Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)

by Ilona Andrews

It was as if a medieval castle and a Southern-belle, antebellum mansion had a baby and it had been delivered into the world by a gothic wedding-cake decorator.

Through the day she had upgraded his status from kill on sight to suspicious to the man with delicious treats who can't be trusted

"Myths tend to spiral out of control. Do you howl at the full moon and steal maidens to devour?" "Depends on the maiden," he said.

had a wounded vampire knight, a Marshal of a vampire House praying over him, and an unstable werewolf watching over them in case either of them tried something funny. If only Dad and Mom were here, it would feel just like home.

But sometime in the future I might call on you for a favor, alpha. That time may come never or tomorrow."

Don Grrleone

Any vampire with half a mind knows better than to stand between a woman and her chosen target.

But when a woman picks up a weapon, she means to kill.

Look at my big teeth. I'm an apex predator. My genetic material is awesome.

"I suggest you give up now. According to my research, in a vampire-werewolf love triangle, the vampire always gets the girl."