Melissa de La Cruz

As Schuyler Van Alen's blood legacy is called into question, an ancient place of power in Rio de Janeiro is threatened, and the Blue Bloods need Schuyler on their side.

Preparations are underway in New York for an exclusive gala hosted by the city's wealthy, powerful Blue Bloods. But it is an after-party masquerade where true danger lurks, and a young vampire's destiny is changed.

Schuyler Van Alen begins to wonder if the legends of vampires are really true. When she turns 15, she starts to crave raw food and is having flashbacks to ancient times. After a classmate is found dead — and bloodless — Schuyler doesn't know what to think.