But when Kiera falls for police officer Luke Bishop, not only are her heart and mind opened to a terrifying new world, she comes to suspect that Luke might be involved in the killings. In a race against time to unearth the truth, Kiera must discover the identity of who - or what - is behind the unexplained deaths on the Vampire Shift. Since escaping from The Ragged Cove and finding herself suspended from the force, Kiera Hudson is hired by the mysterious Lady Hunt to protect her 16-year-old daughter from a stranger she believes is lurking on the moors. But little does Kiera know that it is she who will need protecting. Arriving at the Hallowed Manor on the desolate Welsh Moors, Kiera soon realizes that the vampires she has been seeing are not just the stuff of her nightmares, but are very real - and are closing in.