In this first book in a trilogy, a girl child is born to Vlad Dracula, in Transylvania, in 1435--at first rejected by her father and always ignored by her mother, she will grow up to be Lada Dragwlya, a vicious and brutal princess, destined to rule and destroy her enemies.

Amy's job as assassin didn't work out as planned: Dorothy's still alive, the Order's vanished, and the home she couldn't wait to leave behind might be in danger.

Patch and Nora have overcome the secrets that existed in Patch's past, faced tests of betrayal and trust, and fallen in love, and when a villain threatens everything they have, the couple must rely on their faith in each other to win the fight.