Part of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 18
First published 2010
Anita Blake sits across from Tony Bennington as he pleads for the impossible. His wife has died recently, and he wants Anita to use her necromantic powers to bring her back. Anita understands his grief. She has loved deeply and lost much herself. But Tony refuses to accept what Anita tries to tell him. The magic she wields as a necromancer cannot deliver the miracle he craves. If Anita were to raise Mrs. Bennington from her grave, the thing that would emerge would not be the woman Tony remembers and loves. It would be something else entirely, a pale shadow that would not last. Anita must convince a desperate widower that some doors should remain closed, even when love demands otherwise.
Genres: romance, fantasy, supernatural, paranormal
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: grief, supernatural-abilities
192 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: death