The apocalypse has been unleashed, and vampires everywhere are going mad with hunger. Although now separated, both Edie and Jude are on their way to Austin with the same goal: to kill the one responsible and end his reign of terror, even though one knows...
After what happened in the last book, Edie feels even more helpless than ever, despite being the most powerful vampire hunter in the world, and neither her nor Jude are sure what they should do next in order to find a new replacement for the Progenitor. When they coerce Jude's acquaintance Dean into bringing them to the person he's been getting information from, they finally find out Jude's past...
Vampire hunting has been passed down through Edie's family for generations, but months ago Edie's sister was killed and Edie was infected and will die unless she can find a cure. Now, with the help of her few remaining family members and an amnesiac vampire, Edie is determined to avenge her sister and keep her niece safe by killing the vampire who did this before the infection kills...
