In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret. After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her life.

En 1872, Nueva Orleans es una ciudad gobernada por los muertos. Pero para Celine Rousseau, de diecisiete anos, Nueva Orleans es un refugio seguro despues de verse obligada a huir de su vida como modista en Paris. Adoptada por las hermanas del convento de las Ursulinas en medio de la temporada de carnaval, Celine se deja cautivar rapidamente por la vibrante ciudad, desde su musica hasta sus elegantes veladas e incluso su peligro. Se enreda en el deslumbrante inframundo de la ciudad, conocido como La Cour des Lions, despues de llamar la atencion del enigmatico lider del grupo, Sebastien Saint Germain. Cuando el cuerpo de una de las chicas del convento se encuentra en la guarida de Sebastien, la segunda chica muerta que aparece en las ultimas semanas, Celine lucha contra su atraccion hacia Sebastien y las sospechas sobre su culpa junto con la verguenza de su propio horrible secreto.

In 19th century New Orleans, Sébastien Saint Germain, cursed and forever changed, and Celine, recovering from injuries sustained during a night she cannot remember, uncover the danger around them, including their love.--

"Bastien and Celine look for allies and rally friends as war break loose"--

"After Celine disappears, Pippa's resolve to find her takes her into the dangerous world of the fey"--