For three years, Miranda Grey-Solomon has kept her role as Vampire Queen of the South separate from her Grammy-winning music career. But now, her dual lives are starting to collide, threatening everything Miranda and David, her Prime, have worked for. The entire Signet Council has descended upon Austin, bringing with it Prime James Hart of the Northeast. But Miranda and David receive an unexpected offer of help from David's sire with knowledge that may be their salvation-or their doom.