The Awakening The first book introduces the reader to Elena Gilbert, a beautiful and popular high school student in the small town of Fell's Church in Virginia, and her friends: Bonnie, Meredith, and Matt. As their senior year begins, Elena pursues the mysterious new guy in town, Stefan...  more

The Awakening The first book introduces the reader to Elena Gilbert, a beautiful and popular high school student in the small town of Fell's Church in Virginia, and her friends: Bonnie, Meredith, and Matt. As their senior year begins, Elena pursues the mysterious new guy in town, Stefan Salvatore. Stefan's resistance is met with Elena's determination, and she eventually discovers his secret: that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire. As Elena and Stefan fall in love, strange attacks begin to happen in the town while a dark and seductive stranger appears to Elena. Elena eventually learns that the stranger is Stefan's older brother Damon. The Struggle The second book picks up where The Awakening left off, and delves further into Damon's ongoing attempts to win Elena's affections and Stefan's struggle to survive. When Stefan went missing, Elena seeks out Damon and confronts him in the graveyard. Elena and her friends find Stefan in a well, near death, and Elena saves him by giving him some of her blood. Elena also exchanges blood with Damon, albeit unwillingly, tying herself to both brothers as Katherine did centuries ago.

THE FINAL SOOKIE STACKHOUSE NOVEL  There are secrets in the town of Bon Temps, ones that threaten those closest to Sookie -- and could destroy her heart ... Sookie Stackhouse  finds it easy to turn down the request of former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at...  more

THE FINAL SOOKIE STACKHOUSE NOVEL  There are secrets in the town of Bon Temps, ones that threaten those closest to Sookie -- and could destroy her heart ... Sookie Stackhouse  finds it easy to turn down the request of former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at Merlotte’s. After all, Arlene tried to have Sookie killed. But her relationship with Eric Northman is not so clear-cut. He and his vampires are keeping their distance … and a cold silence. And when Sookie learns the reason why, she is devastated. Then a shocking murder rocks Bon Temps, and Sookie is arrested for the crime. But the evidence against Sookie is weak, and she makes bail. Investigating the killing, she'll learn that what passes for truth in Bon Temps is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough …

THE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE COMPANION is a unique guide to Sookie Stackhouse and her dark fantasy southern-Gothic world, as well as an in-depth look at the award-winning HBO series TRUE BLOOD. The book will feature a brand-new Sookie story and Charlaine's own map of Bon Temps, never before...  more

THE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE COMPANION is a unique guide to Sookie Stackhouse and her dark fantasy southern-Gothic world, as well as an in-depth look at the award-winning HBO series TRUE BLOOD. The book will feature a brand-new Sookie story and Charlaine's own map of Bon Temps, never before published, with every place of interest in the town, including Merlotte's bar and Sookie's home. Other treats include: * An introduction by Charlaine about the impact Sookie Stackhouse has had on her writing career, and the influence on the genre at large. A large section on the award-winning HBO series TRUE BLOOD. Detailed summaries of each novel and entries on every important character, event and setting in the series, in Sookie's voice. * An overview of Sookie's world, including information on the vampires, shapeshifter/wereanimal, and fairie factions. Interviews with Charlaine Harris and Alan Ball. A selection of favourite Bon Temps recipes

There's more to Sookie Stackhouse than you ever knew… The #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris spawned a hit TV show and captivated fans around the world—including other authors. Now this group of writers, specifically chosen by Charlaine,...  more

There's more to Sookie Stackhouse than you ever knew… The #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris spawned a hit TV show and captivated fans around the world—including other authors. Now this group of writers, specifically chosen by Charlaine, pays tribute to “the southern, mind-reading belle who gets mixed up in the world of vampires and magical creatures" (The Kansas City Star) with a collection of fifteen all-new stories about your favorite residents of Bon Temps. Contents:     Nobody's business / Rachel Caine -- Tyger, tyger / Christopher Golden -- The real Santa Claus / Leigh Perry -- Taproot / Jeffrey J. Mariotte -- Knit a sweater out of sky / Seanan McGuire -- Love story / Jeanne C. Stein -- The million-dollar hunt / Jonathan Maberry -- Borderline dead / Nicole Peeler -- Extreme makeover vamp edition / Leigh Evans -- Don't be cruel / Bill Crider -- What a dream I had / Nancy Holder -- Another dead fairy / Miranda James -- The bat-signal / Suzanne McLeod -- The sun, the moon, and the stars / Dana Cameron -- Widower's walk / MaryJanice Davidson.    

