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Meet shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling series that captures “the essence of urban fantasy” (SF Site).

Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind—a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living. But now she’s been hired by Katherine Fontaneau, one of the oldest vampires in New Orleans and the madam of Katies’s Ladies, to hunt a powerful rogue vampire who’s killing other vamps.

Amidst a bordello full of real “ladies of the night,” and a hot Cajun biker with a panther tattoo who stirs her carnal desire, Jane must stay focused and complete her mission—or else the next skin she’ll need to save just may be her own...

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July 7, 2009
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Praise for the Jane Yellowrock Novels

“A lot of series seek to emulate Hunter’s work, but few come close to capturing the essence of urban fantasy: the perfect blend of intriguing heroine, suspense, [and] fantasy with just enough romance.”—SF Site

“Jane is a fully realized, complicated woman; her power, humanity, and vulnerability make her a compelling heroine. The fight scenes are exciting and the New Orleans setting is absorbing, but it’s the ever-evolving bond between Jane and her Beast personality that keeps this fun series fresh.”—Publishers Weekly

“Jane Yellowrock is smart, sexy, and ruthless.”—#1 New York Times bestselling Kim Harrison

“Readers eager for the next book in Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series may want to give Faith Hunter a try.”—Library Journal

“Hunter’s very professionally executed, tasty blend of dark fantasy, mystery, and romance should please fans of all three genres.”—Booklist

“In a genre flooded with strong, sexy females, Jane Yellowrock is unique....Her bold first-person narrative shows that she’s one tough cookie but with a likable vulnerability.”—RT Book Reviews

“Seriously. Best urban fantasy I’ve read in years, possibly ever.”—C. E. Murphy, author of Magic and Manners

About the Author

Faith Hunter is the New York Times bestselling author of the Jane Yellowrock series, the Soulwood series, and the Rogue Mage series.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace; Original edition (July 7, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451462807
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451462800
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.84 x 6.88 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #248,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #896 in Native American Literature (Books)
- #7,374 in Romantic Fantasy (Books)
- #12,398 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Books)

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Faith Hunter, urban fantasy writer, was born in Louisiana and raised all over the south. Hunter fell in love with reading in fifth grade, and best loved SciFi, fantasy, and gothic mystery. She decided to become a writer in high school, when a teacher told her she had talent. Now, she writes full-time, tries to keep house, and is a workaholic with a passion for travel, jewelry making, white-water kayaking, and writing. She and her husband love to RV, traveling to whitewater rivers all over the Southeast.

The dark urban fantasy Skinwalker series, featuring Jane Yellowrock, is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling series with multiple books and compilations. Jane Yellowrock is a Cherokee skinwalker who tracks, hunts, and kills rogue-vampires for a living -- that is, until she takes a gig working for Leo Pellissier, the Master of the City of New Orleans. The series is set in an alternate reality, modern-day world, one inhabited by humans, vamps, and other things that go bump in the night.

Her Rogue Mage novels, a dark, urban fantasy series, feature Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage in a post-apocalyptic, alternate reality, urban fantasy world. These novels are the basis for the Rogue Mage World Book and Role Playing Game, which contains lots of fiction for the readers!

The Soulwood series features Nell Nicholson Ingram, and is a spinoff from the Skinwalker series. Nell is an escapee from a cult, a solitary woman with deadly magic of her own. In book one, Blood of The Earth, she is hired to help PsyLED (a division of Homeland Security) find a missing child.

Faith's Junkyard Cats series is a "near future" SciFi series of novellas first released as Audible Originals and eventually as ebooks, and possibly some day as a print onmibus.

Under her pen name Gwen Hunter, she writes action adventure, mysteries, and thrillers.

As Faith and Gwen, she has 40+ books in print in 30+ countries.

Join the fans at the official Faith Hunter Facebook fan page now located at

https://www.facebook.com/official.faith.hunter or follow her on Twitter @HunterFaith

For more, including a list of her books, freebies, & upcoming events see www.FaithHunter.net and www.GwenHunter.com.

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Jenny MTop Contributor: Makeup

I loved this book

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2014

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I loved this book. I prefer my urban fantasy to be filled with kickass female characters without making the main thrust of every chapter be about sex. The cover is my main complaint. As with so many novels, the person who wrote the book apparently had no say in the cover. Jane doesn't leave exposed skin and breasts pushed up so high that the vamps can just clamp down on a boob and suck her dry. She doesn't leave a long ponytail blowing in the wind for someone to grab. When will the person drawing the cover actually use a description of the character?

If I'd seen this book in a store, I'd have walked right past it. Thankfully I saw it on Amazon where there were a lot of great reviews.

