Absolution

2013 HOLT Medallion Award WinnerWith the vampire world on the brink of civil war over the scarcity of untainted human blood, battle lines are being drawn between the once-peaceful vampire and human enclave of Penton, Alabama, and the powerful Vampire Tribunal. Mirren Kincaid once served the tribunal as their most creative and ruthless executionera time when he was known as the Slayer. But when assigned a killing he found questionable, Mirren abandoned the tribunals political machinations and disappearedonly to resurface two centuries later as the protector and second-in-command of Penton. Now the tribunal wants him back on their side. To break their rogue agent, they capture Glory Cummings, the descendant of a shaman, and send her to restore Mirrens bloodthirsty nature. But instead of a monster, Glory sees a man burdened by the weight of his past. Could her magic touchmeant by the tribunal to bring out a violent killeractually help Mirren break his bonds and discover the love he doesnt believe he deserves?Absolution is the second installment of the Penton Legacy, a sensual and thrilling series from paranormal romance novelist Susannah Sandlin.