After being kidnapped and tortured by her ex, Elise Myers's best friend, Annie, convinced her to start a new live and move to Oklahoma and work with her at a publishing company. Elise finds the city and its people a great change from the drama and pain she left in Texas. When a chance encounter with the company's mysterious and handsome owner has her wondering if life can get any better, life finds a way to remind her it can always get worse. Cal is a handsome, charming and extraordinarily rich vampire. He's lived the life of a writer and business owner with only one person knowing his true nature for years. When he happens to meet the beautiful Elise Myers, he finds himself more than willing to break his vow to not entertain romantic relationships. Her smile and wit have him falling hard. But a long life has prepared him for the good, bad, ugly. And he knows sometimes the good can get real ugly real fast. When old enemies come to town will Elise and Cal survive or die trying?