Byron, a Carpathian vampire hunter, follows the sounds of haunting music to Italy. Where he finds his life partner, Antonietta Scarletti, heiress to the huge Scarletti fortune. The famous pianist Antonietta is the link that unites the entire Scarletti family. Blinded in the explosion that killed her parents, she nevertheless survived to run the family shipping company. Antonietta lives in the Palazzo Della Morte, the palace of death. Here, like her ancient ancestors, she discovers that someone wants her dead. Antonietta keeps several secrets, and together, Byron and Antonietta come face to face with killers and an unruly Carpathian teenager.