Elise Blount has lost her husband and is now on the verge of losing her home. An invitation to apply for a job comes out of the blue; it seems like the answer to her prayers. Setting out for the interview she has no idea that she is stepping from her own world into a world where myths and monsters exist. Graystings is an odd castle, set into a mountain in Scotland. It is the home/office of Rad Frumo. A world leader in the study of diseases of the blood. Apart from an irritating woman being bitten by a dog; the place is scary enough Elise decides to leave before the interview. As she tries to escape she's dragged back into a nest of vampires.