 New York City is one of the prime breeding grounds for the vampire, a creature that is very selective in whom it chooses to bestow the gift of eternal life. Among the candidates are the twenty-something Tricia, who desires to experience any life but her own; Jonathan, a young vampire with an attitude problem; and, of course, a few serial killer types like Joel Winter, who search for something beyond their psychopathic lives... But there s one problem--a rogue vampire who is turning people who aren t worthy of "The Gift"--and it s up to Angie Karnstein to find her sister and put an end to these creatures with the tainted blood.