Cate Greenbush knows that a strip club isn't the way to meet men, but when your job is talking to dead people, boyfriends are hard to come by. She also knows that the sexy headliner of tonight's show is nothing more than a fantasy, and a dangerous one at that. During the performance she sees an image of a dead woman and a shadowy figure she fears is her killer, the dancer.
Vampire Garran Lux has no such lack of sexuality, and his public persona flaunts it to the world. During the week he's an instructor at a dance studio, and on Fridays he headlines as an exotic dancer. But it's a double life he leads, for his private life is one of secrecy and loneliness as one of the undead. Still, he's been very successful at maintaining the balance in his existence.
Until now.
For some reason, the beast that rules his vampiric side is becoming stronger and harder to control. Without the control of his "human" side, he fears he'll start killing again, and being reckless is no way to survive immortality.
Cate is an urban shaman who specializes in spiritual healing and soul retrievals. She's shocked to find that her seven o'clock appointment is her fantasy lover from the strip club. But the young man insists he needs her help to repair his life, though he doesn't explain the past tragedies that have led to the splintering of his soul. She agrees to help him, in spite of her fear that he may be a killer.
The quest for Garran's lost soul becomes an exploration of human desire and inhuman lust, and in the end the search is for love, if only Cate and Garran can survive the perilous journey to the Land of the Dead.
Please note that this book contains graphic depictions of sexual activity and is intended for adult readers only.