Aubrey is on the run from his stepfather, a man who wants to use Aubrey in more ways than one. Aubrey holds the power of light deep within him but he's afraid of what it is, and what it may do. To outsmart one of his stepfather's men, he swaps identities with a mail order bride and finds himself in the remote town of Desolation's Edge, meeting his fiance Xavier Pendrigh.To the surprise of them both, there's an attraction between the two men. Aubrey is afraid of bringing danger and Xavier has secrets of his own.However, Aubrey's stepfather becomes the least of their problems when a rival rancher calls on the powers of evil and invites a vampire to his home -- the Nightwalker. The creature is drawn to Aubrey like a moth to a flame.Can Aubrey master his own power to defeat a creature of ultimate darkness?