Angelina Astoferus is on the run from her uncle, who wants to marry her off as part of a business deal. Her only hope is to find a spaceship to escape on—and a man willing to take her virginity, since her being pure is part of the deal. A desperate escape attempt leads her to the loading docks of the planet Oasis, where she spies Amos.

Yancey Crow Wolf, Elfie Hardesty, and Oliver Ryan had always been the best of friends. But jealousy, desire, and unspoken feelings forced them apart. When circumstances bring them together again, they set off on a journey across the Lakota Badlands to investigate an ancient Lakota vampire mystery. It's part of an ancient Sioux prophecy in which, unknown to them, they have always played a part.