“Christie’s hands started shaking as she fumbled with the handle. ‘Would you help me open this door?’

‘No, you are my prey.’”A “General” of a futuristic crime ring has trapped Christie Jones. As the specter of death looms before her, a masked shadow suddenly appears from the darkness.

After her initial shock, she finds old memories of an unfulfilled past begin to flood her mind. As Christie struggles to come to grips with her lost hopes, she realizes that she cannot relive them. However, with the help of her best friend, Julie Ryan, Christie begins to seek a new future. Her passions soon awake, and she falls for Rob Hunt, a winsome movie star, only to learn that Julie, too, has designs on him.

This contrasts with a war that rages between the Protector and the pushers of Paste, a powerful transcutaneous stimulant and mild hallucinogen. However, within the drug cartel lurks an evil usurper who craves control. The book ends, but the series begins with Christie coming face-to face with the mysterious Protector.