Sunshine by Robin McKinley

Sunshine Seddon didn’t know she had inherited powers from her father, a renowned sorcerer. She grew up happily making cinnamon rolls in the family bakery, safe as long as she stayed in the areas designated for humans since the Voodoo Wars. The vampires who kidnapped her out at the lake were looking for bait. They had captured Constantine, a powerful vampire hated by other vampires because he doesn’t believe they need to kill humans to survive. Tying Con in the sun for a slow, painful death, his captors were certain he would succumb to the temptation of human blood if he was starving and Sunshine was chained next to him. Instead, she helps him escape and shields him from light until he makes it back to his sanctuary. Constantine’s enemies know it took someone extraordinary to accomplish this feat and add Sunshine to their extermination list. McKinley’s world of mixed-race paranormals and humans fighting dark vampires is suffused with humor, vivid characterization and the coming-of-age of a woman with extraordinary powers.

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