Welcome back to Bon Temps, home to mystery, Southern sensuality, and dark secrets. For Sookie Stackhouse, life is more dangerous than ever after she and Bill become more deeply involved. Meanwhile Tara finds herself in love and under a spell; Sam puts his trust in an unlikely ally; Jason becomes involved with an anti-vampire sect; Eric recruits Sookie to investigate the disappearance of a 2,000-year-old vampir; and Maryann is revealed to possess a power that can control almost everyone in town. Then after making a shocking discovery, Sookie, Bill, and Sam must form the last line of defense against a diabolical plan.