An exclusive SFBC Sliver of Night book. The first three Sookie Stackhouse novels - with a new introduction by the author! DEAD UNTIL DARK Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana. You can tell she doesn't get out much, and it's not because she isn't pretty. She is. ...  more

An exclusive SFBC Sliver of Night book. The first three Sookie Stackhouse novels - with a new introduction by the author! DEAD UNTIL DARK Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana. You can tell she doesn't get out much, and it's not because she isn't pretty. She is. It's just that, well, Sookie has this "disability:" she can read minds. And that doesn't make her too dateable. Then along comes Bill. He's tall, dark, handsome -- and Sookie can't hear a word he's thinking. Just the guy she's been waiting for all her life. But Bill has a disability of his own: he's a vampire with a seriously creepy crowd of friends. So when one of her coworkers is killed, Sookie fears she's next . . . LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS Sookie is on a streak of bad luck. First, she finds a body in the back seat of a car. Then she comes face to face with a beastly creature that gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins -- like they don't enjoy it! Point is, they saved her life. So when one of them asks for a favor, she complies . . . and soon Sookie finds herself in Dallas, using her telepathic abilities to search for a missing vampire. There's just one condition: the vamps must behave, and let the humans involved go unharmed. Which is easier said than done. . . CLUB DEAD Sookie's vampire boyfriend, Bill, has been a little distant lately. In another state, distant. He's on a secret assignment for the vampire queen of Louisiana, and only his sinister and sexy boss Eric knows where to find him. Soon, Sookie is off to Jackson, Mississippi, to mingle with the über-underworld at Club Dead -- a dangerous little haunt where werewolves, shapeshifters, and vampires go to chill out and suck down some type O. But when Sookie finally finds Bill -- caught up in an act of serious betrayal -- she's not sure whether to save him . . . or sharpen some stakes.

New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris has re-imagined the supernatural world with her "spunky" (Tampa Tribune) Southern Vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written --...  more

New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris has re-imagined the supernatural world with her "spunky" (Tampa Tribune) Southern Vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written -- together in one volume. Stories include: * Fairy Dust, * One Word Answer, * Dracula Night, * Lucky, * Giftwrap.  

First in a new Trilogy from Charlaine Harris, the bestselling author who created Sookie Stackhouse and her world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, comes a darker locale -- populated by more strangers than friends. But then, that's how the locals prefer it... Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with...  more

First in a new Trilogy from Charlaine Harris, the bestselling author who created Sookie Stackhouse and her world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, comes a darker locale -- populated by more strangers than friends. But then, that's how the locals prefer it... Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Road. It's a pretty standard dried-up western town. There's a pawnshop (someone lives in the basement and is seen only at night). There's a diner (people who are just passing through tend not to linger). And there's new resident Manfred Bernardo, who thinks he's found the perfect place to work in private (and who has secrets of his own). Stop at the one traffic light in town, and everything looks normal. Stay awhile, and learn the truth...

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque....  more

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque. Learn why it really can be an endless summer -- for immortals. CONTENTS Introduction by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner TWO BLONDS by Charlaine Harris THE BOYS GO FISHING by Sarah Smith ONE FOR THE MONEY by Jeaniene Frost MEANWHILE, FAR ACROSS THE CASPIAN SEA ... by Daniel Stashower THE INNSMOUTH NOOK by A. Lee Martinez SAFE AND SOUND by Jeff Abbott SEEING IS BELIEVING by L. A. Banks THE PERILS OF EFFRIJIM by Katie MacAlister THIN WALLS by Christopher Golden THE HEART IS ALWAYS RIGHT by Lilith Saintcrow THE DEMON IN THE DUNES by Chris Grabenstein HOME FROM AMERICA by Sharan Newman PIRATE DAVE'S HAUNTED AMUSEMENT PARK by Toni L. P. Kelner

Never-before-published vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous-these all-new stories will ensure that readers never think of vampires (or birthdays) in quite the same way again. In...  more

Never-before-published vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous-these all-new stories will ensure that readers never think of vampires (or birthdays) in quite the same way again. In New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's "Dracula Night," Sookie Stackhouse is the only human at the annual commemoration of Dracula's birth. But this year, the Prince of Darkness actually shows up-and finds Sookie to be a tasty-looking present. New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's crime-solving wizard Harry Dresden, of the Dresden Files novels, heads to a role-playing party to give his vampire brother a birthday present in "It's My Birthday Too," only to discover there are some bloodthirsty party crashers who don't share their brotherly love. In "Twilight," Cassandra DuCharme, who appeared in New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's Dime Store Magic, knows she has to kill to live as a vampire another year-but finds herself disturbingly disinterested in the hunt. Plus ten more bloody good birthday stories that take the cake.

