The conflict between the creatures of Native Lore and the immigration of the European preternatural hosts is hinted at in 'Blood Bound' and reflects the conflicts between the human immigrants and the Indian people who were already here.

The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield.

I was going to fight vampires, and my name wasn't Buffy--I was so screwed.

A man who will risk nothing for love is not a man

Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach.

But that was the trouble with ancient artifacts - no one really knew what they did.

Fortunately, he'd found that most people were easy to locate at five thirty in the morning. .