Nick Slade was raised in foster care, never knew family, and moved around a lot. In college, he thought he had met the woman of his dreams. Only to discover that she was a vampire, and his life was not what it seemed. He found the family he never knew existed, and realized that he was bound for something heroic. In a twist of fate, Nick finds himself confused and lost in a world of lies, and is faced with the biggest fear of all, losing the family he has come to love at the hands of vampires and to an organization he was born to trust, the Night Keepers. In this gripping story, Nick struggles with truth and fiction, with friend and foe, and with finding his inner strength.