Avirae Marel is a hunter of preternatural creatures, but her job description goes beyond just cuffing non-human baddies. She's also the human liaison to the leaders of New York City's preternatural community, which includes vampire lord Raven, who mixes business with pleasure in his attempts to seduce her. Avirae refuses to acknowledge her attraction to him, but not even the fact that her fiance was recently murdered can deter Raven. To deal with her grief, Avirae drowns herself in her work, and she soon has two heavy cases to tackle. The severity of the crimes pits the city's preternaturals...