Blood Noir is the sixteenth book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of horror/mystery/erotica novels by Laurell K. Hamilton.

The local and national media is interested in Keith Summerland because he is getting married and his father, who is currently a governor, is thinking of running for the Presidency.

In addition, Jason has rented a hotel room in the same location that Keith is supposed to stay in and where the bridal party is taking place.

One is Crispin from Las Vegas who broaches the rape issue, a stripper and the other is Alexander Pinn, who is a closeted reporter.

Marmee Noir may be thousands of miles physically from Anita, but she can still reach out and touch the necromancer.

When Anita loses consciousness, Marmee Noir wakes her and slashes her shirt open despite being so far away.

Normal as in what society says most humans want: find a true love, meet the family, get married, have kids, live happily ever after.

When Jason takes Anita home to meet his family, Jean-Claude and Micah both express the desire to do that as well.

Jean-Claude is jealous because while he would want Anita to meet his family, they have all died so long ago that no one knows him from when he was human is left.

The talent is the ardor and unfortunately, there is a learning curve to it and at first he tries to use it against her until Jason calls him on it and then Richard simply leaves Anita alone.

A media frenzy of poor timing and rumors will not stop him in visiting his abusive father in the hopes for that one perfect moment of acceptance that he never had when he was growing up.