Having gained a new understanding of her affinities for earth, wind, and water, Zoey Redbird moves into more dangerous territory as she attempts to master a lesson in fire. Zoey seeks guidance from the secret vampyre history of Cleopatra and her relationships with two great Roman leaders--Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Readers gain knowledge about Zoey's maturation as a fledgling vamp as she becomes the leader of the Dark Daughters.