Every twenty-five years the cycle begins anew when a legendary creature is born. His sole purpose is to defeat the Huntsman, chosen champion of the Ancients. Only then will the creature and his kind thrive-and the human race perish for all time. Nick, too, has one purpose. He must destroy the creature at all costs and can't afford a single distraction. Especially one in the form of a gorgeous psychology professor with a desperate personal agenda. Gillian knows the creatures are real and not the stuff of urban myths. As a child, she witnessed one kill her mother. She's determined to prove their existence and free her father from prison where he's wrongfully serving a life sentence for her mother's murder. Her plan puts her in the way-and into the arms-of one very sexy and dangerous man who isn't at all what he first appears. "McDavid's writing stands out...(with) plenty of action and drama." - All About Romance