Girls Without Gods - The Final Revised Edition - A Dog Among Thorns, #2

Emerging from the fog of her war with Elizabeth for Jacob's heart, a victorious Miriam departs Kaiser with her prize. The demon and her unlikely paramour travel to the fantastical skyscraper of Chinese Peak, an opulent casino that flourishes in the post-apocalyptic world. Miriam's evil nature and savage jealousy, however, clash with Jacob's spiritual growth and reluctance to abandon his marriage. The resultant emotional conflict threatens to tear their fledgling relationship apart at the seams.

Elizabeth, meanwhile, remains in Kaiser, the Constable refusing to pursue her husband and his "demon whore." Yet the spiritual world forces her hand when Miriam's former handler, the demon Marcion, possesses her teenage daughter and absconds with her. Desperate to rescue her oldest child, Elizabeth travels to Chinese Peak seeking the aid of Jacob and Miriam in hunting down her child's abductor.

Thrust together once again in sea of unbridled decadence, Jacob, Elizabeth and Miriam encounter a constantly evolving kaleidoscope of nefarious schemes, political intrigues, old lovers, new threats and alluring temptations. The deadly demonic gauntlet through which they tread promises but one simple truth: loss is inevitable.