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I like the way she got through the length of time this book takes place over without ever having sex. Oh sure, there's flirting and a bit more, and I bucked up and dealt with it, but no sex! Maybe one day I'll find a novel about a kickass female character who can get through whatever it is she's doing without sexual tension. Now that would be a dream come true!

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Enjoyable Urban Fantasy

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2018

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Ok, so I have seen the book at the store, and the covers.... I Really didn’t want another Romancy urban fantasy with more sex than story that went on for a million books. So the covers turned me off. However, finding myself at an impasse (not wanting to Beta read another book, none of my favorite authors had new books out, and I need a break from JF/YA and romances) I decide to try it. I’m glad I did. The cover artist and publisher needs a swift kick. Yes sex sells, but why does a fabulous character if Male get a cool rocking cover with clothing on, but if Female needs to be dressed for porn?
Anyhow, this is a fun adventure with Native American characters and culture. It has vampires, and a cool riff on them (more like Lestat than Sookie’ Bill.) complete with inability to move with modern times and a religion. I love Skinwalker mythology. They are the biggest baddest beast in North American folk lore. I like that our main character is both female, Cherokee and some skinwalker Beast hybrid.
Fun mix of magic, mythology, and police-detective procedural. I will be reading more of this series.

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Anthea

Hmm...

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2017

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So this book popped up in my feed and I wasn't sure what to expect, and to be honest I still don't know how I feel really. After the first mention of "the beast" I thought, weird. After the first time the beast spoke out I thought "I can't read this, it's gonna drive me mad" and I must admit I felt that way every time the beast spoke. It just irritated the crap out of me.

I did find the story and other characters entertaining, although Jane could have been... just more.

The book was nice and long and went into good detail, which I enjoy in a book, so I'm willing to give Book 2 a go.

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Another Kick Ass heroine.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2021

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I almost didn't get this book based on a couple of not so great reviews. How many times am I going to fall for that? The reviews that sold me were the ones that said "if you like Mercy Thompson or Kate Daniels series". Those are my favorites of all times so I had to try it.
It's really good. I had no problem with her using her second person term of "Beast" to describe her animal inside her. She has to let readers know that this thing is fully someone else so yes, she uses it constantly. If I had a problem it would be the thought process of Beast with the broken english, but when she's a bird with a super small brain she talks perfectly normal in her mind. Beware, the first episode involving her change is super long, as in, I almost didn't continue, but I correctly figured that with it being the first change, she would give us the long version. The rest of the changes don't take that long.
All that aside, Jane has a job to do as a Vamp hunter and the world building is just getting started but I can tell it's going to be great. So far, each character is well thought out and she takes her time piecing things together. You don't know until the very end who the rogue vamp is. I'm pretty sure she will eventually come to like at least some of the vampire characters.
The best part is that I just now started it and there are at least 14 to read. Happy days.

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Much better than the audio version

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2019

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I bought the printed version after having endured the audio version. Granted, it is not the narrator's fault that the author cannot speak or spell French, yet insists on peppering her novels with full sentences in French (I understand this is set in Louisiana, but cut me a break, the same goes on in all 12 books). Not having to hear the narrator's poor attempt at men's voices or Beast's made it much more enjoyable. Yes, Jane is a bit of a guilt trip addict, and puts herself in situations you'd think a security expert would know to avoid And when the author grabs a hold of an idiom or word she likes, she will not let go of it (do not play a drinking game for each time Jane says "flying by the seat of my pants", or "Go me", you will end up in a coma. But this is a fun serie to read. Beast is funny and a cool twist, and the vampires are pretty interesting on their own.

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Debbie B

good new series for me

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2020

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I liked this book. I wasn't sure what to expect, and to be honest I still don't know how I feel really. After the first mention of "the beast" I thought, interesting, just what is she? I did find the story and other characters entertaining, although Jane could have been a bit less guilt-ridden and anxty. Not all the bad things that happened in this world were her fault! If you enjoy being lost in a filled with paranormal people, you will like this book and the others that follow in the series.

The book had good detail, which I enjoy in a book. Jane does put herself in situations you'd think a security expert would know to avoid. But this is a fun series to read. Beast is funny and a cool twist, and the vampires are pretty interesting on their own. I look forward to enjoying the rest of the series....like that there are many books to follow as I like getting caught up in a world away from this one.