The best of a rare crop of supernatural and urban fantasy stories -- and here's the theme: supernatural creatures + schools. But not all these schools are conventional schools, and the 'characters' learn more than the basic ABCs.   Includes a never-before-published Sookie...  more

The best of a rare crop of supernatural and urban fantasy stories -- and here's the theme: supernatural creatures + schools. But not all these schools are conventional schools, and the 'characters' learn more than the basic ABCs.   Includes a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!  What could be scarier than the first day of school?  How about a crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of "Home Improvement: Undead Edition"? Your worst school nightmares -- taking that math test you never studied for, finding yourself naked in school assembly, not knowing which door to enter -- will pale in comparison to these thirteen original stories that take academic anxiety to whole new realms. * In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's story, "Playing Possum", Sookie Stackhouse brings enough birthday cupcakes for her nephew's entire class but finds she's one short when the angry ex-boyfriend of the school secretary shows up. * When her guardian, Kate Daniels, sends her undercover to a school for exceptional children, teenaged Julie learns an all-new definition of "exceptional", in New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews's "Magic Tests". * For those who like fangs with their forensics, New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder offers "VSI", in which FBI agent Claire is tested as never before in a school for Vampire Scene Investigation. * And in New York Times bestselling author Thomas Sniegoski's "The Bad Hour", Remy Chandler and his dog Marlowe find evil unleashed in an obedience school. You'll need more than an apple to stave off the creatures in these and nine other stories. Remember your first lesson: resistance is fruitless! Contents: "Playing Possum" / Charlaine Harris; "Spellcaster 2.0" / Jonathan Maberry; "Academy Field Trip" / Donald Harstad; "Sympathy for the Bones" / Marjorie M. Liu; "Low School" / Rhys Bowen; "Callie Meet Happy" / Amber Benson; "Iphigenia in Aulis" / Mike Carey; "Golden Delicious" / Faith Hunter; "Magic Tests" / Ilona Andrews; "An Introduction to Jewish Myth and Mysticism" / Steve Hockensmith; "VSI" / Nancy Holder; "The Bad Hour" / Thomas E. Sniegoski; "Pirate Dave and the Captain's Ghost" / Toni L. P. Kelner.

All-new story collection of the most peculiar plays ever made; sports fans live and die by their teams' successes and failures -- though most of the time not literally. Spirited -- in more ways than one -- new tales of killer competitions that would make even the most die-hard players ask to...  more

All-new story collection of the most peculiar plays ever made; sports fans live and die by their teams' successes and failures -- though most of the time not literally. Spirited -- in more ways than one -- new tales of killer competitions that would make even the most die-hard players ask to be benched.  Welcome to the wide world of paranormal pastimes, where striking out might strike you dead.  Includes a brand-new story featuring Sookie Stackhouse and Manfred Bernardo Contents: Introduction / Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner -- In the Blue Hereafter / Charlaine Harris -- Hide and Seek / William Kent Krueger -- Stepping Into the Dead Zone / Jan Burke -- Dead on the Bones / Joe R. Lansdale -- The Devil Went Down to Boston / Caitlin Kittredge -- On the Playing Fields of Blood / Brendan Dubois -- The God's Games / Dana Cameron -- The Case of the Haunted Safeway / Scott Sigler -- Prise de Fer / Ellen Kushner -- Dreamer / Brandon Sanderson -- False Knight on the Road / Mercedes Lackey -- Jammed / Seanan McGuire -- Hide and Shriek / Adam-Troy Castro -- Ice / Laura Lippman -- Bell, Book, and Candlepin / Toni L.P. Kelner.

The new Sookie Stackhouse novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Dead as a Doornail. Spiked with a "frothy fusion of romance, mystery, and fantasy" (Publishers Weekly), this "deliciously fiendish...increasingly riotous series" (Dallas Morning News) sends the...  more

The new Sookie Stackhouse novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Dead as a Doornail. Spiked with a "frothy fusion of romance, mystery, and fantasy" (Publishers Weekly), this "deliciously fiendish...increasingly riotous series" (Dallas Morning News) sends the supernaturally gifted cocktail waitress to New Orleans, where she has to deal with the legacy of one of her own family and a host of potentially dangerous characters.

