Heart stings can be the most dangerous wounds of all Lorelei Parker has had plenty of quotheart stingsquot in her lifemoments that are both happy and sad With her grandmothers recent marriage Lorelei has had far more good times than bad latelyThat all changes when a ruthless Ashland underworld boss starts threatening her but Lorelei is determined to figure out why the other crime boss is so interested in her thriving business She vows to use her elemental Ice and metal magic to do whatever it takes to defend herself and her familyAlso in the mix is the mercurial Hugh Tucker Lorelei doesnt know what the vampire is up to or if hes a friend or an enemy Tucker might even be something else something moreif Lorelei can stay alive long enough to figure out whose side hes really on This book also includes Winters Web a Gin Blanco novella in the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series