Garet James & Will Hughes find themselves back in 21st century Paris each with an unusual romantic quandary. The 400 year-old remorseful vampire that Garet still loves remains trapped in time in 1602 as is Marguerite the young Wills love who might reconsider her decision to reject him now that he has become an unvampire. Their time reversing prospects include guidance from the Institut Chronologique & from another time-traveller the astronomer Johannes Kepler who Will encounters on one of the bridges across the Seine. It is by no means an easy task. & complicating things further is the fact that they appear to have brought with them a monster from the past: the shape-shifting blood-drinking Marduk. They set out to find Marduk but its not easy to find a creature who can change shape at will. When they realize that Marduk has not only stolen Will Hughes face but also his identity they fear that he has teamed up with their old nemeses John Dee & Cosimo Ruggieri to gain control of
- & destroy
- the worlds financial markets. & when they learn that Marduk is on his way to New York Garet fears that her family & friends will be his next target. Will & Garet leave Paris for New York where they also hope to resolve their own romantic dilemmas. Which Will does Garet really love? The innocent young man
- or the man wracked with remorse for his history of violence & bloodshed? & does Will still love Marguerite? Or has he fallen in love with her time-travelling descendant?