In "Fariy Dust," Sookie finds her mind-reading talents in demand when a fairy from a set of triplets gets dusted.   "Dracula Night" may be the commemoration of the Prince of Darkness's birth, but it's Sookie who gets a tasty-looking present. Learning...  more

In "Fariy Dust," Sookie finds her mind-reading talents in demand when a fairy from a set of triplets gets dusted.   "Dracula Night" may be the commemoration of the Prince of Darkness's birth, but it's Sookie who gets a tasty-looking present. Learning that her cousin is dead is shocking enough for Sookie.  Learning that her cousin was a vampire who got staked leaves her speechless in "One Word Answer." When Sookie teams up with her witchy friend Amelia to discover who has it out for Bon Temps's most successful insurance agent, they get "Lucky". A solo Sookie has the holiday blues in "Gift Wrap" under she has an unexpected encounter with someone who has bigger problems than loneliness. With a southern charm all her own -- and a myriad of voices inside her head -- Sookie has quickly become everyone's favorite barmaid and the catalyst fo rall the supernatural goings-on in "a world that is both a weird possibility and a wild ride" (The Anniston Star).

Omnibus Edition Contains the complete books 4 and 5 of the Southern Vampire Mysteries -- "Dead to the World" and "Dead as a Doornail"

For Sookie Stackhouse, the day-to-day activities of the vampire and Were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest. She's blood bound to the leader of the vamps, is a friend to the local Were pack, works for a man who is a shifter, and has a brother who is a...  more

For Sookie Stackhouse, the day-to-day activities of the vampire and Were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest. She's blood bound to the leader of the vamps, is a friend to the local Were pack, works for a man who is a shifter, and has a brother who is a werepanther... But for most of the humans in Bon Temps, the vamps are mysterious, seductive creatures -- and they don't even know about the Weres. Until now. The Weres and shifters have finally decided to follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world. At first it seems to go well. Then the mutilated body of a werepanther is found in the parking lot of the bar where Sookie works. The victim is someone she knows, so she feels compelled to discover who -- human or otherwise -- did the deed. But what she doesn't realize is that there is a much greater danger than the killer threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings -- older, more powerful, and far more secretive than vampires or werewolves is preparing for war. And Sookie will find herself an all-too-human pawn in their battle...

THE FINAL SOOKIE STACKHOUSE NOVEL Following a shocking murder, Sookie will learn that nothing is ever clear-cut in Bon Temps. What passes for the truth is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough.... Includes an excerpt...  more

THE FINAL SOOKIE STACKHOUSE NOVEL Following a shocking murder, Sookie will learn that nothing is ever clear-cut in Bon Temps. What passes for the truth is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough.... Includes an excerpt from MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD, the first book in Charlaine Harris?s brand-new Midnight, Texas, series

Charlaine Harris has reimagined the supernatural world with her "spunky" (The Tampa Tribune) southern vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse story ever written -- together in one volume. With a southern...  more

Charlaine Harris has reimagined the supernatural world with her "spunky" (The Tampa Tribune) southern vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse story ever written -- together in one volume. With a southern charm all her own -- and a myriad of voices inside her head -- Sookie has quickly become everyone's favorite barmaid.

The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana, is reeling from two hard blows - the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire summit the month before in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things...  more

The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana, is reeling from two hard blows - the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire summit the month before in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things to get back to normal. But that's just not happening. Too many vampires -- some friends, some not -- were killed or injured, and her weretiger boyfriend, Quinn, is among the missing. It's clear that things are changing, whether the Weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie -- friend of the pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, the leader of the local vampire community -- is caught up in the changes. In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death ... and, once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood flowing, her world will be forever altered...  

If you think your family relationships are complicated, think again: you haven't seen anything like the ones in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse is dealing with a whole host of family problems, ranging from her own kin (a non-human fairy and a telepathic second cousin) demanding a...  more

If you think your family relationships are complicated, think again: you haven't seen anything like the ones in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse is dealing with a whole host of family problems, ranging from her own kin (a non-human fairy and a telepathic second cousin) demanding a place in her life, to her lover Eric's vampire sire, an ancient being who arrives with Eric's 'brother' in tow at a most inopportune moment. And Sookie's tracking down a distant relation of her ailing neighbour (and ex), Vampire Bill Compton. In addition to the multitude of family issues complicating her life, the werewolf pack of Shreveport has asked Sookie for a special favour, and since Sookie is an obliging young woman, she agrees. But this favour for the wolves has dire results for Sookie, who is still recovering from the trauma of her abduction during the Fairy War.

Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life -- the shapeshifter Quinn -- but also contend with...  more

Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life -- the shapeshifter Quinn -- but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit. The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise, and she and Sam work...  more

With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise, and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit -- and the twisted motive for the attack. Her attention is divided. Though she can't "read" vampires, Sookie knows her lover, Eric Northman, and his "child" Pam well -- and she realizes they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master.  Gradually, she is drawn into the plot -- which is much more complicated than she knows...  

The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana, is reeling from two hard blows - the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire summit the month before in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things...  more

The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana, is reeling from two hard blows - the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire summit the month before in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things to get back to normal. But that's just not happening. Too many vampires - some friends, some not - were killed or injured, and her weretiger boyfriend, Quinn, is among the missing. It's clear that things are changing, whether the Weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie - friend of the pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, the leader of the local vampire community - is caught up in the changes. In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death...and, once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood flowing, her world will be forever altered... Movie Tie-in: True Blood series.

Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life -- the shapeshifter Quinn -- but also contend with...  more

Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life -- the shapeshifter Quinn -- but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit. The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

New in the “addicting” New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse. After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying...  more

New in the “addicting” New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse. After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing. It’s clear that things are changing—whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie—Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community—is caught up in the changes. In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.

It’s vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie’s heart … Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she’d rather not know. And now that she’s an...  more

It’s vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie’s heart … Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she’d rather not know. And now that she’s an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, she’d rather not see -- like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one. There’s a thing or two she’d like to say about that, but she has to keep quiet -- Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It’s the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric’s front yard -- especially the body of the woman whose blood he just drank. Now, it’s up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl’s fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who’s set out to make Sookie’s world come crashing down.  The Sookie Stackhouse novels are the basis for the 'True Blood' HBO-TV Tie-In series.

THE FINAL SOOKIE STACKHOUSE NOVEL When a shocking murder rocks Bon Temps, Sookie will learn that what passes for the truth is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough... Features an all-new section of FAQs submitted by fans...  more

THE FINAL SOOKIE STACKHOUSE NOVEL When a shocking murder rocks Bon Temps, Sookie will learn that what passes for the truth is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough... Features an all-new section of FAQs submitted by fans and a sneak preview of Midnight Crossroad!

Felipe de Castro, the vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It’s the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric Northman’s front yard—especially the body of a woman whose blood he just drank. Now it’s up to Sookie and Bill, the...  more

Felipe de Castro, the vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It’s the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric Northman’s front yard—especially the body of a woman whose blood he just drank. Now it’s up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl’s fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who’s set out to make Sookie’s world come crashing down.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents the definitive guide to the world of Sookie Stackhouse. Charlaine Harris has topped the bestseller charts and has become a nationwide phenomenon, thanks to the unconventional-and otherworldly- life of Sookie Stackhouse. Now, in her own...  more

The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents the definitive guide to the world of Sookie Stackhouse. Charlaine Harris has topped the bestseller charts and has become a nationwide phenomenon, thanks to the unconventional-and otherworldly- life of Sookie Stackhouse. Now, in her own words, Sookie gives readers a look at her family, friends, enemies, adventures, and-of course-the lovers who set her world on fire... Readers will: * Tour Bon Temps, the small Louisiana town that Sookie calls home, and visit the houses of her Gran and her sometime vampire lover, Bill * Prowl around the werewolf and were-panther communities * Browse through her best friend Tara's dress shop * Belly up to the bar in Merlotte's, where Sookie works *Get must-have Bon Temps recipes-including Caroline Bellfleur's famous chocolate cheesecake * Test themselves with trivia questions from the series

There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, Texas, where the residents like to keep to themselves. Even in a town full of secretive people, Olivia Charity is an enigma. She lives with the vampire Lemuel, but no one knows what she does; they only know that she’s beautiful...  more

