Sookie Stackhouse enjoys her job as a cocktail waitress in Merlottes, a small-town bar in small-town Bon Temps, deep in Louisiana. Shes funny and pretty and, thanks to her grandmother, shes very well-mannered - but since not many people truly appreciate her ability to read their minds, the guys havent exactly been beating down her door . . .

And then along came Bill, tall, dark and handsome - and Sookie couldnt hear a word he was thinking. He was exactly the type of guy shed been waiting all her life for. Of course, Bill had a disability of his own: fussy about his food, not into suntans, bit of a night person: yep, Bill was a vampire.

But at least now Sookie nows there *are* guys she can date who wont worry about her catching them thinking about other women . . .

And thats going to make Sookies life really interesting!

Who needs Bella when you have the irrepressible Sookie Stackhouse?