Now in paperback; the first book--an instant bestseller--in the sumptuous; sultry; and romantic YA vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh. In 1872; New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau; New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent; Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city becoming embroiled in the glitzy underworld; known as La Cour des Lions; after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader; Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine must battle her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.