Merely Mortal

Merely Mortal opens a first-person urban fantasy romance series by Michelle M. Pillow. Its narrator wants nothing more than an ordinary life, but she is a human born into a powerful supernatural family steeped in magic. Her relatives have never let her forget that, unlike them, she has an expiration date.

Then the order of things is reversed, and she is the one left standing over their graves. A fire killed her family, and although she insists it was not her fault, nearly everyone blames her, the vampires most of all. With a bounty on her head and no family to shield her, she is dragged into a tangle of supernatural dynasties and struggles over arcane power.

When a handsome stranger and his young daughter take pity on her and offer a ride, she accepts, and she fears it may be a mistake that costs all of them their lives. The book promises magic, power plays and forbidden love.

The novel was inspired by the author's short novella of the same name, but it is a completely different story. It ends on a cliffhanger, and the story continues in the next book, Mostly Shattered. It is aimed at readers who enjoy Carrie Vaughn, Faith Hunter, Jennifer Estep, Lindsay Buroker, Ilona Andrews and K.F. Breene.