There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, Texas, where the residents like to keep to themselves. Even in a town full of secretive people, Olivia Charity is an enigma. She lives with the vampire Lemuel, but no one knows what she does; they only know that she’s beautiful and dangerous. Psychic Manfred Bernardo finds out just how dangerous when he goes on a working weekend to Dallas and sees Olivia there with a couple who are both found dead the next day. To make matters worse, one of Manfred’s regular—and very wealthy—clients dies during a reading. Manfred returns from Dallas embroiled in scandal and hounded by the press. He turns to Olivia for help; somehow he knows that the mysterious Olivia can get things back to normal. As normal as things get in Midnight…

Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Road. It’s a pretty standard dried-up western town. There’s a pawnshop (someone lives in the basement and is seen only at night)....  more

Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Road. It’s a pretty standard dried-up western town. There’s a pawnshop (someone lives in the basement and is seen only at night). There’s a diner (people who are just passing through tend not to linger). And there’s new resident Manfred Bernardo, who thinks he’s found the perfect place to work in private (and who has secrets of his own). .

Dead Ever After marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse novels—a series that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show True Blood. It also stoked a hunger that will never die…a hunger to know what happened next.   With characters arranged...  more

Dead Ever After marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse novels—a series that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show True Blood. It also stoked a hunger that will never die…a hunger to know what happened next.   With characters arranged alphabetically—from the Ancient Pythoness to Bethany Zanelli—bestselling author Charlaine Harris takes fans into the future of their favorite residents of Bon Temps and environs. You'll learn how Michele and Jason's marriage fared, what happened to Sookie's cousin Hunter, and whether Tara and JB's twins grew up to be solid citizens.   This coda provides the answers to your lingering questions—including details of Sookie's own happily-ever-after…  

Dead Ever After marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse novels -- a series that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show True Blood. It also stoked a hunger that will never die…a hunger to know what happened next.   With characters arranged alphabetically...  more

Dead Ever After marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse novels -- a series that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show True Blood. It also stoked a hunger that will never die…a hunger to know what happened next.   With characters arranged alphabetically -- from the Ancient Pythoness to Bethany Zanelli -- bestselling author Charlaine Harris takes fans into the future of their favorite residents of Bon Temps and environs. You’ll learn how Michele and Jason’s marriage fared, what happened to Sookie’s cousin Hunter, and whether Tara and JB’s twins grew up to be solid citizens.   This coda provides the answers to your lingering questions -- including details of Sookie’s own happily-ever-after… The book will feature extensive interior art by acclaimed Sookie artist Lisa Desimini, including a Sookieverse Alphabet, color endpapers, and several full-page black and white interior illustrations.

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque....  more

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque. Learn why it really can be an endless summer -- for immortals. CONTENTS Introduction by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner TWO BLONDS by Charlaine Harris THE BOYS GO FISHING by Sarah Smith ONE FOR THE MONEY by Jeaniene Frost MEANWHILE, FAR ACROSS THE CASPIAN SEA ... by Daniel Stashower THE INNSMOUTH NOOK by A. Lee Martinez SAFE AND SOUND by Jeff Abbott SEEING IS BELIEVING by L. A. Banks THE PERILS OF EFFRIJIM by Katie MacAlister THIN WALLS by Christopher Golden THE HEART IS ALWAYS RIGHT by Lilith Saintcrow THE DEMON IN THE DUNES by Chris Grabenstein HOME FROM AMERICA by Sharan Newman PIRATE DAVE'S HAUNTED AMUSEMENT PARK by Toni L. P. Kelner

In this sequel to the first New York Times bestselling True Blood mini-series, "All Together Now," mind-reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans helping Vampire Sheriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton''s in town, too, making sure Eric doesn''t get...  more

In this sequel to the first New York Times bestselling True Blood mini-series, "All Together Now," mind-reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans helping Vampire Sheriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton''s in town, too, making sure Eric doesn''t get fresh with Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra''s latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, why is Pam hanging out at Merlotte''s - and what does she want with Lafayette?

The editors of the New York Times bestselling Death's Excellent Vacation bring home a new collection ... There's nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet or otherwordly portals in the attic. Now, for any homeowner who's ever wondered, "What's that...  more

The editors of the New York Times bestselling Death's Excellent Vacation bring home a new collection ... There's nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet or otherwordly portals in the attic. Now, for any homeowner who's ever wondered, "What's that creaking sound?" or fans of "how to" television who'd like a little unreality mixed in with their reality shows, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner return with an all-new collection of the paranormal perils of Do-It-Yourself. Sookie Stackhouse resides in these pages, in a never-before-published story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. And New York Times bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, James Grady, Heather Graham, Melissa Marr, and nine other outstanding writers have constructed more frightening and funny fixer-upper tales guaranteed to shake foundations and rattle readers' pipes.

