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Charlaine Harris - Dead Ever After

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Sookie Stackhouse has one last adventure in store. Life has taken her from a waitress in Merlottes Bar, Bon Temps, to part owner; from social outcast to the heart of her community; from a vampires girlfriend to the wife of one of the most powerful vampires in the state. She has survived explosions, revolutions and attempts on her life. Sookie has endured betrayal, heartbreak and grief... and she has emerged a little stronger, and little wiser, every time. But with life comes new trials...

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This book is dedicated to the loyal readers who have followed this series from beginning to end. Some of you were reading the books before True Blood, and some came after, but you were all amazingly generous with your ideas, speculations, and votes on Sookies future. There isnt a way I could make all of you happy with the ending of the series, so Ive followed my own plan, the one Ive had all along, and I hope you agree that its fitting.

CHARLAINE

HARRIS

DEAD EVER AFTER

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For the past fourteen years, Ive lived with a young woman named Sookie Stackhouse. She has become as familiar to me as the back of my own hand. It feels almost incredible to remember that after I wrote the first chapter of her story in 1999, my agent, Joshua Bilmes, had a hard time finding a home for Sookie. After two years, John Morgan at Ace thought publishing Dead Until Dark might be a good idea. So there are two very important thank-yous. Joshua has been my agent my entire writing career, and John is still my friend.

After John Morgan left Penguin (temporarily), I became the charge of renowned editor Ginjer Buchanan. Shes had assistants come and go, but Kat Sherbo facilitated the incredibly difficult project of The Sookie Stackhouse Companion. And did it with grace.

A huge shout-out must go to the cover artist who has made my books so distinctive. Lisa Desimini, bless you forever.

There are too many people to thank, and Im afraid Ill miss someone, but here goes. For Dead Ever After, attorney Mike Epley gave me invaluable advice, as he has on previous books. Mike, thanks for taking the time to answer long e-mails about women who get in legal trouble because they date vampires. Any mistakes Ive made with this material are my own and dont reflect on Mikes excellence as a lawyer.

I cant neglect two friends whove become my readers and advisers, friends whove given me feedback and reassurance and encouragement in the past few years. Without them, this would have been much, much harder. Dana Cameron and Toni L. P. Kelner . . . I love ya. FPC forever!

On my website, www.charlaineharris.com, many thanks for the dedication of Dawn Fratini, who had no idea what she was getting into or how the site would explode. While Im thinking of the website, let me thank my moderators, past and present, who not only have helped me in extremely trying situations but have also become my friends. Mods emeriti include Katie Phalen, Debi Murray, Beverly Battillo, and Kerri Sauer. Mods still manning the board include Victoria Koski, Michele Schubert, MariCarmen Eroles, and Lindsay Barnett. Rebecca Melson has been a tremendous help, in so many ways.

Finally, a huge hug of gratitude must go to Paula Woldan, also known as bffpaula, my assistant, my close friend, and my rock of a companion in journeys into the unknown. We have had a great time with great people on our travels, and I was able to relax and enjoy it because Paula always knew what was happening.

Victoria Koski, wearing a completely different hat from her moderators Stetson, came on board to save me from drowning in the sea of detail that had become the Sookie Stackhouse series. Victoria assumed control of the ship just in time to keep it from foundering, and shes kept me pretty much on course since then. Thanks, continuity editor extraordinaire.

Alan Ball, who loved my books, gave them an incredible boost when he decided they might make a good television show. Thanks, Alan, for hours of entertainment and for some extraordinary experiences I would never have had if you and Christina and Gianna hadnt become part of my lifescape.

When I began the Sookie books, my daughter was eight years old. Now shes graduating from college. That fact, more than any other time marker, shocks me into the realization that Ive been detailing Sookies adventures for a very long time. So thanks to my family, particularly my husband, for putting up with all the absences, the distractions, the surprise visitors, and the embarrassing attention from strangers. Hal, Patrick, Timothy, Julia . . . I love you more than life. And our newer family members are just as dear.

My most profound gratitude must go to you, the readers, for your devotion to and investment in these characters I dreamed up. Thanks for sticking with me through the books that succeeded and the books that fell a bit short of my aspirations. I have always tried to give you my best; to me, thats part of the unwritten contract between writer and reader. I appreciate the incredible emotional response you have given me in return.

CHARLAINE HARRIS

Prologue

JANUARY

The New Orleans businessman, whose gray hair put him in his fifties, was accompanied by his much younger and taller bodyguard/chauffeur on the night he met the devil in the French Quarter. The meeting was by prearrangement.

This is really the Devil were going to see? asked the bodyguard. He was tensebut then, that wasnt too surprising.

Not the Devil, but a devil. The businessman was cool and collected on the outside, but maybe not so much on the inside. Since he came up to me at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, Ive learned a lot of things I didnt know before. He looked around him, trying to spot the creature hed agreed to meet. He told his bodyguard, He convinced me that he was what he said he was. I always thought my daughter was simply deluded. I thought she imagined she had power because she wanted to have something . . . of her own. Now Im willing to admit she has a certain talent, though nowhere near what she thinks.

It was cold and damp in the January night, even in New Orleans. The businessman shifted from foot to foot to keep warm. He told the bodyguard, Evidently, meeting at a crossroads is traditional. The street was not as busy as it would be in the summer, but there were still drinkers and tourists and natives going about their nights entertainment. He wasnt afraid, he told himself. Ah, here he comes, the businessman said.

The devil was a well-dressed man, much like the businessman. His tie was by Hermes. His suit was Italian. His shoes were custom-made. His eyes were abnormally clear, the whites gleaming, the irises a purplish brown; they looked almost red from certain angles.

What have you got for me? the devil asked, in a voice that indicated he was only faintly interested.

Two souls, said the businessman. Tyrese has agreed to go in with me.

The devil shifted his gaze to the bodyguard. After a moment, the bodyguard nodded. He was a big man, a light-skinned African American with bright hazel eyes.

Your own free will? the devil asked neutrally. Both of you?

My own free will, said the businessman.

My own free will, affirmed the bodyguard.

The devil said, Then lets get down to business.

Business was a word that made the older man comfortable. He smiled. Wonderful. Ive got the documents right here, and theyre signed. Tyrese opened a thin leather folder and withdrew two pieces of paper: not parchment or human skin, nothing that dramatic or exoticcomputer paper that the businessmans office secretary had bought at OfficeMax. Tyrese offered the papers to the devil, who gave them a quick glance.

You have to sign them again, the devil said. For this signature, ink is not satisfactory.

I thought you were joking about that. The businessman frowned.

I never joke, the devil said. I do have a sense of humor, oh, believe me, I do. But not about contracts.

We actually have to . . . ?

Sign in blood? Yes, absolutely. Its traditional. And youll do it now. He read the businessmans sideways glance correctly. I promise you no one will see what you are doing, he said. As the devil spoke, a sudden hush enveloped the three men, and a thick film fell between them and the rest of the street scene.

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