A fire raging in the blood... A hard-working, small-town waitress, Macy has never desired a man as intensely as the one who just walked into her bar. But this captivating stranger is not just any man. He's not, in fact, even human. A member of the bloodling race, his name is Nathan-but once he was called "Britton." From an early age he was the abused slave-pet of a cruel child of privilege, forced to do his mistress' evil bidding against those of his own kind. For years violence, depravity, and submission were all he knew, thanks to the human monster who corrupted his soul. But ultimately he broke free. For the first time in a life filled with shadows, Nathan understands the pure power of this emotion called love. And though Macy fears the volatile world he inhabits, she is helpless to resist him. But now the sins of Nathan's past are returning with a vengeance...and his enemies are back for blood.