A gothic vampire romance.Something dark is prowling the gaslit streets of London-a monster with a taste for the blood of young women. When her beloved sister is attacked by an unearthly creature, Emma Rose finds herself in a contract of exchange for her life that defies all laws of heaven. A contract with a vampire. Her world is torn apart and the reality she had known and believed in is revealed to be a facade, just like the masks of a midnight vampyre ball; a mask worn by Markus Winterly, the inimitable viscount and master of Winterthurse. As Winterly takes her on a journey of self discovery, Emma comes to learn that the line separating light and dark is as tenuous as her humanity. Whether demon, vampyre, or monster, Emma discovers that these names are just facets to an ancient being who defies mortal comprehension, and tempts her to surrender to the call of her blood. She might just find where she belonged all along. In the arms of the devil himself.
