A diesel-fueled, black magic powered, vampire-creating Southern extravaganza! Gretchen Walker: A Southern belle living an idyllic life in the newly independent Alabama; worrying about the upcoming cotillion, and hoping more than anything to find a dapper young suitor from a good family. Might she end up getting more than she bargained for? The Governor: The enigmatic leader responsible for achieving the aforementioned independence. Roger Conaway: An enforcer trying to make a clean break. When his boss tells him a friend's daughter has gone missing, can Roger find the girl and get out of the game while he still has a shard of innocence left? Dominic White: An obsessive Hornbuster overcome with grief; recovering from a nervous breakdown, and actively seeking revenge for his murdered sister. Discover their interconnected stories in this spiderweb of love, politics, guilt, and revenge.