Their lovemaking is like salve on an open wound, and the sweet sounds of their cries reflect the passion generated by the flames burning within. Jacob and Alana were young when they fell hopelessly in love with one another. They were each bound to different worlds and held captive as slaves to goals that were not their own. But they refused to let anything stand in the way, and so they married and began their lives together. The years bring heartache, though, and Jacob and Alana's relationship soon feels the strain. Tragedy and betrayal are slowly killing the bond between them, and together they must fight to save what has never truly left them-a love that is as strong as death and a passion that is unyielding as the grave.