ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you to my beloved Samwisemy biggest, strongest, and cutest fan.
And my gratitude to my agent, Meredith Bernstein, and to my editor, Kate Seaverthank you both for helping me stretch my wings and fly. A salute to Tony Mauro, cover artist extraordinaire. To my furry little Galenorn Gurlz, LOLcats in their own right. Most reverent devotion to Ukko, Rauni, Mielikki, and Tapio, my spiritual guardians.
And the biggest thank-you of allto my readers, both old and new. Your support helps keep the series going. You can find me on the Internet at Galenorn En/Visions: www.galenorn.com. For links to social networking sites where you can find me, see my website. Im on Twitter and Facebook.
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The Painted Panther
Yasmine Galenorn
Titles by Yasmine Galenorn
The Otherworld Series
WITCHLING
CHANGELING
DARKLING
DRAGON WYTCH
NIGHT HUNTRESS
DEMON MISTRESS
BONE MAGIC
HARVEST HUNTING
BLOOD WYNE
COURTING DARKNESS
The Indigo Court Series
NIGHT MYST
NIGHT VEIL
Anthologies
INKED
NEVER AFTER
HEXED
Berkley Prime Crime titles by Yasmine Galenorn
GHOST OF A CHANCE
LEGEND OF THE JADE DRAGON
MURDER UNDER A MYSTIC MOON
A HARVEST OF BONES
ONE HEX OF A WEDDING
Yasmine Galenorn writing as India Ink
SCENT TO HER GRAVE
A BLUSH WITH DEATH
GLOSSED AND FOUND
CAST OF MAJOR CHARACTERS
The DArtigo Family
Sephreh ob Tanu: The DArtigo Sisters father. Full Fae.
Maria DArtigo: The DArtigo Sisters mother. Human.
Camille Sepharial te Maria, aka Camille DArtigo: The oldest sister; a Moon Witch. Half-Fae, half-human.
Delilah Maria te Maria, aka Delilah DArtigo: The middle sister; a werecat.
Arial Lianan te Maria: Delilahs twin who died at birth. Half-Fae, half-human.
Menolly Rosabelle te Maria, aka Menolly DArtigo: The youngest sister; a vampire and jian-tu: extraordinary acrobat. Half-Fae, half-human.
Shamas ob Olanda: The DArtigo girls cousin. Full Fae.
The DArtigo Sisters Lovers and Close Friends
Bruce OShea: Iriss fianc. Leprechaun.
Carter: Leader of the Demonica Vacana Society, a group that watches and records the interactions of Demonkin and human through the ages. Carter is half demon and half Titan-his father was Hyperion, one of the Greek Titans.
Chase Garden Johnson: Detective, director of the Faerie-Human Crime Scene Investigation (FH-CSI) team. Human who has taken the Nectar of Life, which extends his life span beyond any ordinary mortal and has opened up his psychic abilities.
Chrysandra: Waitress at the Wayfarer Bar & Grill. Human.
Derrick Means: Bartender at the Wayfarer Bar & Grill. Werebadger.
Erin Mathews: Former president of the Faerie Watchers Club and owner of the Scarlet Harlot Boutique. Turned into a vampire by Menolly, her sire, moments before her death. Human.
Greta: Leader of the Death Maidens; Delilahs tutor.
Hanna: One of the Northmen. She was held captive by Hyto for five years and helped Camille escape, returning Earthside with her.
Iris Kuusi: Friend and companion of the girls. Priestess of Undutar. Talon-haltija (Finnish house sprite).
Lindsey Katharine Cartridge: Director of the Green Goddess Womens Shelter. Pagan and witch. Human.
Marion: Coyote shifter; owner of the Supe-Urban Caf.
Morio Kuroyama: One of Camilles lovers and husbands. Essentially the grandson of Grandmother Coyote. Youkai-kitsune (roughly translated: Japanese fox demon).
Nerissa Shale: Menollys lover. Worked for DSHS. Now working for Chase Johnson as a victims-rights counselor for the FH-CSI. Werepuma and member of the Rainier Puma Pride.
Roman: Ancient vampire; son of Blood Wyne, Queen of the Crimson Veil.
Rozurial, aka Roz: Mercenary. Menollys secondary lover. Incubus who used to be Fae before Zeus and Hera destroyed his marriage.
Shade: New ally. Delilahs lover. Part Stradolan, part black (shadow) dragon.
Sharah: Elfin medic; Chases new girlfriend.
Siobhan Morgan: One of the girls friends. Selkie (wereseal); member of the Puget Sound Harbor Seal Pod.
Smoky: One of Camilles lovers and husbands. Half-white, half-silver dragon.
Tavah: Guardian of the portal at the Wayfarer Bar & Grill. Vampire (Full Fae).
Tim Winthrop, aka Cleo Blanco: Computer student/genius, female impersonator. Human.
Trillian: Mercenary. Camilles alpha lover. Svartan (one of the Charming Fae).
Vanzir: Indentured slave to the Sisters, by his own choice. Dream-chaser demon.
Venus the Moon Child: Shaman of the Rainier Puma Pride. Werepuma. One of the Keraastar Knights.
Wade Stevens: President of Vampires Anonymous. Vampire (human).
Zachary Lyonnesse: Junior member of the Rainier Puma Pride Council of Elders. Werepuma.
PLAYLIST FOR COURTING DARKNESS
I listen to a lot of music when I write, and when I talk about it online, my readers always want to know what Im listening to for each book. So, in addition to adding the playlists to my website, I thought Id add them in the back of each book so you can create your own if you want to hear my soundtrack for the books.
Aerosmith: Sweet Emotion
Air: Napalm Love, Clouds Up
Alan Parsons Project: Breakdown
Alice Cooper: Some Folks
Alice in Chains: Man in the Box
Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead or Alive
Bravery: Believe
Buffalo Springfield: For What Its Worth
CCR: Born on the Bayou
Chester Bennington: System
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
Clannad: Newgrange, Banba Oir, I See Red
Cobra Verde: Play with Fire
David Bowie: Fame, Sister Midnight
Death Cab For Cutie: I Will Possess Your Heart
Deftones: Change (In the House of Flies)
Depeche Mode: Dream On, Personal Jesus
Disturbed: Down with the Sickness
Everlast: What Its Like
Faun: Ne Aludj El, Deva, Punagra, Konigin, Iyansa, Rad, Sieben
Gabrielle Roth: Mother Night, Rest Your Tears Here
Gary Numan: Hybrid, Cars (Hybrid Remix), Down in the Park, Melt, Halo, Soul Protection, Walking with Shadows, Survival, Sleep by Windows, My Breathing
Godhead: Penetrate
Godsmack: Voodoo
Gorillaz: Stylo
Hedningarna: Gorrlaus, Juopolle Joutunut, Chicago, Ukkonen
Hugo: 99 Problems
Jay Gordon: Slept So Long
Lady Gaga: I Like It Rough
Ladytron: Mu-Tron, Black Cat, Ghosts, Burning Up
Lenny Kravitz: American Woman
Lindstrom and Christabelle: Lovesick
Little Big Town: Bones
Loreena McKennitt: The Mummers Dance, All Souls Night
Low: Half Light
Madonna: Four Minutes (To Save the World)
Marilyn Manson: Godeatgod, Arma-Goddamn-Motherfucking-Geddon, Tainted Love, Sweet Dreams
NIN: Closer, Sin, Get Down Make Love, I Do Not Want This, Down in It, Deep
Nirvana: Heart-Shaped Box, You Know Youre Right, Come As You Are
