Vampire Gloriana St. Clair comes with her lover to the coast of Scotland where Jeremiah Campbell is charged with ridding the land of the pirates plaguing the people there. It's spring in 1605, a time for new beginnings, and Glory is eager to see her new home. Too bad it's a stone nightmare.

Then the pirates attack and Glory is swept up in a fight for her life with the queen of the pirates herself. It's horrifying. Wounded and afraid, Glory is glad to make a new friend, Florence daVinci. This is a woman who has lived for centuries and knows how to protect herself. Can Glory learn to do the same?

With witches warning her, and more pirates seeking revenge, Glory has to find her courage. Then she has to convince Jeremiah that she is strong enough to fight and win her own battles. But is she? Only a last clash under the full moon holds the answer.