Dark Queen, Paperback/Faith Hunter

Jane Yellowrock is in the fight of her life in the latest novel in the New York Times bestselling series that captures ``the essence of urban fantasy`` (SF Site). Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker, and as the chief enforcer for the Master of the city of New Orleans, she's the woman that rogue vampires fear most. But now a blood challenge has been issued to Leo by the ancient emperor of vampires, and Jane must stand and fight.