Lexus has a secret all to herself, she's a vampire, but she doesn't know that yet. Born a west-Texas girl on the verge of adulthood, she can't wait till the end of summer when she and her best friend move to Galveston and begin their careers at university. Yet unforeseen circumstances keep her at bay, when her beloved mother suddenly perishes in a house fire and her new world comes crashing through, taking her beyond everything familiar and unknown...