Sarah Anderson loves her job at the supernatural night court of Washington DC—even though that means regularly consorting with vampires. She especially looks forward to the trial of the century, where her testimony might be enough to put the most bloodthirsty villain ever to stalk the Eastern Empire behind bars forever. Sure, she has a couple of problems, like any hard-working young urban professional. She can't decide whether she wants to kiss her enigmatic vampire boss or to kill him. Her supernatural mentor insists the powers she longs to wield might actually kill her, if they don't drive her mad first. But someone is stalking Washington DC's vampire elite. And when an ancient evil invades the actual courthouse, Sarah can't hold back any longer. She must learn to embrace the magic within her...or die trying.