Product Description

There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and her soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice.

Between "runs," she has her hands full fending off the attentions of her blood-drinking partner, keeping a deadly secret from her backup, and resisting a hot new vamp suitor.

Rachel must also take a stand in the war that's raging in the city's underworld, since she helped put away its former vampire kingpin -- and made a deal with a powerful demon to do so that could cost her an eternity of pain, torment, and degradation.

And now her dark "master" is coming to collect his due.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3998 in eBooks
• Published on: 2005-06-28
• Released on: 2005-06-28
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

From Publishers Weekly
Even those who aren't born-and-bled fans of the horror genre should enjoy Harrison's third Rachel Morgan adventure, especially if they like lots of hot sex spiced with humor. Marguerite Gavin, who performed strongly in the earlier audio versions of Harrison's bestsellers, is the ideal choice to keep the pot bubbling: she merrily mixes charming urbanity with knowing wisdom about how real people behave. Rachel, of course, is still the toughest witch and bounty hunter in Cincinnati, Ohio—and as usual is up to her very short leather skirt in trouble. She's been abandoned by her lover, treated badly by a business partner (never trust a pixie!), and an old debt is about to be called in by an extremely irate and powerful demon known as Big Al. Add to this some frightening truths about the real powers behind the city's politicians and what really killed Rachel's father, and you've got a cross between The Sopranos and Dracula with lots of Sex in the City on the side. (Jan.)
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From Booklist
In Harrison's third Rachel Morgan novel, the witch strikes a deal with the devil. To get demon Algaliarept to testify at the trial of evil vampire Piscary, who poses an imminent threat to witch Rachel, she agrees to let Algaliarept become her familiar and share her aura. Rachel is certain she can maintain control, since she is keeping her soul. When she changes places with the demon's old familiar, Ceri, she takes pity on the girl and rescues her from the demon's clutches. Rachel is distracted by the two men in her life. Boyfriend Nick is pulling away after Rachel accidentally made him her familiar (see The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, 2005). Unsure of how to reconnect with him, Rachel finds she isn't immune to the charms of Kisten, a sexy vampire who worked for Piscary. As she finds herself falling for Kisten, she learns that Algaliarept poses a greater danger than she first expected. Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series will be drawn to Harrison's smart, supernatural series. Kristine Huntley
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Review
"The world of the Hollows is fast-moving, funny, harrowing and scary, and—the greatest compliment to a fantasy—absolutely real." -- Diana Gabaldon

Customer Reviews

A compelling third volume of the series...
I think I have fallen in love with Harrison's Hollows books. The characters are so colorful and real, and they have good depth and energy. And nothing has changed in this, her third book of the series.

It was a little slow and not much happened. It seemed that this one developed the plot for a future book and the series, but didn't really go too much in to a heavy plot for itself. I enjoyed the story none the less. We finally got to see Ivy in action, although not that much and it was brief at that, so I was happy. The Elves begin to play a larger role, and we meet another Were, which is developed some. All this adds depth to the world she is creating, expanding on Demons, Witches, Weres, Elves, Pixies and Vampires in order to expand the world and books/plots that she is creating.

It was a little funny though. You read the cover and it says "Great sex..." and you think, huh? Because in the book itself, 500 pages long, there is only one sex scene and it is only roughly 10 pages long. So there isn't much going in that direction, but it seems they are trying to bring in the romance readers, since the quote was from a romance writer.

That being said, I loved this book, though not as action packed as the first two, but great none the less. I would recommend.

4.5 stars.

Great Rachel Morgan book
In this book, Rachel made a deal with a demon to testify in court as a witness. Now it's time to collect that debt. Big Al wants her to be his familiar. She tricks him at the last moment, which keeps her safe for a little while and gets his old familiar, a 1000 year old elf.

If that isn't enough trouble, Rachel has the hots for a vampire that Ivy has a lot of history with that makes home life a lot more difficult.

The whole plot has so many different directions. You are definitely kept wrapped up in the story waiting for the next plot twist.

I recommend this to anyone that likes the Jim Butcher series. This is a must read.

Baby if you call me, you can call me Al...
Once again, Rachel Morgan is in way over her head. And, once again, with the help of her friends and a big helping of luck, she worms her way right back out. In the third book of the series, we learn a lot more about the world (elves and werewolves and demons) and Rachel's relationships with Ivy and Kistin takes even more interesting turns. Oh, and there's Trent, too, who throws some interesting... 'issues' into the mix.

Despite the supernatural theme of the series, half of this book could easily have taken place without it - the focus on the criminal ring and running of the city casinos doesn't need the witch factor to keep it afloat, and juxtaposed with the demon familiar storyline, well, saying it gives and air of believability to the story might be going a little far, but it is, at least, relatable. There's plenty of action (both supernatural and mundane) and the storyline does keep you guessing.

The same good things about the first two books apply to this one - good characterization, fun dialog (especially some of the demon's lines!), and a fast-paced storyline. Some of the descriptions are getting a little repetitive, but it's a small price to pay for the rest of the book (also, probably more noticeable in the audio version than if you were reading the print book). If you liked the first two, you won't be disappointed in this one. If you haven't read the first two, it would probably be best to go back and read the story in order - this is a world that is developing from book to book, and I'm not sure it works nearly as well as a stand-alone.

I'd highly recommend the first three books in the series, and can't wait to read the fourth!

AUDIOBOOK NOTE: This is the same reader that did the previous books in the series, and admittedly, while her voice is nice and she does a great job with the characters, there are some places where she pauses in odd parts of the sentence, leaving a strange, hiccupping rhythm to the book. It can be distracting at times, so bear that in mind when deciding between the print or audio version of the book - if that would drive you crazy, pick up the print version!