Melody is kidnapped by the Reaper King and taken to his undead palace. Now, she must choose between her loyalty to her absentee husband or the Reaper's invitation to become his queen. For the life of her, Melody doesn't understand why the King of the Damned wishes to seek the hand of a middle-aged woman with two adult children. What is so special about her that he risks immortality to win her heart? Or, a better question yet, what is so special about her bond with her husband, Blake?