Violet and Will's adventures are only just beginning as they make their way to the home of Will's Blood Guardian, Caleb Stewart. There they learn of those who seek their family and of mysterious rumors floating out of the west concerning an ailment which only afflicts vampires. Their questions lead them to New York City and the Council of vampires, where they must decide where their course lays and who they can trust. The second part to the four-part Young Adult paranormal adventure Blood Guardians series. The second book is set in the eastern United States of the 1830s.