Eleanor Ashford saw her husband Lucian as nothing but a poor adjunct professor. When their contract marriage expires, she arrogantly divorces him. He walks away without a penny. But as her family's fortune crumbles, the truth surfaces: Lucian was the mysterious force protecting her all along—and he is the first vampire, a being of unimaginable power. Eleanor must fight to rebuild her empire and prove to the ancient immortal that she is no longer the woman who let him go.
