Avirae Marel is a hunter of preternatural creatures, but her job description goes beyond just cuffing non-human baddies. She's also the human liaison to the leaders of New York City's preternatural community, which includes vampire lord Raven, who mixes business with pleasure in his attempts to seduce her. Avirae refuses to acknowledge her attraction to him, but not even the fact that her fiancé was recently murdered can deter Raven. To deal with her grief, Avirae drowns herself in her work, and she soon has two heavy cases to tackle. The severity of the crimes pits the city's preternaturals against each other, explodes in the media, and strongly impacts the government's determination to tighten their laws on non-human creatures. Avirae's investigation will not only put her life at risk, it will also lead her to discover a shocking truth about the death of her fiancé. And no amount of tension and crime can stop Raven from trying to get Avirae to admit that she wants him as much as he wants her. Avirae is convinced she wants nothing to do with Raven, but she's been telling herself a lot of lies lately.