Aislinn Thomas deals with the devastating loss of her sister and parents by fulfilling her sister’s dream of traveling to Transylvania, Romania. There a tall, brooding stranger with otherworldly eyes and the build of a Greek god thwarts an attack on her life using abilities which warn he is no ordinary human.

Bastian Radescu realizes Aislinn Thomas has been targeted for death. To protect her, he disobeys orders and tricks her into joining the secret life of the descendants of Hercules, dedicated to fighting demonic forces, a destiny in which he is convinced she belongs—as his mate.

But her ex-fiancé has other plans. Her blood harbors enigmas and dangers worth possessing or destroying, and each man will go to unthinkable extremes to ensure he alone will control her future.