Book #18 was Incubus Dreams, the 12th book in Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series. The back of the book reads:

No one is as good at stripping bare the dark desires of the inhuman soul as Laurell K. Hamilton, something she has proven time after time in her New York Times bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels. Now, in Incubus Dreams, Anita’s life is more complicated than ever, as she is caught between her obligations to the living and the undead.

A vampire serial killer who preys on strippers is on the loose. Called in to consult on the case, Anita fears her judgment may be clouded by a conflict of interest. For she is, after all, the consort of Jean-Claude, the ever-intoxicating Master Vampire of the City. Surrounded by suspicion, overwhelmed by her attempts to control the primal lusts that continue to wrack her as a result of her passionate contacts with vampires, werewolves, and the shapeshifter Micah, Anita does something unprecedented: She calls for help.

I thought I was done with Ms. Hamilton for a while, then I realized that I got this for Christmas. I had to track it down, it wasn’t where it was supposed to be! Same complaint still applies. Somewhere along the way she started to sacrifice plot for a lot of sex. I miss the plot! Please, tone down the sex and give us some story!

Book count: 18
Pages in book: 752
Page count: 7,835
Words in book: 230,217
Word count: 2,248,794

1,000,000 words surpassed – 2/2/06
2,000,000 words surpassed – 2/14/06