Take risks, but be prepared to pay for them, is Rachel Morgan's unwritten rule. She is a demon who was born a witch. With it, she has made enemies into allies, discovered her place among her demon family, and assumed the role of Cincinnati's subrosa, who is in charge of maintaining order and peace within the paranormal community. Life is... nice, right? Ivy Tamwood, her closest friend, is coming home, which is even better. But nothing is easy, and Ivy is not travelling alone. The council that rules the vampires demands that she accompany one of the long dead because they are determined to show that Rachel murdered Cincy's chief vampire in order to rule the city. Which Rachel obviously did not accomplish in any way. She barely changed her at all. With Rachel?s friends distracted by their own lives and problems, she reaches out to a new ally for help?the demon Hodin. But this trickster has his own agenda. In the end, the only way for Rachel to save herself and the city may be to forge a new understanding with her estranged demon teacher, Al. There?s just one problem: Al would sell his own soul to be rid of her. . . .