Cordelia Reese has lived a very normal life. So when she suffers an horrible accident and finds herself turned into a Shadow Walker, a vampire like race of demi-gods, she's more than a little out of her element. Now, not only must she navigate her new life as a member of a powerful clan in the Shadow Walker race, she has to leave behind her human life, including her friend Gabe Carrington. But that proves impossible when his life is threatened and Cordelia must save him, drawing him into her world of shadows. It is there that Cordelia finds herself unable to fight her lust for Gabe's blood and body. As these friends become lovers, tragedy strikes and a war begins to brew that threatens to destroy both of their worlds.