Things are getting more and more serious for the New York Coven of Blue Bloods. One of their number has been kidnapped, and rather there has been a threat that she will be burned alive. The problem is that no one seems to know who could possibly want to do this, and the Red Bloods directly bonded with the Blue Bloods are the most likely suspects. The questions is whether they really could do that.

Mimi Force, who has taken on the Regency of the Committee of Blue Bloods finds herself with some much welcome distraction from her personal life. Her brother and fated lover Jack has run off with Schuyler Van Alan. Mimi ends up finding a surprising ally in Schuyler's human familiar, Oliver.

Oliver is now working for the repository and has come to be considered one of the leading researchers of their generation. He might have the exact skills she needs to sort this problem out quickly. The video that was released of the Blue Blood victim's abduction is being played off as a hoax to promote an upcoming film, but they still only have four days to find her before she is killed.

While they find themselves on the trail, Oliver and Mimi run out of time only to find themselves back in the same situation again with another Blue Blood victim ... this time a male. Mimi decides to bring in specialized Venator help from Japan. in the form Deming.

As all of this is going on, Schuyler and Jack are in Italy. They have taken refuge with the Eurpopean Coven under the auspices of the Countess. The only problem is their protection seems to have turned into a prison. When they head out on the run, they land themselves in the center of a Red Blood mystery with ties to one of the gates of Hell that is centered in Florence. The only problem is that the Seven Gates are supposed to be only protected by Blue Bloods. Where is the Blue Blood that was meant to be guarding this Gate?

The series is taking on a new level of complexity and interest as these fallen-angels-turned-vampires try to maintain their millenia-old culture. Things are definitely changing with this newest generation, and it is becoming clear that the Silver Bloods are not the only enemies. The human Red Bloods and the Blue Bloods themselves are proving to be threats themselves.

The author set out to write an epic tale with this series, and it is definitely starting to achieve this goal with the more recent volumes. The characters are complex, and it is not always easy to see who is good and who is bad because good and evil varies in degrees. I am definitely looking forward to the next book, which is due out in October.