When Daniel Drake's simple, Sixth Century life shatters, he and his brothers run for their lives-and directly into the arms of the dragons. But some fates cannot be avoided, and Daniel's uncanny ability to see the future comes with a price, and a choice: enslavement to a Roman Emperor, or the death of the person he loves the most. Rome presses outward. Vesuvius smokes. Ladon exacts a terrible vengeance for an unthinkable act-and sets in motion the unavoidable collision of four people: Two Fates bound by the rigidity of the past and the arrogance of the future. One Shifter with a gift too vile to use. And a man and a dragon who must save them all from the mountain's smoldering anger-and the weight of their souls' ashes. Billy Bare's comeback tour was supposed to set him up for a return to arena shows. Then he found himself face-to-face with a demonic creature... Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov: Athlete. Royal. Man who would be Tsar-and the only Shifter alive capable of killing Rasputin. When Daisy Pavlovich realizes a young boy's true nature - and the true danger his Shifter father presents to both her and the child - she runs headlong into a paranormal fire she should have left alone. But every child deserves a chance, and Daisy's going to get the boy his even if it kills her....