Adam and Stefan both urge her to go to Spokane to get her away from Marsilia's revenge.

And if that wasn't bad enough, Amber, an old frenemy from college, comes to urge her to visit her home in Spokane where her son is being haunted by a vengeful ghost. She also learns that Stefan had been tortured and starved by Marsilia when his very dessicated body is dropped into her living room requiring feeding by a number of Adam's wolves. She's had a symbol painted on her garage indicating that she is a traitor to the vampires and which leaves her open to all sorts of attacks by other paranormals. She is also trying to come to terms with her new mating bond with Adam who has taken her into his pack - something that she didn't think was possible given that she's a coyote and not a wolf.Beyond that, the vampires are unhappy with her and Stefan. Mercy is trying to get over being raped (and having the attack videotaped) and then killing her assailant. Shifting Shadows (Stories from the world of Mercy Thompson) Read more So Mercy had better prepare to watch her back. Mercy may be protected from direct reprisals by the werewolf pack (and her interesting relationship with its Alpha), but that just means Marsilia will come after Mercy some other way. She's also furious when she learns Mercy has crossed her and killed one of her vampires. Unfortunately for Mercy, the queen of the local vampire seethe has discovered her true identity.

When European vampires immigrated to North America, they found Mercy's people had a hidden talent - for vampire slaying. MERCY THOMPSON: MECHANIC, SHAPESHIFTER, FIGHTERĬar mechanic and sometime shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has learned, the hard way, why her race was almost exterminated. 1 bestselling Mercy Thompson series - the major urban fantasy hit of the decade The fourth novel in the international No.

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs