"Being surrounded by all varieties of undead, changeling, and preternatural beings has gotten to be nothing out of the ordinary for Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Still, even she has her limits. Betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must now not only deal with a possible new man in her life - the oh-so-handsome shapeshifter Quinn - but also contend with the long planned vampire summit in Rhodes." "The summit, which has attracted undead power players from all over the central U.S., in sure to be a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And these are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. With secrete alliances and backroom deals the order of the day - and night - Sookie must decide what ride she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe."--BOOK JACKET.