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque....  more

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque. Learn why it really can be an endless summer -- for immortals. CONTENTS Introduction by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner TWO BLONDS by Charlaine Harris THE BOYS GO FISHING by Sarah Smith ONE FOR THE MONEY by Jeaniene Frost MEANWHILE, FAR ACROSS THE CASPIAN SEA ... by Daniel Stashower THE INNSMOUTH NOOK by A. Lee Martinez SAFE AND SOUND by Jeff Abbott SEEING IS BELIEVING by L. A. Banks THE PERILS OF EFFRIJIM by Katie MacAlister THIN WALLS by Christopher Golden THE HEART IS ALWAYS RIGHT by Lilith Saintcrow THE DEMON IN THE DUNES by Chris Grabenstein HOME FROM AMERICA by Sharan Newman PIRATE DAVE'S HAUNTED AMUSEMENT PARK by Toni L. P. Kelner

Charlaine Harris, Keri Arthur and Patricia Briggs bring you a Christmas present to remember! We all know the holiday season can bring out the beast in anyone - but it's especially hard if you're a lycanthrope! Gathered here together is a veritable feast of fears and tears: fifteen of the...  more

Charlaine Harris, Keri Arthur and Patricia Briggs bring you a Christmas present to remember! We all know the holiday season can bring out the beast in anyone - but it's especially hard if you're a lycanthrope! Gathered here together is a veritable feast of fears and tears: fifteen of the scariest, saddest, funniest werewolf tales, by an outstanding pack of authors, best read by the light of the full moon, and with a silver bullet close at hand. In 'Gift Wrap', Sookie Stackhouse is feeling mighty sorry for herself, all alone for Christmas - until she meets someone with bigger problems than loneliness ...Patricia Briggs gives us the story of lone wolf David Christiansen, who needs to mend fences with his daughter, before it's too late. In 'Christmas Past', Keri Arthur tells the tale of Hannah, who gets an unmerry and potentially life-threatening Christmas present when the hunky werewolf who dumped her last Christmas Eve turns up as her partner on the hunt for a vampire serial killer. All these and more feature in WOLFSBANE AND MISTLETOE, the perfect antidote to Christmas mawkishness!

Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Darkside  -anthology from the Mystery Writers of America. Nighttime is the perfect time for the perfect crime.  An all-new mystery anthology edited, and featuring a new story-set in her Sookie Stackhouse universe- by #1 "New York...  more

Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Darkside  -anthology from the Mystery Writers of America. Nighttime is the perfect time for the perfect crime.  An all-new mystery anthology edited, and featuring a new story-set in her Sookie Stackhouse universe- by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Charlaine Harris. While vampires are well represented among the 20 selections, most notably Parnell Hall's darkly humorous Death of a Vampire, bestseller Harris ensures that werewolves, ghosts, and magicians also get their due.  Harley Jane Kozak does a superb job of integrating a ghost into a contemporary setting in Madeeda, in which an expectant mother is concerned over her two-year-old twins' visions of a bad witch.  A phantom ship figures in Lou Kemp's In Memory of the Sibylline, a highly effective horror story set in the 19th century. Even Mike Hammer gets into X-Files mode in Max Allan Collins's and Mickey Spillane's Grave Matter, which successfully introduces a supernatural element into the case of a series of mysterious deaths in the ironically named town of Hopeful, N.Y. Contents: * Dahlia Underground / Charlaine Harris; * Hixton / William Kent Krueger * Small Change / Margaret Maron; * The Trespassers / Brendan DuBois; * Madeeda / Harley Jane Kozak; * House of Horrors / S. W. Hubbard; * Sift, Almost Invisible, Through / Jeffrey Somers; * The Bedroom Door / Elaine Viets; * The Conqueror Worm / Barbara D'Amato; * In Memory of the Sibylline / Lou Kemp; * The Bloodflower / Martin Meyers; * The Awareness / Terrie Farley Moran; * Tadesville / Jack Fredrickson; * Limbo / Steve Brewer; * The Insider / Mike Wiecek; * Swing Shift / Dana Cameron; * Riding High / Carolyn Hart; * Grave Matter / Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane; * Death of a Vampire / Parnell Hall; * Taking the Long View / Toni L. P. Kelner.  

