Kate Daniels is finding life being self-employed a little hard. The Knights of Merciful Aid have been bad-mouthing her, so she’s not getting any work. She’s being funded by the Pack, but wants to make it on her own two feet, not get money just because she’s the Beast Lord’s mate. So, when the local master of the undead comes to her with a small job, she jumps at the chance for work. That leads into a very dangerous situation that has terrible implications for all of Atlanta.
Kate also discovers a few things about her mother in this book that are an interesting twist to her already complicated family history. This is a pass through book – it’s not directly related to her birth father, who will eventually be the big baddy she has to face, but it brings in some really interesting nuances about family, both her birth family, and the new family she’s forging with Curran, the Beast Lord. It’s just a great story, which I think is why I’m enjoying these books so much – it’s got a great arc, but the character development is also really solid, and really interesting.