Creve Coeur is like many other cities in Missouri. A thriving tourist attraction by day, harboring dark secrets and darker beings after night falls.

Shrouded in a tragic past, Creve Coeur has become what most believe to be a normal city. Safe.

But, a mere twenty minutes from St. Louis, the preternatural headquarters of the world, Creve Coeur is anything but normal. Or safe.

It, too, is home to things most people pretend don't exist; or, if they do, elsewhere. Surely not in this little nook in the world.

But, Creve Coeur teems with creatures that move after dark. And, it is close enough to St. Louis to feel the impact of events there.

When the Council calls in St. Louis, those who enjoy the night-life in Creve Coeur tremble.

When there is dissent among the vampires and lycanthropes in St. Louis, those in Creve Coeur feel the effects.

Creve Coeur is between St. Louis and the West Coast. It is the first stop for rogue vampires and shapeshifters, as well as mischievious fey.

While St. Louis is ground zero, Creve Coeur is well within the epicenter of all things that go wrong.

So, how do its preternatural denizens survive in the shadow of this metaphysical Vesuvius? Come and see.

*Based on the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series.