<P>Half-dead witch Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading the dead--and spends her free time trying not to get too attached to her business partner Eli Stonecroft a faery prince in self-imposed exile in New Orleans.</P><P>After a faery bargain gone wrong a walking-dead relative and a deadly but well-paying job make juggling the holidays romance and work a lot more complicated than anyone needs.</P><P>With a killer at her throat and a blood martini in her hand Geneviève accepts what seems like a straight-forward faery bargain. Eli's terms might make the holidays a little more bearable but if she can't figure out a way to escape this faery bargain she'll be planning a wedding after the holidays.</P>