Blonde, bubbly Sookie Stackhouse loves her job as a cocktail waitress in Merlotte`s, in her home town of Bon Temps. Sookie`s cute, but it took her a long time to make friends; perhaps that`s not so surprising when you consider how few people appreciate her telepathic ability. Then the vamps came to town, and Sookie discovered she couldn`t `hear` them at all. Instead, she gets to make friends the old-fashioned way, first with Bill, tall, dark and handsome, then with Eric, the blond Viking, who`s undeniably attractive, especially when he loses his memory. And when Sookie`s cousin Hadley dies - for the second time - she comes to the attention of Sophie-Anne Leclerq, vampire queen of New Orleans, who is very interested in Sookie`s unique talents. And let`s not forget the were population, who come a little close to home when Sookie`s brother Jason gets bitten by a Whichever species you are, life is never boring in Bon Temps, Louisiana!