To stop a vampire killer, shers"ll have to slay her own demons first. A provocative and savvy vampire, Alexandra Sabian moves to the sleepy hamlet of Jefferson, Mississippi-population 6,000, half vampires-to escape the demons lurking in her past. As an enforcer for the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations (FBPI), Alex must maintain the uneasy peace between her kind and humans, including Jeffersonrs"s bigoted sheriff, whors"d be happy to see all vampires banished from town. Then really dead vamps start turning up-beheaded, crucified, and defanged, the same gruesome manner in which Alexrs"s father was murdered decades ago. For Alex, the professional has become way too personal. Things get even more complicated when the FBPI sends in some unnervingly sexy backup: Alexrs"s onetime mentor, lover, and fianceacute;, Varik Baudelaire. Still stinging from the betrayal that ended their short-lived engagement, Alex is determined not to give in to the temptation that soon threatens to short-circuit her investigation. But as the vamp body count grows and the public panic level rises, Varik may be Alexrs"s only hope to stop a relentless killer whors"s got his own score to settle and his own bloody past to put right.