It was originally my favorite of the entire Sookie Stackhouse series.

This is actually a re-read of this book for me. Could the witch that cursed Eric be responsible for kidnapping Jason? Now Sookie has to divide her time between finding out what happened to her brother and trying to help Eric get his memory back, even though a part of her likes this new Eric better! She also must discover if the two incidents are connected. Soon after Sookie takes custody of Eric, Jason disappears from his house in a way that screams foul play. Thanks to Jason, Sookie ends up hiding Eric at her house until the vampires can’t straighten out what’s going on and can get the spell lifted from Eric. Eric was cursed by a powerful were-witch that feeds on vampire blood (could we involve anymore sups into this character?) when he wouldn’t give her what she wanted him and his business. She pulls over to see what’s wrong and what he’s running from and she discovers that he doesn’t remember her or anything else about his life. On her way home from work, Sookie finds a half naked Eric running down the road. That is one that probably will be thrown out along with all the resolutions people make to lose weight and quit smoking pretty early in the year. Sookie’s New Year’s resolution is to stay out of trouble and not get beat up. The fourth installment of the Sookie Stackhouse series takes us to a new year in Bon Temps.

(Dec.Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire, Book #4 In some ways, this feels like a farewell tour of the series, involving a jam session with top-notch musicians playing as the credits roll. These aren't game-changing tales, merely unseen adventures that give Sookie's world a little more complexity and depth, but they're entertaining and sometimes revelatory. Standouts include Rachel Caine's 'Nobody's Business,' about the romance between officers Kevin Pryor and Kenya Jones Suzanne MacLeod's 'The Bat-Signal,' featuring werebat Luna Garza and 'The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars' by Dana Cameron, which gives vampire Pam the spotlight.

Vampire Bubba reclaims a touch of his musical past, werewolf Mustapha fights for his life, ex-bartender Desiree Dumas tries to escape her sordid history, diary entries reveal Sookie's grandmother's long-held secrets, and Eric Northman finds himself 200 years in the future, still unable to escape Sookie's influence. Series protagonist Sookie herself is nowhere to be seen these 15 offerings feature secondary characters and breathe life into other corners of the setting. For fans mourning the end of Harris's popular Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Harris and Kelner (Games Creatures Play) have assembled a collection of stories that take place on the periphery, in the cracks, or between previously chronicled events.

Dead to the world by charlaine harris