"When we finally got to the old, decrepit, supposedly haunted mansion, the moonlight was suddenly smothered by some fast-moving clouds. The humans stumbled around in the dark, tripping over each other and crying out. Taking a deep breath and letting the smell burn my throat, I started hunting." Being immortal is a hard life... For over a century, Ashleigh has been a vampire. Her thirst for human blood has long overruled other desires. However, when she learns a human boy named Jake is in love with her, her life is turned upside-down. Introducing Jake into the dark world that Ashleigh rules, she finds that the human boy is starting to capture her long-dead heart as well. But there is one problem... Ashleigh is always thirsty, and Jake has the sweetest blood she has ever smelled. Ashleigh discovers what love, a foreign emotion, feels like... but she is Death, and if she's not careful, Jake could be her next victim...