It's the holiday season, and a vampire serial killer is on the loose. Hungry ghosts are tearing up the town, and people are running scared. Menolly D'Artigo strikes a deal with Ivana Krask, one of the Elder Fae, and, too late, discovers strings are attached. But when Menolly turns to Roman, one of the oldest, most powerful vampires around, for help, he offers her more than she ever bargained for.