Okay, fellow Anita Blake fans. Done with the book now. And if you don't want to know the ending, don't look under the cut! But wow - this one has left me waiting (not patiently, either) for the next book. Wow!

So, where did I leave off? Oh, yes, the bride to be. Who just turns out to be one of those Jason look alikes. Then the party, where the security acts weird enough to clue Anita in that something dangerous is going on involving, probably, Keith - so now she's worried. And to make things even more fun, the entertainment arrives - strippers, and one's a white tiger and one's a vampire. Jason lets himself be led away, only because Anita's tiger starts to rise.

And the metaphysical s#@% that so complicates her life begins. Wonder of wonders, Anita's starting to handle this part better! Until The Mother of All Darkness wanders in again. The pretty white tiger? He, another male tiger, and Jason all end up in Anita's bed, the tigers called so strongly they couldn't resist. Someone had to take the tiger, after all. And she rolled the white tiger(Tristan)! Rolled him, like she rolled Requiem. And they kept at it all night, all day, all the next night.

And then Richard. Still want to slap him. He's still caught up in his own issues, and they still get in the way of him being really useful to the triumverate. And Anita. He nearly rolls her - then she gets it. His anger is hers (we knew that from what - two books ago?), but when he directs it at her, she swallows it down. Drinks it. Feeds the ardeur (and if that's spelled wrong, sorry - remember I'm listening, not reading) with the anger. Wow!

But - not over yet! Once the Ulfric leaves (much more calm now) Anita and Jason have one last horrible bit of trouble. Vampires, who kidnap them, thinking Jason's Keith. And since Keith has run off with a vampire lover (old Zedadiah's flame!), they are in deep trouble. Anita wakes to the wonderful sounds of Jason being tortured to give up the location of the vampire lover - information he of course doesn't have. Wakes up bound, still full of tranquilizers. And then she kicks vampire butt. Of course. The vamps didn't have a chance! And saves the day - by forcing a nearly dead Jason's beast. By feeding him her own.

Wow, there are so many dangly bits now that I can't keep track. And can't wait for the next book. Wait, I alread said that! LOL! Keep it up, Laurell! You write beautiful books; very inspiring, very fun, very addictive!

Okay, all out of my system now. And of course I'm rereading it, but first, I'm going to finish that book I interrupted to read Blood Noir in the first place!