Jesse Truelove never felt a part of his own family But can a vampire really give him a new oneWith a criminal record no steady job and a penchant for kink Jesse Truelove has spent most of his life feeling like an outsider He tells himself it doesnt bother him that he never needed human connections anywayNow the Undying Baron Emory Von Magnusson a vampireor to use the modern term haemophilehas reclaimed his ancestral home north of Jesses hometown and the human population isnt sure how to react Jesse knows a thing or two about what its like to be misjudged so he keeps an open mind But when a bungled breakin at Emorys home brings them facetoface Jesse finds its much more than his mind thats stimulatedHowever building a relationship with an undead blooddrinker was never going to be straightforward especially when that undead blooddrinker reveals he wants a family