Poison Fruit
Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey, published by Penguin on September 1, 2015, is a fantasy novel set in the paranormal town of Pemkowet. This edition spans 464 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Daisy Johanssen, who serves as Hel’s liaison, tasked with maintaining order in a town known for its paranormal tourism. As winter descends, a new predator emerges, feeding on nightmares and threatening the safety of the community.
Readers will find Daisy navigating a complex landscape filled with danger, including a ghost uprising and a lawsuit that could jeopardize Hel’s sovereignty over Pemkowet. As she works alongside her partner, werewolf Cody Fairfax, the stakes rise with each innocent victim claimed by the new threat. The narrative explores themes of fear and resilience in a contemporary urban fantasy setting, where the balance between the supernatural and the mundane is constantly tested.
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And that hot-as-Hel series with the “Sookie Stackhouse type of vibe” (Paranormal Horizon) is back—but this time the paranormal Midwestern town of Pemkowet is feeling a frost in the air and the residents are frozen in fear….
The Pemkowet Visitors Bureau has always promoted paranormal tourism—even if it has downplayed the risks (hobgoblins are unpredictable). It helps that the town is presided over by Daisy Johanssen, who as Hel’s liaison is authorized by the Norse goddess of the dead to keep Pemkowet under control. Normally, that’s easier to do in the winter, when bracing temperatures keep folks indoors.
But a new predator is on the prowl, and this one thrives on nightmares. Daisy is on her trail and working intimately with her partner and sometime lover from the Pemkowet PD, sexy yet unavailable werewolf Cody Fairfax. But even as the creature is racking up innocent victims, a greater danger looms on Pewkowet’s horizon.
As a result of a recent ghost uprising, an unknown adversary—represented by a hell-spawn lawyer with fiery powers of persuasion—has instigated a lawsuit against the town. If Pemkowet loses, Hel’s sovereignty will be jeopardized, and the fate of the eldritch community will be at stake. The only one who can prevent it is Daisy—but she’s going to have to confront her own worst nightmare to do it.
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