She was everything he'd learned to hate, but she was also everything his soul desired. Josh Barrett knows his priorities-reporting the news by day, drinking himself into a self-loathing stupor by night. His workaholic tendencies can't completely mask the horrific night that changed his life forever ... until a beautiful, sexy, and utterly mysterious woman enters his life and changes everything. Newly turned vampire Chelle Masterson only wants to find her place. Her unrequited love and devotion for her maker, Lane, has left Chelle broken, vowing to never fall for any man again. She's determined to find her way in the scary new world of the immortals and begs for the chance to prove herself. Unfortunately, she meets trouble head-on with her very first victim and ends up face to face with a very charming and handsome stranger. He seems to want to help, but trust might come with a price.