Dante Sonnier is a successful Hollywood agent. She is also a friend to thesecret community of vampires living in Los Angeles, and occasionally sheassists them when they have a problem that requires a human to handle it. Thevampires are led by Voshki Kevorkian, a gorgeous, sexy female vampire, who hasmade it clear that she would like Dante to be her human. Dante, althoughattracted to Voshki, is wary of the possessiveness and jealousy involved inbeing a vampire's chosen human lover and resists. When the Children of Judas,a two-thousand-year-old sect of murderous, rebel vampires shunned by the maincommunity, rise up under a new leader and threaten to topple Voshki'sleadership and expose the whole community, the vampires turn to Dante forhelp. Dante travels to a small town in upstate California where the Childrenseem to be active, in the company of Ellis Kovacs, another vampire sired byVoshki, and Voshki's "right-hand woman." There, whilst investigating theChildren and their leader Robin Shepherd, Dante succumbs to being seduced bythe alluring Ellis. When Dante is kidnapped by the Children, Voshki decidesit's time to take matters into her own hands. Hell hath no fury like a vampirescorned. This is the first in a brand-new series.words : 65914