The Taste of Night, Second
Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson

Release Date: April 1, 2007
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
English
ISBN010: 0060898925
ISBN-13: 978-0060898922

The Second Sign of the Zodiac

The Taste of Night

Being mortal isn't easy. Being a superhero is even harder.

Even mortal, Joanna Archer was nobody's idea of a victim. But now, infused with the supernatural power to alter the battle between Shadow and Light forever, what she's become is a target. And when a toxic virus invades the valley, her allies are targets are well. To find the cure that will save them, Joanna must embrace her Shadow side ... even if it leads her into an all-out battle with the demons of her past.

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"One unique element of Pettersson's amazing supernatural series is that the battle between light and shadow is chronicled in comic books sold to average humans as soon as the events occur. This places critical decisions in the spotlight and forces the heroine to confront the consequences of her actions. While filled with magical action, danger and violent emotions, this dazzling series is primarily a woman's journey of discovery of herself and her growing powers."

– Romantic Times/Jill M. Smith

"With her second book, The Taste of the Night, Vicki Pettersson has shown once again she has what it takes to soar to the top in the urban fantasy genre."

– CK2s Kwips and Kritiques/Kelley

"THE TASTE OF NIGHT is an action-packed book that had me concentrating on every conversation and detail. Ms. Pettersson does a great job of revealing important pieces to the puzzle ... it will be interesting to see how Joanna develops into the woman she was prophesied to become. THE TASTE OF NIGHT is a welcome addition to the paranormal genre and I look forward to reading more of Joanna's evolution."

– Romance Junkies

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About The Books

The Signs of the Zodiac Series

I hate to say the idea for this series came to me in a dream – it sounds too precious and capricious, like writing is something that comes to you rather than something you have to work for – but that's exactly how this idea germinated. I woke up laughing, having just imagined a caricature-ishly beautiful woman fending off a leather-clad homicidal maniac with an overpriced stiletto. If you've read SCENT you'll know the scene I mean. The juxtaposition between silly and scary was enough to get me interested and asking questions. What was the situation here? Why would this guy be attacking her? And how do I make someone this ridiculously beautiful sympathetic?

The series is set in Las Vegas because it's the best possible place in the world for strange characters, and because I know it well. I also wanted to blend fact with fiction, sharing real places with my readers – like the Neon Boneyard, and the old-school ultra lounge at the Peppermill. It's a way for the Vegas girl in me to pay homage to the town I grew up in.

The fantasy aspect, in the form of superhero mythology, was a complete surprise. I don't know what it is about entering your thirties that engenders feeling more settled and centered and powerful than ever before, but this is how I was feeling when I created my protagonist, Joanna Archer, and she absolutely mirrors these things (though, admittedly, in the extreme). However, Jo doesn't just become the woman she's meant to be, she becomes the superwoman she's meant to be. The core question that intrigued me here was this: What makes a person truly super human? The answer I came up with? Living up to your potential, even if – or, in Jo's case, especially if – it means saving the world in the process.

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