When Chiara Lopez was age ten, she was rescued from a fiery car crash by a vampire. Now, enemies pursue a Firebrand warrior from his realm to Earth where they leave him for dead. Rescuing him, Chiara recognizes Dax as her savior from the crash long ago. But he's not the hero she dreamed of her entire life. He's surly, aggressive, thirsty, and opposed to any relationship. While Dax sabotages their rocky romance, he and Chiara are on the run from his enemies and hers.