On her twentieth birthday, Lynnie Russell—just a little ol' thing from down in Havana, Arkansas—falls in love under a full silver moon. Waking up the next morning naked and caked in blood, Lynnie is faced with a horrifying truth. She's death incarnate. In a race to unearth what she's become, Lynnie must hide her beastly thing from those she loves most. If only to keep them alive. When an unexpected ally offers help, how can she refuse?