Aside from the action, one of the things I wanted to accomplish in this book was to reconcile Menolly with her father–to bring him around to accept her as his daughter once again. I also wanted to give Menolly the feeling that she could have a normal life–as normal as possible–like everyone else, and to help her step into finally accepting herself instead of being afraid of her powers. I felt that marrying her sweetheart would help her in that.

Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn (book 12 of the New York Times Bestselling Otherworld Series)
Second Edition (Indie Edition)

We’re the D’Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy ex-operatives from the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Being half human, half-Fae means our powers go haywire at all the wrong times. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch, with three gorgeous husbands. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. And me? I’m Menolly, a jian-tu turned vampire, and I’m dating a sexy werepuma and the godfather of vampires. Unfortunately, life is about to get very, very nasty…

Nerissa and I can’t decide on what we want to do for our promise ceremony and we’re bickering like an old married couple. My sisters and I head to Otherworld for a meeting with Queen Asteria, where we discover that Shadow Wing has dispatched Telazhar to reignite the Scorching Wars. And as soon as we return back home, we find Gulakah, the Lord of Ghosts, waging a battle to control the magical beings over Earthside.  Caught between two terrible enemies in a battle spanning two worlds, we can only hope we’re in time to stop all-out annihilation.

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