For nearly three thousand years, the imposing and incredibly handsome Santo Notte has fought in armies around the world and battled his own demons. Of all the places he expected to meet his life partner, a quiet spot in upstate New York seemed the most unlikely. But once he meets history professor Petronella Stone while hunting an immortal suspected of defecting to the outcasts, he realizes that she will be the greatest adventure of his eternal life. He expected her to be surprised, confused, even stunned. What he didn't expect was that Pat had secrets of her own. There is no doubt about the mind-blowing mutual pleasure that they will share. But as Pat struggles to protect her nephew from danger getting too close to home, Santo realizes there's another threat to her safety: him. And demanding their passionate future will be impossible until he leaves his past behind, forever...