Jane Yellowrock is back home in Asheville, NC heading up security for a parley between the Blood Master of the City of New Orleans, Leo Pellissier and local vamp Lincoln Shaddock. Things turn ugly when tourists in the Asheville area turn up dead and bloody and the local media are hanging the whole mess on the new vamps in town. Leo orders Jane to resolve the issue quickly and get back to her job of making certain the parley goes smoothly.

Jane is more than willing to do what she does best, that is use her curiosity and the extra skills of the beast she carries within her to track down the killers and take care of them for good but she is horrified to learn that her carelessness in a former job has led the danger right to the door of her former neighbor and good friend Molly and her witchy kin.

Faith Hunter doesn't disappoint in this fourth Jane Yellowrock book. She does a terrific job driving the main story forward while still satisfying the curiosity of long- time readers regarding just what is happening with hottie cop Rick LeFleur since he was bitten by a crazed African were-leopard. She weaves in the consequences of actions Jane took in previous books in the series without leaving new readers out of the loop. RAVEN CURSED is the natural result of the previous three volumes while still working well as a stand alone book. Still, I say you can't get enough of one of my favorite kick-ass heroines so if you are new to the series, give yourself the gift of books one through three. You won't regret it.

Book Summary

The vampires of Asheville, North Carolina, want to establish their own clan, but since they owe loyalty to the Master Vampire of New Orleans they must work out the terms with him. To come up with an equitable solution, he sends an envoy with the best bodyguard blood money can buy: skinwalker Jane Yellowrock.

But when a group of local campers are attacked by something fanged, Jane goes from escort to investigator. Is it a rogue-vampire, shapechanger, or witch? Or something else magical? Unless she wants to face a very angry master vampire, she will have to work overtime to find the killer. It's a good thing she's worth every penny.