The good part about short stories is being introduced to new characters and authors. The bad part about short stories is being introduced to new characters and authors. There is an investment demanded by learning about new things that, in my old age, I find myself adverse to. However, sometimes the characters are well worth the effort.
All four stories in the book find at least one side of the hellhounds in each story useful or even likable. And, I've enjoyed all four of the main characters. In "The Britlingens Go to Hell," two female bodyguards, Batanya and Clovache are hired to protect a thief as he goes to Hell on a retrieval mission.
In "Angel's Judgement," by Nalini Singh, Sara, a hunter and soon to be Hunter's Guild director is sent to kill/capture whoever is killing hunters. In "Magic Mourns" by Ilona Andrews, Andrea Nash, a knight, enlists herself to help save the world from a necromancer who is controlling several vampires.
In "Blind Spot" by Meljean Brook, Maggie Wren is sent by her employer, a vampire, to rescue his nephew and niece.
What I like about series is the ability to revisit favorite characters over and over. I wouldn't mind revisiting any of these.
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