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Smolder

Series: Anita Blake Vampire Hunter (#29)
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Publisher: Berkley
Year Published: 2023
Pages: 372
ISBN: 978-1-9848-0449-5


Anita Blake is engaged to Jean-Claude, the new vampire king of America. Humans think she's gone over the side of the monsters. The vampires fear that their new king has fallen under the spell of the most powerful necromancer in thousands of years.

   In the midst of wedding preparations--including getting Edward, aka U.S. Marshal Ted Forrester, fitted as best man--Anita gets a call that the local police need her expertise at the scene of a brutal murder linked to a nationwide slaughter of vampires and humans, dubbed the Sunshine Murders.

   But there is more than just a murderer to catch: An ancient evil has arrived in St. Louis to challenge Jean-Claude for his crown, his life, Anita, and all they hold dear. Even Jean-Claude's new powers as king and Anita's necromancy aren't enough; they must embrace their triumvirate or allow primeval darkness to spread across the country, possessing first the vampires and then the humans. Evil will triumph unless Jean-Claude and Anita can prove that love conquers all.


Precursor to the book: Rafael (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #28)
What next to read: Slay (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #30)

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