The world erupted into war, and the only way for it to end was when the daemons announced their presence and wiped out the World leaders. The remaining governments had to scramble to set up a hierarchy with the daemons in it and that was when the Consul developed, a neutral ground for negotiations ran by haemons, half human half daemon hybrids. Piper is an apprentice Consul, which is much harder for her than anyone since she has no magic. When a magical artifact gets stolen and her father, the current Consul, is missing, Piper is the main suspect. With her life on the line and two allies she never trusted, Piper needs to clear her name and find out what is really going on.
Oh my God, I loved this book! I had no real expectations when I started reading and I got all wrapped up in the story. This was such a good Urban Fantasy, and I would put it up there with my two favorite authors Ilona Andrews and Karen Chance. The world building was amazing, from the history of the world, the types of daemons, to the hierarchy, and the fighting. The descriptions were so well done I could picture these otherworldly beast so easily. I ate up every moment of this book and I can’t wait to read more.
Piper was so incredibly kick butt. She lacks any magic, which puts her in a disadvantage in the world, especially with the job she longs to do. But instead of admitting defeat, she learns any and all forms of physical fighting to help her handicap. This entire book was her jumping from one mess to another, never having a moment to breathe. Even when her world is falling apart around her, she only had a breakdown once. I rooted for her to stay strong, and even when she made poor judgment calls and missed subtle things from others emotions, I still liked her. Way to make a tough female character who may have been repeatedly saved by her male companions, but she saved them right back.

Lyre was fun, but I could not really get a handle on his true feelings. I was really confused if he had a thing for Piper or if he is just an incubus and was flirty with all females period. He brushed off his more severe reactions, but just under the surface a few times he slipped. Ash. Sigh, Ash. I don’t care if his true form is a big scary demon who terrifies all. I loved him. I was already sold on him in the beginning when I 1)Read his name (I am a sucker for a boy named Ash) 2) he was described as uncaring and dangerous, and 3) he had a pet dragon thing. He was my absolute favorite character even though he is still surrounded by mystery and deceit. I think that Ash is the boogeyman for so many, yet he was a marshmallow for his pet and would risk his own life (a lot) to save Piper. My favorite scene in the book was when Piper was fighting in the club and the end to her fighting was the best! I never saw it coming but man was that a sneaky smart move on her part with Ash.
This is my current favorite book and the best book I have read so far this year. I would recommend this to any and everyone who likes urban fantasy full of monsters and action. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book and see what kind of mess Piper gets into next.