<I>Love saved her soul . . . but the shadows of the past condemn her.</I> <P>THE RECKONING <P>In this “rich, satisfying, and gorgeously written sequel” (<I>Chapters</I>) to her acclaimed debut novel, <I>The Taker</I>, Alma Katsu pairs a mysteriously alluring young woman with an ER doctor from rural Maine on a harrowing, passionfueled chase that transcends the boundaries of time. <P>With Dr. Luke Findley by her side, Lanore McIlvrae imprisoned her immortal enemy and has embarked on a new life; 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 eternity. But the portal to her past opens 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.