With its unique mix of humans and vampires, Morganville, Texas is a small college town with outstanding problems. When student Claire Danvers got the chance to experience life outside the city, she took it. But Morganville isn't the only town with vampire problems...Claire never thought she'd leave Morganville, but when she gets accepted into graduate school at MIT, she can't pass up the opportunity. It was a bittersweet farewell to her friends, and some issues are still unresolved between Claire and Shane. Her new life at MIT is exciting, but Morganville is never far from Claire's mind. By enrolling in a special advanced training program with Professor Irene Anderson, a native of Morganville, Claire is able to work with her machine designed to nullify the mental abilities of vampires. But when she begins testing the machine on living subjects, they quickly spiral out of control, and Claire begins to doubt is that leaving Morganville was the last mistake she would ever make...