Rose is a dhampir – half human, half vampire. A force to be reckoned with. Like the rest of her race, she is charged with the protection of the Moroi, mortal vampires. Above all, they come first. After two years on the run, Rose and Lissa, the last Dragomir in a royal bloodline, are captured and returned to St. Vladmir’s Academy – The very place they have tried to escape from. Enter Dimitri Belikov. 24 years old, tall, dark, and deadly. “Like death in a cowboy duster”. Rose must confront the temptation of forbidden romance, while navigating the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable night time rituals. On top of that, her best friend is succumbing to depression, being terrorized by an unknown danger, and hanging out with the school’s resident bad boy.