It was only meant to last a night... Isabelle Haller has managed to stall the engagement that she was forced into as a child until now. In the fall of 1897, her soon-to-be official fiancé finally finished school and secured lucrative employment in Washington, D.C., but his controlling ways are making it impossible for Isabelle to accept her future. She desperately wants an escape and to feel the freedom she has been denied her whole life. Matias Ciervo is a vampire being hunted by his past while trying to make it back to his home in Florida. When an acquaintance from his human days brings him along to the Haller Autumnal Ball, he hopes for a night of desirable distraction before continuing his immortal life on the run. When Matias asks Isabelle to dance, an instant connection sparks between them. This dance leads to them both striking a deal for one night of pleasure. They find what they are longing for in the few hours they spend together. However, the fallout from this one night turns out to have dire consequences. The two become allies in their quests to run away from those who would imprison them. But will the growing feelings between them complicate their plans? This is the first book in the With a Vampire Series.