num_pages: 287
description: The #1 New York Times bestselling author's short story collection-including an all-new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story-now in paperback.  From a woman who marries into a family of volatile wizards to a couple fleeing a gang of love-hungry cupids, from a girl who seeks sanctuary in the form of a graceful goose to the disgruntled superhero Captain Housework, readers will revel in the many twists and turns of fortune in these fantastical fairy tales and lush parables. Even hardened vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake gets blindsided by the disturbing motives of her clients in the new "Those Who Seek Forgiveness" and in "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death."Those who seek forgivenessA lust of cupidsThe edge of the seaA scarcity of lake monstersSelling housesA token for CelandineA clean sweepThe curse-makerGeeseHouse of wizardsHere be dragonsWinterkillStealing soulsThe girl who was infatuated with death
language: English
title: Strange Candy
titlecomplete: Strange Candy (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #0.5)
characters: Anita Blake, Malcolm (Anita Blake series), Jean-Claude (Anita Blake series), Zerbrowski (Anita Blake series)
genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Anthologies, Short Stories, Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Vampires, Paranormal, Romance
ratings_count: 17013
places: The United States of America
series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
publisher: Berkley