A white hedge near a house can also be dangerous for vampires. Sometimes women have to choose. Pia Thomason wants to live an ordinary, boring life. Husband, children, house in the suburbs... Approaching the looming date of her fortieth birthday, and deciding to do something radical, she goes on a singles cruise to Europe. But the men in the group leave much to be desired. Unlike the two she met in a small Icelandic town. Beautiful, mysterious and very dangerous... the mere sight of which leaves her in awe. When their paths cross again, Pia begins to realize that where vampires are concerned, love is not the only thing at stake.