It's 1778 and Miranda Holt has just arrived at Lord Malmont's estate, Castlemount, to become governess to his two young daughters. She's looking for a home. He's looking for the next in a long line of young women who never last long, because there's something strange and unnerving happening at the old English estate. The master is a handsome nobleman and like no one Miranda's ever met. He arouses feelings in her that she can barely control. Still, she knows he's hiding something. What she doesn't know is that he is a vampire. Surprisingly, the two are powerfully drawn to one another, and both are still fighting to come to grips with their inconvenient and unexpected feelings when the family comes to visit, and that's another thing entirely. No one is safe when the other Malmont's come home.