History Literature / NightHuntress

* DieOrFly: Bones uses this training technique a lot, more literally in This Side Of The Grave when [[spoiler:helping Cat master flying by telling her "fly or swim", though she can't die from falling in the river he tossed her into.]]

* {{Expy}}: A bleach-haired, British vampire with strikingly sharp cheekbones, a fondness for nicknaming his love interest and a devil-may-care attitude? Yeah, Bones bears a very striking resemblance to [[Characters/BuffyverseSpike Spike]] of Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer fame, though this diminishes substantially after the first novel when his appearance is changed.

* HumanMomNonhumanDad - Cat's mother was human and her father was a vampire.

''[cuts off as he, Vlad, Leila, and Veritas realize taht this is ''why'' the bad guys wanted Vlad to kill Mencheres]''

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: In ''Into the Fire'', Leila has been bound Mircea so that if either dies, the other dies, so a shadowy group abducts Mircea and threatens to kill Leila unless Vlad kills Mencheres. When Mencheres realizes that Vlad didn't tell him about this in case he ended up with no choice but to go through with it, he's naturally upset.

''[cuts off as he, Vlad, Leila, and Veritas realize this is ''why'' the bad guys wanted Vlad to kill Mencheres]''

* ''The Other Half of the Grave'' (2019–2020) (partial web serial)

-->--'''Cat Crawfield''', ''[[Literature/HalfwayTotheGraveNightHuntress1 Halfway to the Grave]]''

# ''Literture/{{Destined for an Early Grave|NightHuntress4}}'' (2009)

# ''[[Literature/{{One Foot in the Grave|NightHuntress2}}'' (2008)

# ''[[Literture/{{Destined for an Early Grave|NightHuntress4}}'' (2009)
# ''[[Literature/{{This Side of the Grave|NightHuntress5}}'' (2011)
# ''[[Literature/{{One Grave at a Time|NightHuntress6}}'' (2011)
# ''[[Literature/{{Up from the Grave|NightHuntress7}}'' (2014)

# ''[[Literature/[[AtGravesEndNightHuntress3 At Grave's End]]'' (2008)

# ''[[Literature/HalfwayToTheGraveNightHuntress1 Halfway to the Grave]]'' (2007)
# ''[[Literature/OneFootInTheGraveNightHuntress2 One Foot in the Grave]]'' (2008)
# ''[[Literature/AtGravesEndNightHuntress3 At Grave's End]]'' (2008)
# ''[[Literture/DestinedForAnEarlyGraveNightHuntress4 Destined for an Early Grave]]'' (2009)
# ''[[Literature/ThisSideOfTheGraveNightHuntress5 This Side of the Grave]]'' (2011)
# ''[[Literature/OneGraveAtATimeNightHuntress6 One Grave at a Time]]'' (2011)
# ''[[Literature/UpFromTheGraveNightHuntress7 Up from the Grave]]'' (2014)

# ''[[DestinedForAnEarlyGraveNightHuntress4 Destined for an Early Grave]]'' (2009)

* ''[[Literature/TwiceTemptedNightPrince2Twice Tempted]]'' (2013)

** "Devil to Pay" in ''Four Dukes and a Devil'' (2009)
** "Reckoning" in ''Unbound'' (2009)
** "Happily Never After" in ''Weddings From Hell'' (2008)

** ''First Drop of Crimson'' (2010)
** ''Eternal Kiss of Darkness'' (2010)

* ''Once Burned'' (2012)
* ''Twice Tempted'' (2013)
* ''Bound by Flames'' (2015)
* ''Into the Fire'' (2017)

* ''Shades of Wicked'' (2018)
* ''Wicked Bite'' (2020)
* ''Wicked All Night'' (2021)

!!These books provide examples of:

-->--'''Cat Crawfield''', ''Halfway to the Grave''

# ''[[Literature/UpFromTheGraveNightHuntress7 Up From the Grave]]'' (2014)

# ''[[Literature/UpFromTheGraveNightHuntress7 Up From The Grave]]'' (2014)

** ''One Foot in the Grave'' and ''At Grave's End'': [[ArchnemesisDad Max Williams]], the estranged brother of Don Williams, is the former FBIAgent turned vampire, who seduced, then [[MindRape psychologically tormented]] Justina Crawfield, claiming himself to be an unholy demon. Subsequently [[DisappearedDad walking out]] on her and their child, his actions drive Justina to be an abusive parent to their daughter, Catherine "Cat" Crawfield. [[FantasticRacism Disdainful of his half-breed daughter]], Max makes multiple attempts on Cat's life, culminating in his decision to torture Cat and threaten to sexually assault Justina.

* CaptainErsatz - Bones is blond, pale, British, and two hundred years old. Remind you of [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer anyone?]] WordOfGod [[http://bloodybookaholic.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-with-jeaniene-frost.html denies any deliberate resemblance]], but doesn't rule out the possibility.

# ''[[Literature/HalfwayToTheGraveNightHuntres1 Halfway to the Grave]]'' (2007)

# ''[[Literature/HalfwayToTheGraveNH Halfway to the Grave]]'' (2007)
# ''One Foot in the Grave'' (2008)
# ''At Grave's End'' (2008)
# ''Destined for an Early Grave'' (2009)
# ''This Side of the Grave'' (2011)
# ''One Grave at a Time'' (2011)
# ''Up From The Grave'' (2014)

# ''Halfway to the Grave'' (2007)

* ''Wicked Bite (2020)

Later, a shadowy government agency makes Cat an offer she can't refuse--lead and train their team of vampire hunters or go to prison. Commander Crawfield and her hand-picked team succeed beyond their expectations, but she still has unresolved issues with more than one vampire in her life. The series itself is seven novels, with four spinoff novels and some short stories and novellas.

!! ''Night Huntress'' Novels
# ''Halfway to the Grave''
# ''One Foot in the Grave''
# ''At Grave's End''
# ''Destined for an Early Grave''
# ''This Side of the Grave''
# ''One Grave at a Time''
# ''Up From The Grave''

** "Devil to Pay" in ''Four Dukes and a Devil''
** "Reckoning" in ''Unbound''
** "Happily Never After" in ''Weddings From Hell''

** ''First Drop of Crimson''
** ''Eternal Kiss of Darkness''

* ''Once Burned''
* ''Twice Tempted''
* ''Bound by Flames''

* ''Shades of Wicked''