Armed with family legends and a blessed sword dating back to the first crusades, Hunter Blackfox leaves the reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina to replace a fallen member of Team Nightly and help protect the city of Savannah.

When he first lays eyes on Sheila Maxson, he likens her to Aphrodite, Helen of Troy, and Jackie Onassis—sex, beauty, and class—all rolled into one, long, luscious package just for him.

Sheila Maxson is a seasoned member of Team Nightly and a bloodline uccisore gifted with exceptional speed and agility on the battlefield. But she’s battling more than the rising number of vampires. The horrific memories of an event that took place only days after 9/11 are slowly chipping away at Sheila’s emotional armor.

With the added guilt of losing a friend and uccisore brother in battle, the short fuse of her control is burning fast. Each time she and Hunter are in the same vicinity, Sheila goes on the attack and Hunter has no option but to fight back.

But when word comes to them that Hunter’s Sword is coveted by Gordon Charles, Vampire King, the entire team must find a way to keep it out of vampire clutches.

King Gordon will do whatever he must to corrupt the powers of the sword and sway its magic to benefit his cause. To do that he must spill uccisore blood and he has chosen Sheila as the uccisore sacrifice that could very well sway the battle to the vampire’s favor.