Victoria MacKay is seduced by the vampire Johann Nikolai in 16th century Scotland. When she emerges from their evil union, the clash of her vampire nature and the unbridled gifts of her Celtic bloodline make Victoria more than human, and more intimately bound to the living than the undead. For three centuries she is pursued across Europe, Africa and America by Nikolai, and through her adventures witnesses great changes in history while learning the great lessons of undying love and DARK DESIRE.