Is a little time alone with the man you love too much to ask?Well, it may bewhen youre Persephone Alcmedi, Lustrata of the witches, and your lover is Domn Lup of the wrewolves. For once, however, the disturbance is not Sephs foster daughter, Beverly, her wacky grandmother, or her newly rediscovered mother. This time, its the ancient and incredibly sexy vampire Menessos, bearing bad news: because the vampire council fears he is plotting a power grab, Menessos is being hunted by a trio of truth-seeking vampire sisters so dangerous they are usually kept locked in stone.His dreams imperiled, Menessos needs Seph more than ever . . . and she needs him. Now, Seph has magical promises to fulfill for the wres, multiple mundane family challenges to meet, vampire politics to confront . . . and into the bargain shes balancing two sexy supernatural males. Its enough to drive any woman insane, especially when you throw in a dragon andeven worsea government investigator. As danger threatens, Seph isnt sure she can stay alive for the rest of the day . . . let alone long enough to accomplish all that needs to be done.