Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #14: Danse Macabre

- Blurb -

It was the middle of November. I was supposed to be outjogging, but instead I was sitting at my breakfast table talkingabout men, sex, werewolves, vampires and the thing that mostunmarried but sexually active women fear most .. . Anita Blake needs to be concentrating on a dangerous situation:the ardeur, the sexual power that flows between Anita andJean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, and Richard, thevolatile werewolf who loves her passionately, is reaching newlevels, perhaps evolving into something altogether new.The ardeur seems to be choosing new lovers for Anita, actingwith a will of its own. As Jean-Claude says, the ardeur ishunting powerful prey. The unexpected effect of this is thatJean-Claude's own power as a master vampire has grown to newlevels - and Richard, never predictable, is changing too. But as the days pass, Anita's less interested in vampirepolitics than in an ancient, ordinary dread she shares withwomen down the ages: she may be pregnant. And whether thefather is a vampire, a werewolf, or someone else entirely,she knows perfectly well that being a Federal Marshall, knownfor raising the dead and being a vampire executioner,is no way to bring up a baby '