Part of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 11
First published 2004
Anita Blake has found an unusual peace in her complicated domestic life. She shares her time between Jean-Claude, the Master Vampire of the City, and Micah, her leopard shapeshifter partner, after ending things with her werewolf lover. This fragile stability shatters when Musette arrives in St. Louis. The beautiful but dangerous vampire represents the European Council of Vampires and brings centuries of twisted appetites with her. Anita gets pulled into deadly vampire politics while consulting on a series of brutal murders that point to something inhuman. Her investigation leads to Cerulean Sins, a vampire establishment that produces erotic videos for very specific tastes. The trail connects back to Jean-Claude's unwelcome visitor. Anita must decide whether to move against Musette, knowing that bringing down a Council representative could destroy everything she has built with the monsters she now loves instead of hunts.
Genres: romance, fantasy, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: St. Louis
Period: contemporary
529 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, violence