Time is running out for Leila Kemal. The beautiful vampiress has been betrothed to the heir to the Vampire Throne for centuries, and now the mating night draws near. But she longs for one last taste of passion, a memory of wild abandon that she will carry with her when she weds.Then she meets Marcus Creston, a human, and employs every skill she possesses to seduce him. Humans are forbidden, but Leila cannot resist his potent allure--he is the perfect man for the last romantic affair she will ever know. The two embark on a journey of fiery passion that consumes them both. And too soon, it consumes Leila's heart until she is no longer sure she can give him up. Still, she knows she must release him when she mates.But the Blood Moon has secrets of its own, and the events that pass on that fateful night change the vampire creed forever.