Part of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 22.5
First published 2013
Anita Blake faces a challenge that has nothing to do with vampires or supernatural threats. She must attend Sergeant Zerbrowski's backyard barbecue with her two wereleopard lovers, Micah and Nathaniel. The gathering puts her unconventional relationship on display before a crowd of police officers and their families. Four-year-old Matthew Vespucci accompanies them, offering some social cover for the unusual trio. Anita wants nothing more than to enjoy a normal family gathering like everyone else. The barbecue setting should be safe and ordinary. Instead, tensions begin building among both the adults and children present. Anita discovers that workplace rumors and whispered judgments can pose threats as real as any undead enemy she has battled. The social dynamics prove treacherous territory for someone whose romantic life defies conventional boundaries.
Genres: romance, family-life, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
52 pages · ebook · Penguin