After being turned into a vampire, bounty hunter Anna Strong, struggling to find a place to belong, discovers that her dead brother's daughter is in serious trouble with the wrong kind of people.

"A newly turned vampire, Anna is forging an uneasy balance between her old human life and her new supernatural one. Still, with her partner out of town, her family abroad and her mentor estranged, she doesn't have anyone to turn to--which is why she's keeping a low profile. But now young vampires are turning up dead, completely drained of their life force. Although Anna worries she might be next, things start getting personal when her shape-shifter...

The death of Anna's old vampire mentor is causing ripples in the mortal world. Anna needs to lie low, but with the sudden discovery of a slew of drained bodies near the Mexican order, and some studding news from an unexpected source, she soon finds herself on a journey that may threaten her existence -- and that of all vampires.

Anna, a Watcher who keeps supernatural criminals in check, finds herself unable to control her rage as her lover, a DEA agent, disappears, a serial killer terrorizes San Francisco, and a Wiccan sorceress plans to raise up a demon.

"Sookie Stackhouse attracted vampires, werewolves, and various otherworldly creatures. Even fellow authors fell in love with her and Charlaine Harris's "magical and mysterious twist on traditional vampire stories" (Houston Chronicle). And though Sookie's story has come to an end, these tales of her and the characters who populated her world will give you a different perspective on the series you thought you knew... In "Wing and a Prayer," Rachel Caine...