Blonde, bubbly Sookie Stackhouse loves her job as a cocktail waitress in Merlotte's, in her home town of Bon Temps. Sookie's cute, but it takes her a long time to make friends; perhaps that's not so surprising when you consider how few people appreciate her telepathic ability. Whichever species...  more

Blonde, bubbly Sookie Stackhouse loves her job as a cocktail waitress in Merlotte's, in her home town of Bon Temps. Sookie's cute, but it takes her a long time to make friends; perhaps that's not so surprising when you consider how few people appreciate her telepathic ability. Whichever species you are, life is never boring in Bon Temps, Louisiana!

Never-before-published vampire stories.  You're invited to a celebration of vampires by a baker's dozen of favorite authors. Sink your teeth into thirteen original stories, each one a fresh and unique take on what birthdays mean to the undead. From Charlaine Harris's Sookie...  more

Never-before-published vampire stories.  You're invited to a celebration of vampires by a baker's dozen of favorite authors. Sink your teeth into thirteen original stories, each one a fresh and unique take on what birthdays mean to the undead. From Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse attending a birthday party for Dracula to Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden battling bloodsucking party crashers, these suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous stories will ensure you'll never think of vampires or birthdays quite the same again. Contents: Dracula Night / Charlaine Harris; -- Mournful Cry of Owls / Christopher Golden; -- I Was A Teenage Vampire / Bill Crider; -- Twilight / Kelley Armstrong -- It's My Birthday, Too / Jim Butcher; -- Grave-robbed / P.N. Elrod; -- First Day of the Rest of your Life / Rachel Caine; -- Witch and the Wicked / Jeanne C. Stein; -- Blood Wrapped / Tanya Huff; -- Wish / Carolyn Haines; -- Fire and Ice and Linguini For Two / Tate Hallaway; -- Vampire Hours / Elaine Viets; -- How Stella Got Her Grave Back / Toni L.P. Kelner.

Four bestselling paranormal authors present novellas about hellhound -- new adventures starring man's worst friends; tales featuring paranormal bodyguards in Lucifer's realm, non-lethal vampire trackers, Cerberus leaving the underworld for the real world, and the kidnapping of...  more

Four bestselling paranormal authors present novellas about hellhound -- new adventures starring man's worst friends; tales featuring paranormal bodyguards in Lucifer's realm, non-lethal vampire trackers, Cerberus leaving the underworld for the real world, and the kidnapping of a powerful vampire's niece. BLIND SPOT by Meljean Brook (Guardians, Bk 9) The job was simple: find her boss's niece, bring her home safely, and hand out a whole lot of pain to whoever had abducted her. But Maggie hadn't counted on her boss's nephew, the hellhound who loved to make her life difficult, or her own past rearing its complicated and ugly head. ANGELS' JUDGMENT by Nalini Singh (Guild Hunter novella) Meet Sara, telling the story of how she became Guild Director... and how she met Deacon. MAGIC MOURNS by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels, Bk 4) Kate is on medical leave and Andrea is sitting in her office. Everything is going well, until a a giant hell dog escapes the Underworld and Raphael, the smoking-hot and very persistent werehyena, asks Andrea to help him track down... Find out why the giant three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades has left the underworld for the real world-and whose scent he’s following. THE BRITLINGENS GO TO HELL by Charlaine Harris (set in Sookie Stackhouse universe) Follow paranormal bodyguards Clovache and Batanya into Lucifer's realm, where they encounter his fearsome four-legged pets.

Love Sookie Stackhouse and Bella Swan? It's time to meet newly turned-vampire Carrie Ames. Being a vampire is a life-or-death situation. When I was first turned, I had only my survival to worry about. Now I'm locked in a battle for the existence of the entire human race - and the cards are...  more

Love Sookie Stackhouse and Bella Swan? It's time to meet newly turned-vampire Carrie Ames. Being a vampire is a life-or-death situation. When I was first turned, I had only my survival to worry about. Now I'm locked in a battle for the existence of the entire human race - and the cards are definitely stacked against me. The Voluntary Vampire Extinction Movement headquarters are destroyed, and their pet horror, the Oracle, is on the loose. She'll stop at nothing to turn the world into a vampire's paradise, even if it means helping the Soul Eater become a god and harnessing his power for her own evil ends. An ancient vampire, a blood-sucking near deity and oh, yeah, my presently human former sire Cyrus thrown into the mix. I say bring it on. May the best monster win.

Four-dozen drawing activities for Shabbat and the holidays in an unusual "un-coloring" book.