First published 2010
Schuyler Van Alen carries the weight of her family's dark inheritance as she searches Florence with Jack Force, her forbidden vampire love. Their mission drives them across ancient cities: locate and defend the five gates that prevent Lucifer and his Silver Bloods from conquering Earth. Meanwhile in New York, Mimi Force rules a dying vampire coven as its new Regent. She burns with grief over losing Kingsley and hatred for her brother Jack, but a new crisis demands her attention. Someone kidnaps vampires and broadcasts their deaths online for human audiences. Venator Deming Chen arrives from Shanghai to hunt the killers before they strike again. The investigation reveals a secret buried since the Renaissance, something Schuyler's mother discovered centuries ago but never shared. As vampires disappear and their hidden world crumbles, Schuyler faces an impossible decision. The choice will determine not only the fate of her people but the future of her own heart.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional
Tropes: chosen-one, forbidden-love, found-family
Setting: Florence, New York, Shanghai
Period: Renaissance
265 pages · Hardcover · Hyperion
Content warnings: violence