The betrayer isn’t always who it seems.The Tybee Ripper murders have been solved and the killer put to rest, but Poesy Wharton's not out of danger yet – and now that their relationship is out in the open, even Adam Brightstar's otherworldly gifts might not be enough to save them from a supernatural death sentence.Yet it is a secret from Adam’s distant past that may prove to be their ultimate downfall. As an unexpected visitor wreaks havoc between them, Poesy must face her feelings and make a decision that will alter the course of the future . . . to stand by the creature who would sacrifice himself to keep her, or to run with the boy who desperately wants to save her.But in the end, sometimes love isn’t enough.

What would you do if the man you loved . . . wasn't a man at all?Poesy Wharton now knows the secret that Adam Walker has kept hidden from humanity for millennia, but at what cost?Already struggling with the knowledge of Adam's true nature, Poesy has to come to terms with the actions he took to save her life--actions that have left her more, and less, than human. When Adam's unexplained absences cause a rift between them, Poesy is no longer sure she can trust him, so she must put her faith in a perfect stranger to uncover the truth before everything she cares about is lost.But that won't be easy.Because the killing spree continues across the sleepy little community of Tybee Island, and before it's over, Poesy will have to confront her biggest fears: that the man she's in love with may be a killer--or that a greater menace is coming, one that will change the face of humanity forever.

Poesy Wharton is a twenty something waitress whose life appears to be going nowhere until a mysterious stranger named Adam Walker enters Paddy's Bar, the small town dive where she works. When bad things start to happen including the murder of another local waitress, Poesy finds herself on a dangerous path - falling for a man she barely knows and whose very existence will challenge the world as she knows it.