Set in 1860s New York, Sadie "the Goat" Ferrell is one of the criminal superstars of the gangs of New York. Gallus Mag is her mortal enemy... and in an epic bar fight Gallus Mag bites off Sadie's ear - and puts it in the pickle jar of other ears she has bitten off! - as the bouncer for the Hole-in-the-Wall bar in the notorious Fourth Ward.

Sadie takes this as sign, gives up on being a criminal by land, takes over the Charleton Street Gang, and is soon sailing up and down the Hudson River with the Jolly Rodger waving on the mast!

But there is so much more in store for Sadie than just being a small-time river pirate. She and her gang board the wrong ship, and suddenly Sadie is facing an all-too-real pirate queen - who is also a vampire.

Will Sadie survive meeting this powerful vampire and rise to meet her fate? And will she ever meet Gallus Mag again, and find out that hate and love are two very intense sides of the same coin...?

"This delicious series has bewitched me. Raven Belasco has built a convincing, detailed world full of violence and romance. A sensuous, deeply-felt back story. Highly recommended!"

- Patrick Califia, author of Mortal Companion