Shy vampire Charlie never thought he'd again see Vince Pagano, the bad boy human who broke his heart with a devastating lie. But when Vince arrives at his woodshop beaten and marked for sacrifice to an Aztec god, Charlie knows he'll do anything to keep him safe. When Vince's attack reveals a larger plot to steal the souls of Austin's vampire community, the vampire's two-thousand-year old queen and her entourage--a Viking with as many weapons as silk suits, a Visigoth with a chip on his shoulder, a Russian psychic, and his deadly wife--invade and upend Charlie's orderly life.Vince has never forgiven himself for screwing things up with Charlie. Even in the dire circumstances surrounding them, the spark between them is as hot as ever--and Vince would risk body and soul to make it a fire again. In a world of dark spells and blood ties where no one is safe, love and the courage it brings to strip down walls and bare the truth can be the most powerful magic of all.