Working side by side with a man who you love should be a great thing, but for Tamath Serati-Cole, Second in Command to Alaan Serati, it’s an exercise of control. Controlling the feelings she has for a vampire warrior still pining over his dead mate. Now that Bix, their lead Seeker, is taking a much needed vacation Tamath and Alaan have to work hand in hand to dish out punishment to the rogues who would do harm to their nation of vampires. Alaan is shocked at the changes in his connection to his toughest female Seeker, changes that have him fighting his “no bonding rule,” one that has been in place since he lost his last mate. Good thing nature won’t be denied because Alaan’s world is about to be turned upside down when his past comes back to haunt him.

In Book 2 of the Vampire Council of Ethics series, we are given a more intimate look at a couple who garnered my interest in the first story. Both are headstrong and in a matriarchal society where men can easily lose control, Alaan holds his own against his best female warrior. Serati’s Flame is a title indicative of the combustible encounters Alaan and Tamath have from fussing and fighting one minute to the tearing off of clothing and burning up in flames the next. As with its predecessor, T.J. Michaels adds plenty of humor and enough supporting cast to make this story one I’m sure fans will enjoy.