An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novel

''Richard was an alpha werewolf. It was his only serious flaw. We''d broken up after I''d seen him eat somebody.''

You never forget your ex-fiance. And when the call came at three in the morning, I thought for a moment it was him. It wasn''t. It was his brother. And it wasn''t good news.

Apparently the former love of my life had got himself thrown into jail for assaulting a woman. Since I make my living as a preternatural expert, I tend to believe almost anything''s possible. But though he may be one of the monsters, Richard would never harm a woman. So it''s Anita Blake to the rescue. I''ve got just a few days to spring Richard and find out who framed him - and why. There''s a full moon coming, and if my werewolf love is still behind bars when it rises, he''ll be facing a lot worse than an assault charge...