St. Vladimiras Academy isnat just any boarding schoolaitas a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. Theyave been on the run, but now theyare being dragged back to St. Vladimirasathe very place where theyare most in danger. . . .
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academyas ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoiathe worldas fiercest and most dangerous vampiresamake Lissa one of them forever.