How do you reach a heart filled with hatred and death? With a magic steel glove, of course. Thallan is an elf warrior, cursed to kill. Nobody survives his deadly blade when he comes for them. Nobody except one small human lady. Isa offended the wrong person, and now she has a price on her head. Trapped in the home of the enemy, she finds herself torn between love and loyalty. She must finally choose when she holds the heart of her assassin in her hand-literally. Thallan has to break free of his curse to regain control of his life, but he can't do it alone. His fate lies in the hands of a woman who has every reason to hate him. To survive, he must win her trust... and her heart.