Blue Moon (Anita Blake Book 8)

	Title: Blue Moon
	Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
	Date Published: 1998
	Pages: 418
	Genre: Paranormal Romance
	Format Read:Kindle Book (public library loan)
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In Blue Moon the unconceivable has happened, Richard has been accused of rape. Anita learns of this and rides to the rescue to clear his name and set him free. There's just one problem, Colin, Master Vampire of the area has denied Anita, Jean Claude or any of their people entrance into his lands. If they ride in to help Richard it will be seen as an act of war. Anita's loyalty does not allow this to detour her and heads to help. Asher, Damian, Jason, Cherry, Nathaniel and Zane go with her as bodyguards. When the entourage arrives, the sherriff gives Anita the impression that they should leave town, and take Richard with them. Anita arranges for a lawyer to meet with Richard, and she learns that he has been "auditioning" new lupas for the pack. While he has slept with other women, he did not sleep with the one who accused him of rape. On the way home, Jason and Anita are jumped by some local rough boys and are held for questioning.

Things of course, are never easy for Anita as the girls that Richard has been "auditioning" keep popping up, none of them happy to see her. The local pack isn't as welcoming as they would hope, one of their own sets up Anita's wereleopard Nathaniel to be infected by a rotting vampire. Aher and Damian save Nathaniel, but it becomes vampire life or death for Damian, Anita has to heal him. Using the power from the triumvirate she is able to do so. Anita meets with Colin and his local vamps in the werewolves' area of power. They are ambushed, outnumbered 100 to 8! Anita uses her necromancer power to protect them, which releases Raina's spirit and kills all of the vampires at the same time.

Anita's powers continue to grow, she continues to fit with Richard, and against the lust and love she continues to feel for him. Raina marks her as someone that a member of the pack must possess and its a werewolf fight to claim her as their own.

Can she keep Richard and the pack safe? Can they all return to Jean Claude in one piece? Will she be able to resist Richard and not be possessed by another pack member?