Rhage and Mary return in a fresh novel from the Dark Dagger Brotherhood, a string “so popular, We don’t think there’s a reader today who all hasn’t in least heard about [it]” (USA Today).

Nothing is since it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war using the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been attracted. The slayers of the Lessening Society are more powerful than ever, preying on individual weakness to acquire more money, even more weapons, even more power. But as the Brotherhood about The Beast: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood readies for an all-out assault on them, one of their own fights a battle within himself…

For Rhage, the Brother with the biggest appetites, but also the largest heart, existence was said to be perfect-or at least, perfectly exciting. Mary, his beloved shellan, is definitely by his side and his Ruler and his brothers are flourishing. But Rhage can’t understand-or control-the panic and insecurity that plague him…

And that terrifies him-as well as distances him from his mate. After struggling mortal damage in battle, Rhage must reassess his priorities-and the reply, with regards to him, rocks his globe…and Mary’s. But Mary is definitely on a journey of her personal, one that will either provide them closer jointly or cause a split that neither will recover from…