Ramses and Zapparoah are the descendants of the original Cleopatra, Queen Of 
The Nile. Though Zapparoah is the one that formed the kindred and could 
rightfully be the princess she feels no desire to be involved in politics. For 
this reason Ramses is the current prince of the kindred.

Ramses and Zapparoah wish to return home for a visit with their parents. In 
order for them to do that since Ramses must a successor to rule the kindred. 
His pick is definitely not the one his sister Zapparoah would choose. 
Zapparoah feels a human child would not be the best choice for successor. So 
what to do? How is Ramses to prove that his choice is the right one, even 
though his sister and the council have voted against his choice?

The council and Zapparoah feel that a young human female is not the one that 
can defend them against the rogue vampires that are trying to destroy the 
kindred, and their way of life. They feel an elder vampire would be the proper 
choice. Ramses chooses to overrule the council and his sister. This in itself 
is cause for some dissent among the kindred. It also opens the way for 
Machiavelli, head of the rogue vampires to cause even more problems. 
Machiavelli has become a strong presence among the rougues, though no one knows 
his true identity. He has become increasingly more violent in his attempts to 
take over the kindred. This combined with a traitor among those close to 
Ramses and Zapparoah is the setting for an all out war between the Machiavelli, 
his crew and Ramses, Zapparoah and their people. 

How will all this turn out? Will Machiavelli win in a war against Zapparoah 
and Ramses? If so what will it mean to the future of the kindred? Who is this 
human that Ramses has chosen and why is she so important to him? Is she 
actually the right choice, and if she is will she be able to lead the kindred 
in Ramses and Zapparoah's absence? Or has Ramses made a terrible mistake? 
Does she even want what Ramses has to offer? Who is this traitor to Ramses and 
why has he betrayed someone he professes to care about? Last of all who is 
this Machiavelli? There are so many questions that need answers, but those are 
the ones that make the reading interesting. 

I thought it was a bit slow at first, but the more I read the more I wanted to 
discover what was to happen in the end. I look forward to reading more books 
by this author.