From the time she was an orphan child, Mona Lisa knew she was different-but she never knew how different until the truth was revealed. She was a Mixed-Blood of the Monère, the children of the moon. Stronger, faster, and more beautiful than any human, they were the origins of Earth's darkest legends-and Mona Lisa was their newest Queen...

Accompanied by her loyal cadre of warriors and kin, Mona Lisa is entering her territory of Louisiana for the first time. She slowly learns the erotic and savage customs of the Monère elite-though some of her new subjects are uneasy at being ruled by one whose lineage is diluted with the blood of humanity. Her reign is threatened by enemies old and new, and she is ensnared in the thrall of dark forces she cannot deny. In a hidden world of animal passions and unrelenting lust, Mona Lisa soon grasps the tremendous power she must command if she is to hold her realm together-and if she is ever to come into her own...