A golden man, he is called Black Royce—a battle-hardened soldier of the gods. His vows are
his life—until he is sent to New York City to protect a Healer from those who would use her
powers for themselves. The moment Royce sees beautiful, feisty Allie Monroe, he knows she
will be his only weakness—and he is right.
— from publicity material
No, he had stepped out of time, she somehow thought. Allie trembled, her heart
accelerating so wildly she felt faint. There was so much power emanating from him, and
finally he was bathed in moonlight. Allie breathed hard. He was even better than she had
dreamed. Big, bronzed, beautiful.