The ardeur made me a sort of living vampire who fed off sex, but with the downsides came some interesting upsides.

Jason is a werewolf. He's one of my best friends and sometimes a lover. And right now he needs me, Anita Blake not to be a vampire hunter, or a Federal Marshall, or a necromancer, but because his father is dying. I can help make him look like an everyday guy, help him say goodbye to the abusive father he s never loved. How hard can it be? Really, by now, you d think I d know better. Because this is the weekend that Marmee Noir, ancient mother of all vampires, picks to make her move. I ve got something she wants and now she s going to take it.