A Vision of Vampires

They're coming for me. I can smell it in the air, feel it in my bones. They're coming, and they won't stop until I'm dead and the world of the living destroyed. Destiny has foretold it. But destiny underestimated me. And my sword. The one that slays vampires and sends fear into the still hearts of the undead. And when they come for me, I'll be ready. Barista by day, Vampire ass-kicker by night. Yep, that's me. Triple shot of skinny iced death coming your ways, bitches. I'm a seer. A rare gift in the arcane world. Only one in a generation, they say. Vampires fear me. They should.

Cassandra Jones thought she had things figured out in life. Sure, she wasn't what you'd call a stunning success, but she managed. Then everything changed. Cass is a Seer - wielder of a powerful, ancient magic and a kick-ass katana. When her Aunt Miranda goes missing, she not only loses her mentor in magic, but one of the last remaining connections to her long dead mother. Her best friend, Zach, steps in to teach her how to navigate the Underside, and together they hunt the increasingly dangerous Lost vampires responsible for Miranda's kidnapping.

Cassandra Jones doesn't know who to trust. Maybe that's because people keep on turning out to be predictably human. Or predictably vampire, as the case may be. Maya betrayed her. Richard let her think he was dead. And Miranda had, in the end, left behind not only Cass but the entire Shield organization. Luckily, Cass can count on Zach. His love centers her, grounding her as she learns to channel her powers as the Seer. But when Richard shows up with information on the Heretic's next move, Cass suddenly finds herself immersed in an Underside battle unlike any she's ever seen.

Cassandra Jones can usually see what's coming - that's part of the whole mystical seerhood gig. And life at the Shield monastery is pretty good: She's training to save the world with a petit, frightening witch, and her relationship with Zach is provoking all kinds of salacious rumors among the Shield's younger occupants, which is pretty amusing, all things considered.