Indie journalist Nova Anderson is waiting for an interview with a nearly-three-centuries-old vampire named Peter when his friend Blaine, also a "relic," arrives on site ahead of him. Nova barely has time to notice Blaine's stunning blue eyes and confirm he's a fellow book nerd before he collapses asleep at her feet. She looks out for him, surprised by her own protectiveness but not by her curiosity. A lifelong knowledge-seeker, Nova wants to know every detail of anything that interests her, and no one has ever interested (or attracted) her the way Blaine does. Unfortunately he's not interested in an interview, but...maybe he'd be up for a date?
Over two centuries old, Blaine Calder hasn't dated in...a while. The last few years, his neatly ordered life as a librarian has neglected friendships too. Fallen into burnout and exhaustion, Blaine finally accepts his friend Peter's invitation to visit. He hates that he literally fainted at Nova's feet, but he's intrigued to meet a woman whose deep thoughts and love for books seem to mirror his own. Their first date only strengthens their connection. All his life, Blaine has put his head before his heart, but maybe it's time for his heart to take the lead.
In Blaine, Nova finds a safe place to be her whole intelligent self, even the truth-telling part of her determined to engage community issues that many vampires avoid. Meanwhile Blaine begins feeling safe to open his guarded heart, even his most difficult memories. But Blaine's past holds an ancient and devastating secret that could bring danger to vampires worldwide.
He keeps secrets for a reason; she investigates secrets for a living. If Nova learns the truth about Blaine, will his past bring them closer or tear them apart?
