A review by laurla
Dark and Stormy Knights: A Paranormal Fantasy Anthology by Deidre Knight, Carrie Vaughn, Vicki Pettersson, Rachel Caine, Ilona Andrews, Lilith Saintcrow, Shannon K. Butcher, P.N. Elrod, Jim Butcher

"a questionable client" by ilona andrews. Kate Daniels #0.5. Kate is called upon for bodyguard duty to protect Saimen, a shifter she trusts less than the enemy.

"even hand" by jim butcher. dresden files #13.5. John Marcone sets aside his plans to kill Harry Dresden to go head-to-head with a cantrev lord.

"the beacon" by shannon k. butcher. Ryder is a hunter walking a fine line between villain and hero, and finds there is a line even he won't cross.

"even a rabbit will bite" by rachel caine. A retiring Dragon Slayer must pass on what she knows to her predecessor, but with only one elderly dragon left in the world, the task seems pointless at first.

"dark lady" by p. n. elrod. vampire files #14. A vampire nightclub owner attempts to help a damsel in distress, but ends up needing rescued himself - by the ghost of a former employee.

"benighted" by deidre knight. An artist attempts to free a Knight imprisoned inside a puzzle box, but dark forces seem a bit too eager for his release.

"shifting star" by vicki pettersson. sign of the zodiac #8. Skamar gets more than she bargained for when she goes after a creature kidnapping young girls--and enlists the aid of her frustratingly sexy neighbor, and learns what it is to be human.

"rookwood & mrs. king" by lilith saintcrow. Rookwood, a vampire PI finds himself in a bind when a mysterious widow shows up with deep pockets and trouble.

"god's creatures" by carrie vaughn. kitty norville #0.84. Cormac must stop a killer werewolf before it attacks again on the next full moon.