Tessa Noble is a vampire who will do anything to escape her ruthless, abusive husband, even if it means trusting Rene Morin. A brooding but handsome half-vampire, Rene seems to take pleasure in finding fault with Tessa's every move. Yet there's something about him she feels helpless to resist. Rene Morin grew up believing he was the only one of his kind, a vampire in a world of humans. To fit in, he's learned to curb his desire for blood, but finds it almost impossible to control his growing desire for Tessa. She's married to another man, and carrying his child, but even so, there's something about the strong-willed, sharp-tongued beauty that Rene finds damn near irresistible. As Rene and Tessa travel together toward the storm-ravaged city of his birth, Rene's defenses begin to unravel, and they're drawn inexorably closer together. Yet neither can afford to succumb to their growing passion. Tessa's enemies are hunting them down, and a single misstep will put them at the mercy of forces more dark and powerful than they can ever imagine.