A young woman awakes to find out that not only is she an important Countess, but she is also the very first—or 'Ancient One' as she is called by her subjects. Her memories of being a vampire or of anyone else are gone, so she must relearn everything—ranging from spells to flying—from those around her, but can they be trusted? She rediscovers her main objective as the old Countess was to purify the vampire race and wishes to continue with that work. The 'Others', powerful and evil vampires, attempt to use her memory loss to their advantage. They had been trying to entice her to their side for centuries. Struggling to remember her past, battling the 'Others', and coping with her new life, keep the Countess busy throughout this spellbinding and thrilling novel. Will she succeed in her goals, or will the 'Others' win her over to their side this time around?