A reluctant vampire hunter, stalking New York City as only a scorned bride can. Elle Dupree has her life all figured out: first a wedding, then her Ph.D., then swank faculty parties where she’ll serve wine and cheese and introduce people to her husband the lawyer. But those plans disintegrate when she walks in on a vampire sucking the blood from her fiancé, Greg. Horrified, she screams and runs—not away from the vampire, but toward it, brandishing a wooden letter opener. As she slams the improvised stake into the vampire’s heart, a team of black-clad men bursts into the apartment. Turning to face them, Elle realizes Greg’s body is gone—and her perfect life falls apart.

Nick Calvani has never felt more lost. Ten days ago, he ran a secret, elite, vampire-hunting squad in New York City. Now, he is a vampire, and his former team is hunting him. Elle Dupree, his last recruit, has the instincts to track him down. Worse, the group's new leader is Scarlett Vaughn, the one woman he swore he would never see again—and more importantly, never hurt again. When a more experienced vampire offers to teach Nick how to take control of his new bloodlust and avoid a staking, the former military man can't say no. But Nick's vampiric makeover hits a snag when he realizes that his heart might be vulnerable to more than just stakes...