Enter the world of the Others in the first novel in New York Times
bestselling author Anne Bishop's thrilling fantasy series: a place where
unearthly entities--vampires and shape-shifters among them--rule the
Earth and prey on the human race.
As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future
when her skin is cut--a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg's
Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions.
But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the
Lakeside Courtyard--a business district operated by the Others.
Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard is reluctant to hire the stranger who
inquires about the Human Liaison job. First, he senses she's keeping a
secret, and second, she doesn't smell like human prey. Yet a stronger
instinct propels him to give Meg the job. And when he learns the truth
about Meg and that she's wanted by the government, he'll have to decide
if she's worth the fight between humans and the Others that will surely
follow.