Book Five in a series of six fantasy novellas that will forever change the way you think about Vampires, from the author of "Hey, Zeus!" and "Zen and the Art of Dying."

Katie McGuire never forgave her ex-boyfriend for killing her. That's why she felt no sympathy when his Vampire clan rejected him, and it's why she refused his persistent attempts to help her. She may not have been firm about setting boundaries before, but turning her into a Vampire without her consent was a line Brian never should have crossed.

But he still held out hope that he would make it up to her someday, and that she would someday be by his side again. So when a new, god-like Vampire named Allani came to town, he thought he saw an opportunity. Allani was recruiting Vampires she liked and killing the ones she didn't, and she was quick to recruit Brian. Now all he had to do was convince her to spare Katie.

Unfortunately for Brian, there was something about Katie that Allani didn't like...