Helene's sister Celeste de Sainte-Pozane is a double agent in love with powerful vampiro mayor Don Rodrigo Perez. Celeste's lover, Rauol, killed her parents; so, in revenge, Helene killed Raoul. Both sisters have been made vampires and are now hunting each other down for revenge. The two lovers are reunited with their romance crossing several centuries from their meeting in 1787 to their reunion in present day Texas.

This is an exploration of centuries of history with a very complex and confusing story.  It is the story of great betrayal, of abiding love, of great joy.  The characters are well defined.  The descriptions are clever.   There is enough French and Spanish woven into the story to warrant a glossary at the end of the book to give the meaning of the words.