A New Tale from the World of the National Bestselling Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles. Saving her family means saving the world. Vampire Anna Strong should be enjoying life with her new husband, Frey, but she's too devastated by the loss of her mother to focus on much else. That is, until her niece's best friend is kidnapped, and Anna leaps into action. Angry citizens blame the recent rash of kidnappings on France's immigrant population and threaten retribution that could upset the economy of the entire nation. If Anna is going to save the girl and her family vineyard, she'll need the help of one of the oldest vampires in existence - her good friend Vlad. Vlad and Anna set out to solve the kidnappings and save Southern France, but they soon discover the stakes are higher than they imagined.