An angel is released from an eternity of captivity - good had been bound with evil until a woman's touch frees them both…

Archaeologist Cammie Howard is after a priceless relic-and more than a little perturbed when a sexy stranger tries to steal it out from under her. Okay, so Dante might have saved her life at the same time. But that doesn't give him the right to take over, ranting about demons and ancient curses and how only he could protect her from evil. She refuses to let his dark angelic looks sway her from her task—she won't give up control for Dante or any mysterious curse, no matter how he makes her feel.

It only takes one stolen kiss to realize the clinical explanation of sex and human lust have little to do with the kaleidoscope of emotions and desires Dante experiences with Cammie. Their passion is all-consuming, erasing from his mind all thoughts of demons and cursed relics. Cammie's touch convinces him he's never lived before that moment. It's all new—the tastes and textures of her skin, the pleasurable, throbbing pain of needing to possess her and the joy that nearly tears his heart from his chest when he finally does.

But there's a demon out there, silently threatening to destroy Cammie's world and erase any chance for her future happiness, with or without Dante. With Cammie's help, Dante must search deep within himself to learn if he has weakened himself by giving into lust, or empowered himself by falling in love.

After all, the fate of the world depends on him.