Synopsis
Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead alike. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot.
The undead are another matter.
Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection.
The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire-and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay.
Release date: June 6, 2006
Publisher: Ace
Print pages: 320
Reader says this book is...: great world-building (1) imaginative (1) sex scenes (1)
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Cassie thought she’d left the world of the supernatural behind after she had her vampire boss, Antonio, thrown in jail. Unfortunately for her, they’ve found her again, and everyone has an agenda. Fortunately for Cassi...
Cassie thought she’d left the world of the supernatural behind after she had her vampire boss, Antonio, thrown in jail. Unfortunately for her, they’ve found her again, and everyone has an agenda. Fortunately for Cassie, she grew up surrounded by vampires and is willing to forge her own path even when it means defying the wills of the vampire Senate and others. I like the fact that she is not terrified of the more disturbing elements of vampire culture because she grew up with it. This means that she is cautious of their power but not cowed by them.
The ghosts are my favorite side characters, especially Billy Joe, Cassie’s regular companion. It is especially amusing that other supernatural creatures cannot see or hear them. So, they are often surprised by events that Cassie sets into motion with them.
The plot is fast-paced and full of action as Cassie dodges assassins and hunts down answers about her parents. Some of the elements are not all fully explained in this book. Cassie is just coming into her powers, so we readers are just as blind about them as she.
This book is an excellent first book in the series, and hopefully, further entries will flesh out the world-building and Cassie’s place in the hierarchy.
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