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lovetoread

If you enjoy Urban Fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2018

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If you enjoy Urban Fantasy, than you should give Jane Yellowrock a go. There is plenty of kick arse scenes, plenty of handsome men to have an occasional flirt with, and a few laughs along the way. Just a warning though, if you enjoy a lot of sex in your books, then do not bother with this series. Personally I found it quite refreshing not to have sex a large part of this genre. Jane, and beast are a pairing that I enjoyed a lot. Yes, there was times the descriptions could get too much in the details, which did not bother me as much as it seems to have some others. Please give it a go, I have had many very late nigts over the last couple of weeks reading this world that Faith has spun for me to get lost in. I enjoy this sort of story telling, and if there is anyone out there that can give me new Authors in the same lines as Faith Hunter, than please let me know.

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Bertolt

good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2019

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On an urban fantasy jag, I read a Seanan McGuire book just before this one, and this was two whole classes better. Yes, it is urban fantasy, so: super-tough female lead clad in leather; lots of concern for hunky men in tight jeans; lots of over-emotional soul-searching. But while it certainly displays the cliches of the genre, it is well written, there is plenty of action, and there is enough story - which is often not the case. This will not change your life, or even your fortnight, but it is a very decent read and worth the price

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Entertaining, dark urban fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2013

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Well that was really good - I almost didn't read this, as its just been sitting in my tbr pile for ages. Jane is pretty kick-arse with all her weapons and fighting skills. Initially she did come across as a bit arrogant but actually she was pretty funny as the story went on. She is obviously a bit socially inept as she seems rather awkward and a bit aloof with other people. I found the circumstances of her background intriguing and you find out bits and pieces with her throughout the book.

Beast and her voice was pretty cool ... It takes a bit of getting used to but as the story went on I was looking forward to hearing beast's voice as well. The mystery surrounding who and what Jane is kind of develops throughout but there are still questions by the end.

The mystery of the rogue was pretty good too and kept me guessing throughout and there were a lot of interesting characters and politics going on.

Also something I want to know more about are Rick's tattoos! That was an unexpected revelation when you find out what they are - they must mean something otherwise they were way too much of a coincidence...looking forward to finding out more later in the series.

I did find it a bit odd that nearly every man (human or vamp) in this seems to be gorgeous and fancies Jane...although thankfully, despite flirting a bit with them, she doesn't jump into bed with any of them. I guess they are being set up as a love interest for later but there wasn't really any romance in this. It was definitely more urban fantasy, which worked well.

My only real criticism is that there were parts where the descriptions were just way too much - sometimes we hear loads of info about the decor and layout of houses or randomly, descriptions of tea, teapots and tea drinking!!?? Apart from those few instances though I found this an entertaining read.

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lyra

A great UF novel: not much rmance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2014

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Just at the point when I was beginning to wonder if I had exhausted great UF, I found this book. It's been on my reading list for a while but the star rating isn't brilliant and my library never had it, so I didn't put high on my agenda. Big mistake. Instead I've stumbled around a number of more popular series and been increasingly disappointed. Now before I start, lets clear up a basic point: if you're looking for romance, look elsewhere. Good looking males? Yep! Hot and steamy? Nope!

Jane is a skinwalker with a memory problem. She stumbled into professional vamp killing while trying to work out her past. Vamps are short tempered, violent, unpredictable creatures who tend to over snack on their humans if they are having a bad day. Despite having a range of superpowers, they call in Jane to kill an unknown rogue. Early Laurell Hamilton fans might enjoy gruesome murders, but be aware, the rogue doesn't have the energy for sexy times. Since he smells liked a rotting carcass, Jane's interest remain professional. A welcome relief! A heroine who doesn't feel she needs to sneak into broom cupboards for a quickie between jobs. Instead we get detective work, shape shifting, and no sex.

So why aren't the reviews stronger? Well much of the narrative revolves round Jane, so if you don't like her, you're stuck. There is a dual voice: Jane and Beast, her skin walking alter ego. Beast's narrative is more fragmented in style and I can see that and the frequent internal monologues might irritate some readers. But I really enjoyed it. In terms of the animal element it was more like Men of the Underworld(with no sex.) than Mercy Thompson. As a female lead, I found Jane as interesting as Kate - (Ilona Andrews) and Dory (Karen Chance). And I really liked the way Hunter draws you in. You are dropped straight in to Jane's world and expected to keep up. a couple times I had to confirm that I hadn't missed an earlier novel, but boy was it nice to have a writer assume I could keep up, without black and white explanations or constant repetition.

#2 downloading as I write!!

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april

Exciting!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2020

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fun read, explaining much, setting up the world, the basic plot and the actors...maybe a bit too much of the ”hot guys”...it gets a bit tiring...and a whole lot of blood and mayhem...but, on the whole, a fun and interesting story, well paced and well written...straight adventure with tough heroine, complicated back story, awful baddie, good friends and nice setting...entertaining

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