Cassandra Palmer, a newly minted Pythia--the world's chief clairvoyant--soon discovers that someone does not want her becoming Pythia and will stop at nothing to make sure the coronation ceremony does not happen.
When a bloodthirsty Mafioso sets his vengeful sights on Cassandra Palmer, who is gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead, she is forced to ask the vampire council for help and must pay a high price at the hands of a sensual master vampire.