<blockquote> <p> An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness . . . </p> <p> And now one woman has stumbled into the shadows. </p> </blockquote> <p> Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares. </p> <p> At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears&#8212;this fearless, beautiful . . . <i>human</i> who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable. </p> <p> But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction. </p>