. Those who raised him have no idea the creature they harbor in their midst, and name him Ghost. Thought long dead and gone, he is forced into a half-life, hidden in the far northern wilds of Canada and cut off from his kind.

Among them is Luca, youngest grandson of the two most powerful wolves in the Northern Clans. The nightmare begins with an ambush by humans at a gathering of their kind, and lives are lost. Can Angel find out who wants him dead, and keep his heart safe in the process? How can he fall for a vampire, when his whole family was torn apart by an army of the undead? Death stalks the streets of Boston's historic Beacon Hill.and there is no one more suited to battle against death than a necromancer. Dealing with death magic and vampires on a daily basis may leave Angel jaded when it comes to life and staying that way, but the more time he spends fending off the ancient vampire's attention and affections, the more he realizes he wants to give in. Leaning on others for help is something Angel cannot do, and while he searches for clues into who may be targeting him and his brother, Angel finds his heart steadily growing occupied with Simeon, Elder and vampire. When his brother's boyfriend is used as a pawn in a mysterious plot to draw Angel out, Angel is once again drawn back into the old hostilities that fueled the Blood Wars and led to his family's death. Now, years later, Angel struggles to balance his career as a teacher of the higher magical arts, his role as big brother, and a tenuous relationship with an Elder vampire from the local clan.

He and his brother Isaac are the lone survivors of an attack by an army of the undead, in which Angel used a spell so powerful it forever marked his place in history. Angelus Salvatore is the only necromancer in all of Boston, and his name is whispered warily by the undead and fellow sorcerers alike. In a world where magic is real and evil walks amongst humanity, a young sorcerer is beset upon by enemies, both old and new.

The Necromancer's Dance by S.J. Himes