Part of Sookie Stackhouse, book 10
First published 2010
Sookie Stackhouse thought her family problems were complicated enough with a non-human fairy and telepathic second cousin demanding places in her life. Then Eric's vampire sire shows up at the worst possible moment, bringing Eric's vampire brother along for the visit. Meanwhile, Sookie agrees to track down a distant relative of her ailing neighbor and former lover, Vampire Bill Compton. The werewolf pack of Shreveport asks Sookie for a special favor, and being naturally helpful, she says yes. This decision brings terrible consequences for Sookie, who is still healing from her traumatic kidnapping during the Fairy War. Between ancient vampires making demands, family members surfacing from every direction, and werewolf politics pulling her deeper into supernatural conflicts, Sookie discovers that the bonds of family can be both blessing and curse in a world where the dead walk among the living.
Genres: fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Shreveport
Period: contemporary
320 pages · Hardcover · Ace Books
Content warnings: violence