Emiline Zadok is a Portland Police detective that comes across an unusual murder case. As Emiline searches for answers she soon finds herself steeped in the middle of an ongoing conflict between vampires and werewolves where she learns vampires are not of this world and werewolves are descendants of the biblical Cain. Her search for justice forces her to question her own morality as she learns a dark secret from her past and finds that her new love interest is also a prime suspect.

After the sudden death of her partner, a burned out romance novelist travels overseas to clear her head. While there, a chance encounter leads to more than she bargained for: a chance at new love. Since the death of her partner in a car wreck, Alice struggles to continue writing romance novels. With bills mounting and reminders of her partner everywhere, she leaves town in hopes of clearing her head and her writer's block. A banking mix up leads her to Elsa, an unrelenting Swiss playgirl that just won't take no for an answer. Yet, as their relationship develops, they both end up struggling to define what their relationship means to them.