The Reckoning Author:Alma Katsu In The Taker, the stunning tale of a mysterious young woman, Lanore, and an unwitting Maine doctor who falls into her world, a hidden world that exists outside the boundaries of time. In this magical realm, where the predatory use pleasure to corrupt the innocent, Lanore's incredible devotion to her first, true love captured the attention of th... more »e dangerous man who rules this world, and ignited within him an all-consuming desire to possess her. The Reckoning finds Lanore embarking on a new life, having outrun her past and imprisoned her immortal enemy; now all of London is clamoring to see the Victoria and Albert Museum's "mystery" exhibit -- Lanny's collections of lost nineteenth-century treasures, including the last precious gift given to her by Jonathan, the man who owns her heart for all eternity. But the portal to her past is thrown open once more, as Adair, the Taker, crashes into the twenty-first century to hunt down Lanny and exact revenge for her heartless betrayal - the price she must pay for an endless love.« less