Waitressing wasn't exactly her dream job, but for 28 year-old Heaven Golding it was a financial lifeline. Besides she kind of enjoyed the attention she got from the mostly male clientele, and the barman, Bronson, well, she felt a kindred spirit in him-and he was pretty hunky too.

In fact Bronson was not only young and hansome, but is right there for Heaven one night when she gets some unwanted attention from one of the bars' low-lives. The extraordinary way he deals with her assailant causes Heaven to become convinced that he is not just your everyday average barman and that she has to find out just who, or indeed, what he is?

Getting warned off him by a female co-worker, and the drama of the previous nights incident paves the way for Heaven to find out from Bronson his secret. What she learns is far from ordinary, almost unbelievable, a world in parallel with our own, where distant cousins of vampires, the Nephyrae, co-exist and live peaceable lives with humans. But they are also persecuted by vampire hunters and continually have to be on their guard. Their only protection being a rage-fuelled transformation that turns them into terrifying killers.

Can Heaven's love save Bronson from the beast that rages within him, one over which he has no real control?