After surviving her Middle Eastern business trip, NEXXA DAVOREN arrives in Moscow to begin her forever life with Sergei, however she can sense a Crimson scent in the cool Russian air. Why does this Crimson selfishly covet her, continuing to stalk her? And how is she supposed to discover this answer discreetly while navigating domestic life and fending off a sociopathic Siberian housekeeper?Dark feelings and an urn filled with her ex-husband's ashes send her to Ireland, where Quinn, a past love, is ready to take hold of her heart, etching his name into her with a diamond necklace. A party filled with vampire models brings her to Rome for the June Solstice, where she finds herself on the Pons Aemilius battling for her soul with another with the wolfness. A bomb blast in Dublin and a spiritual warning challenge her heart, and with the help of newly acquired spirit guides on loan from Rome, Nexxa works to restore order in her life.In this second novel in the Smeared Lavender series, Nexxa confronts chilling adversaries from Ireland to Croatia, forcing her to face the truth about who she is and what she wants if she is able to use her lavender blood to save the her true soulmate.