Vampire deaths have surged and as a last resort, Adrian Foster, a 3,000 year old Hellhound, is summoned and bound to Eric Northman. Adrian is placed in charge of protecting him and the Bon Temps vampires while they search for the killer. As they fight to stay alive, Adrian and her Keeper find that the murders were only a precursor to an evil greater than they had ever faced.

Elliot was running from her past, from Michael, from her curse. She was running because she had nothing left to lose, until she winds up in Bon Temps and catches the unwanted interest of Eric Northman. It may be that she's found a reason to stop running, but will that be enough to keep her there when an old enemy reappears and turns everything upside down? Strong language, Eric/OC

Ella Stackhouse has been gone for two years. Suddenly she decides to return home to Bon Temps. As soon as she arrives a few vampires become aware of her unique powers.