Jude Magdalyn Henries has what some--okay, many--would call an unconventional life. Orphaned at birth, raised by nuns, teenage runaway, fake tarot card reader--there is very little about Jude that's normal. Jude plays hard, which means she has to work at least semi-hard, but when she accepts an invitation to do a private tarot reading, "unconventional" takes on an entirely new meaning.

Almost nothing shocks Jude anymore, but when she finds out that she's the last in a line of matriarchal leaders of a magical group, shock is definitely what she feels. The Covenant has been waiting for Jude to come into her birthright for the past twenty five years. Then there's the war between vampire factions for control of the city of New Orleans. Jude and the Covenant must choose a side, not for the greater good, but for the greater. In the end, the fate of the city hinges on one last battle, ranging from roof top to Bourbon Street to the bottom of the Mississippi River.