Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot.
But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games—an invitation-only, no-holds-barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament—she and Curran, the Beast Lord, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community.
La mercenaria Kate Daniels tiene más problemas de Ãndole sobrenatural de los que puede afrontar en estos momentos, y en Atlanta, donde la magia va y viene como las mareas, eso es decir mucho. Cuando su amigo Derek, el hombre lobo, es encontrado al borde de la muerte, Kate se toma el asunto como una afrenta personal y se encuentra con una serie de graves problemas. Sus investigaciones la conducen hasta los Juegos de la Medianoche –un encuentro solo para invitados, un combate donde no hay reglas, el supremo torneo de lucha sobrenatural–, donde descubrirá una oscura trama que quizás cambie para siempre la comunidad de cambiaformas de Atlanta...
I have a superior reaction time. That was why although I shot out of my chair, jumped onto my desk, and attempted to stab the intruder into my office in the throat, I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea's neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend's windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas. (chapter 3)
I gave him [Saiman] a smile. I was aiming for sweet, but he turned a shade paler and scooted a bit further from me. Note to self: work more on sweet and less on psycho-killer. (chapter 14)
[Kate continues to describe the outfit she's wearing to pick up Julie at her school]
The cloak coupled with a black leather vest made me look suitably menacing. All that was missing was a giant neon sign with rotating sparklers proclaiming HARD CASE. LINE TO GET YOUR ASS KICKED FORMS TO THE RIGHT. (chapter 21)
Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot.
But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games—an invitation-only, no-holds-barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament—she and Curran, the Beast Lord, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community.
Cuando su amigo Derek, el hombre lobo, es encontrado al borde de la muerte, Kate se toma el asunto como una afrenta personal y se encuentra con una serie de graves problemas. Sus investigaciones la conducen hasta los Juegos de la Medianoche –un encuentro solo para invitados, un combate donde no hay reglas, el supremo torneo de lucha sobrenatural–, donde descubrirá una oscura trama que quizás cambie para siempre la comunidad de cambiaformas de Atlanta...