Banshee O'Grady and his faery lover Maeesbef have a problem. Living in the world of men makes Maeesbef more than a little unhealthy. And horny. O'Grady doesn't mind the latter so much, but he worries that his lover might up and die on him. That’s where Lyre comes in. He's been through loving in the human world, been through the sickness that comes with living outside the grove his people inhabit. Not only does he have to help Maeesbef, he has to fight his attraction for yet another human, police detective Seamus, who thinks he's seeing things and going mad when the fey show up on his doorstop. Can Lyre learn to love again? And can Seamus let himself accept that love, and the otherworldy family that seem determined to help him out?