When Elena sacrificed herself to save the two vampire
brothers who love her—the handsome, brooding Stefan and
the sleek and dangerous Damon—she was consigned to a fate
beyond death. Until a powerful supernatural force pulled
her back.
Now Elena is not just human. She
has powers and gifts that were bestowed on her in the
afterlife. What's more, her blood pulses with an
overwhelming and unique force that makes her irresistible
to any vampire.
Stefan wants to find a way to
keep Elena safe so that they can make a life together.
Damon, however, is driven by an insatiable desire for
power, and wants Elena to rule as his princess. When
Stefan is lured away from Fell's Church, Damon seizes his
chance to convince her that he is the brother she is meant
to be with. . . .
But a darkness is infiltrating
the town, and Damon, always the hunter, is now the hunted;
he becomes the prey of a malevolent creature that can
possess him at will, and who desires not just Elena's
blood but her death.