The story is told through Leila's point of view. Leila was an interesting character. After an accident when she was a teenager, she was left with a scar down one side of her body and the inability to be close enough to anyone to touch making forming relationships just a dream. She has some interesting powers including the power to wield electricity and the power to see the past, present and future when she touches a person or an object. With her inability to live normally, she hides herself as she takes part in a traveling circus. Her powers are what draws her into the vampire world and ultimately leads to her to Vlad as well as the mystery behind who wants to use her as the ultimate weapon and get revenge against Vlad. 
 Although I enjoyed the story, I did not enjoy it as much as I hoped I would or as much as Jeaniene Frost's other books. The first thing that disappointed me was that the story was not told through Vlad's point of view. When I first heard about this new series and based on the cover, I assumed the story would be told from Vlad. As I said before, he was always one of my favorite characters and I was looking forward to seeing inside his head. 
 The other thing that bothered me was that the book seemed to be more about Leila than Vlad. Sure he was in the book as the main love interest but I did not feel that there was enough of him to satisfy me. Also, his personality did not seem as well developed to me. His relationship with Leila was a good start to the series but I did not feel it. With his supposed inability to love at present, the story was more lusty than romantic but I still did not really feel their connection. I am not sure if that was just me but that is how I honestly felt. 
 The story was good even though I felt it was a little more serious than some of the author's other work. Leila's powers bring her to the plot against Vlad and parts of Vlad's past are exposed as they face an enemy. I did think that their powers and personalities worked well together and that in the next book they can be an amazing couple as well as formidable team. 
 Overall, I liked the book but did not love it. I feel and hope the next book, Twice Tempted, will be better and possibly the Vlad book I have been waiting for. I will be looking forward to seeing what happens next for Leila and Vlad.