Renee Little was never very much of a 'normal' girl. But even she has her limits on the Freak-o-Meter. Especially when it involves a certain, furry, night time activity. Moving to a new state, new town, new school is tough on anyone. But Renee is determined to look on the bright side. Though after her first few hours she's not too sure anymore. There's this Club at school. Only it's not real apparently. And the guy in charge is an absolute ass, a hot ass. The more she hangs around the Club members the more weird life gets. And once you join the Club, you can't leave....like ever.

Imperial law enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon is good at her job: she can deter thieves and pacify thugs, if not with a blade, then by toppling an eight-foot pile of coffee canisters onto their heads. But when ravaged bodies show up on the waterfront, an arson covers up human sacrifices, and a powerful business coalition plots to kill the emperor, she feels a tad overwhelmed. Worse, Sicarius, the empire's most notorious assassin, is in town. He's tied in with the chaos somehow, but Amaranthe would be a fool to cross his path. Unfortunately, her superiors order her to hunt him down. Either they have an unprecedented belief in her skills... or someone wants her dead.