Rising to the top of the food chain, vampires no longer have to hide who, and what, they are. The government is held tightly under their thumb, as well as the pharmaceutical and entertainment industry. Hell, they control the entire world, for that matter.

Manon Mourey has led a dull life, always wondering what it is that she exists for. Working the Let It Ride tables at the Transylvania Hotel, Spa & Casino, she's known no other way of life. Her brother has been her primary caretaker, something she detests but will not openly admit to. The fact that Nico's also a warlock, whose powers he inherited from their necromancer mother, doesn't necessarily sit well with her. Plagued by a never-ending illness, she believes that she truly has nothing to live for within the world as they now know it.

When her brother orders her to stay home one night, Manon finds it within herself to rebel against him. To his dismay, she goes to work anyway. She never imagined that doing so would land her in the arms of a very powerful vampire named Mikkel Damgaard.

Mikkel makes her an offer that seems too good to be true. Yet Manon wonders if she can actually accept it, for it goes against everything she's ever believed in. She soon comes to realize that she never really had a choice and accepts Mikkel's demands.

As she makes her transition into one of the undead, the other vampires soon become privvy to the secret that Manon hides inside. She is an abomination - one who cannot be left alive. The International Vampire Council has decreed that her life is forfeit, thus springing a war that threatens to divide the world itself.

I absolutely loved this book. It was an awesome spin on the whole humans versus vampire story - except this time it's vampires controlling us. Danielle has a unique story-telling style that keeps the reader riveted to that message that she wishes to convey. I truly recommend the book to others for reading. So looking forward to part two of the series. ( )