Stella Carden was dispatched to Boston to ferret out what’s happened to Apex Incorporated’s missing employees. She didn’t count on running into an ex at the airport. And she definitely didn’t expect an attempted mugging in a quiet business park. Escape throws her into the path of the most gorgeous man she’s ever met, and Stella finds herself with two priorities: find those missing people (preferably hale and whole), and get her fill of Kolya Nikitin. She’s gone in a week—whether she meets either goal. Kol doesn’t need to know all the dirty details of her past. She loves her son, but men tend to balk at the words “single mom”. Kol’s body has given up on women… or so he thinks. Even their blood isn’t enticing enough to move him. But when Stella literally falls into his life, something inside him clicks back into place. He’s been alive too long to pass up the opportunity she represents and he’ll do whatever he can to have her. But lust turns to something more, and soon, he may have to divulge all of his secrets to keep her safe. Far more than a damsel in distress, Stella’s determination to solve this deadly puzzle continues to put her in harm's way. The problems in her work life bleed into Kol’s in ways that feel like more than common coincidence. If another vampire is curating a blood bank, lives are at risk, and discovery—the vampires’ biggest fear—could be all too easy.