Siren Song: Book 2 of the Blood Singer Novels (The Blood Singer Novels, 2)

Nothing if not resilient, Celia Graves is slowly adjusting to being a half-human, half-vampire Abomination. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend’s murder is still unsolved, the cops are convinced she should be in jail, and her old lover, the magician Bruno DeLuca, has resurfaced in her life, saying he has something important to tell her. The vampire attack that transformed Celia kicked her latent Siren abilities into high gear, and now she’s been summoned to the Sirens’ island to justify her existence—and possibly fight for her life—in front of the Siren Queen. Celia isn’t sure she’ll survive to make the trip. The demon she defeated in Blood Song hasn’t exactly gone quietly—he’s left Celia suffering from a powerful curse. Publishers Weekly Still recovering from the attack that left her neither vampire nor human in June 2010's Blood Song, professional bodyguard Celia Graves must also cope with the discovery of her siren heritage, which comes with unexplored powers, a family she knows nothing about, and yet another set of enemies. Even as she fights in court for the right to be free, insisting that she won't become a mindless killer like other vampires, she has to dive headfirst into siren politics, outwit a demon bent on revenge, and unravel a plot against the king of Rusland. When even the protagonist admits she's been reduced to reacting to a constant stream of troubles, there may be a little too much going on, but Adams deftly juggles the various story threads, maintaining a good balance of action, character development, mystery, and magic. (Oct.) "Bodyguard Celia Graves plies her trade in a world where vampires roam the alleys of Tinseltown, street-corner psychic have real powers, and cops use memory-enhancement spells. Celia always thought she was an ordinary human, albeit one with a clairvoyant for a best friend and a ghost for a little sister. A recent vampire attack made Celia an Abomination. She finds sunlight painful and must take all her food in liquid form, but she still has her soul. She's slowly adjusting to her new "lifestyle" (therapy sessions and all) when she discovers that the attack awakened a hidden part of her heritage: Celia is part Siren, able to enthrall men...and enrage women...without half-trying. Her best friend's murder is still unsolved; the cops are convinced Celia should be in jail, if not staked; and her her old lover, magician Bruno DeLuca, has something important to tell her. To top it all off, Celia's been summoned to the Sirens' island for what might be a battle to the death-assuming she's not killed before she even sets sail. Celia Graves has more than one enemy. Some of them want her blood. Some of them want her soul. All of them want her dead."--BOOK COVER In Celia Gravess world, vampires roam the alleys of Tinseltown, street corner psychics have real powers, and cops use memory enhancement spells. But Celia thought she was an ordinary human, albeit one with a clairvoyant best friend and a ghostly little sister. The vampire attack that made Celia an Abomination forces her to take food in liquid form and gives a whole new meaning to the word sunburn. Shes slowly adjusting (therapy sessions and all) when she discovers that the attack awakened a hidden part of her heritage: Celia is part Siren, able to enthrall menand enrage women. Her best friends murder is unsolved; the cops think Celia should be in jail or staked; and her old lover, mage Bruno DeLuca, has something important to tell her. To top it all off, Celias been summoned to the Sirens island. Celia Graves has more than one enemy. Some of them want her blood. Some of them want her soul. All of them want her dead. Siren Song , Book Two in the Blood Singer series, is another thrilling paranormal fantasy from bestselling author Cat Adamsan action-packed follow-up to Blood Song . Human bodyguard Celia Graves lives in a world where magic is real and vampires roam the night. When an attack leaves her not only caught between human and vampire (an "Abomination") but awakens her hidden Siren heritage she finds herself caught in a deadly situation.