The half-breed vampire Schuyler van Alen and her lover Jack Force go to Florence. It is there, as follows from documents stored in the Van Alen family archive, that the gatekeeper of the last of the seven gates blocking the path of evil into this world should be found. The trip is not going to be easy. Mimi Force, Jack's betrothed, abandoned by him for Schuyler, sends pursuers after them to avenge their betrayal. Moreover, the entire vampire community is shocked by the bad news - vampires are beginning to be kidnapped and burned alive, and videos of these executions are posted on the Internet. And this is especially alarming... A new book in a series that has sold millions of copies!