Tera Stone is not your typical vampire. Born without any vampire power and newly single, Tera finds herself starting her life anewa]again. Able to walk in the sun and eat normal food, it seems Tera and her family have hidden her defects as a vampire well, but what they do not know is that the murderer that has been terrorizing the immortal community for months has his sights set on her. Zack Kingston is a Guardian. It is the job of the Guardians to protect all living beings mortal and immortal alike. In his five hundred years of living he has seen it alla]or so he thought. When Zack is sent to Manhattan in search of a murderer who has been draining born vampires for weeks he never imagined the mysterious woman he would rescue would be his mate. Unable to trust Zackas motives and now her own, will Tera follow her heart and accept the love Zack has to offer? And can Zack win Teraas heart before the murderer finds her?