We may have survived the siege at The Sanctuary, but our enemies The Merciful still have the weapon that could destroy us all...Our Counterfeit City crew is beaten and bruised after the showdown, but we did manage to save dozens of vampires, werewolves, fairies, pixies, and more from The Merciful's clutches, including my old vampire friend Winter. And she's got information on where The Merciful might be hiding with the Skeleton Key - a weapon that can unlock any door or gate in the realm, including the ones that separate our world from the human world.Kavanagh, David, and the rest of The Merciful plan is to use it to track down every single Counterfeit and wipe us from existence using the information they obtained from torturing and experimenting on us.But they don't know there's one little I'm not a demon, I'm something much more dangerous. Something they can't plan for.And I'm going to bring trouble right to their doorstep. The fate of our kind depends on it.The Dark Goddess is the thrilling conclusion to this action-packed urban fantasy series filled with paranormal creatures, magic, mayhem, and ass-kicking heroines.