Anna Strong is a vampire caught between two worlds. She clings to what makes her human--her family, her job, her lover. But the pull of the undead is a siren song becoming impossible to resist. Then she discovers her brother, who was tragically killed fourteen years ago, had a daughter he never knew about, and Trish is a child caught up in the worst kind of human nightmare. To save Trish, Anna may have to surrender to the animal side of her nature....

"Anna's shape-shifting friend Culebra finally opens up to her about his life before he owned Beso de la Muerte, a bar catering to supernatural clientele. As if summoned by the conversation, Culebra's past stumbles into his bar in the form of an old buddy cashing in a favor. Soon Anna, Culebra and her ex, DEA agent Max, find themselves deep in Mexico, dealing with drug cartel infighting, old vendettas and missing girls. Mexico just may prove to be...