Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Description: Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter--and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now. Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment--at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery.Only her enemies are strong enough to help her win her freedom, but trust comes hard when it hinges on the unscrupulous tycoon Trent Kalamack, the demon Algaliarept, and an ex-boyfriend turned thief My Review: As the novel begins we find Rachel loafing around with few jobs to her name and even fewer dollars. We find she and Ivy shopping on the far side of town, the only place where Rachel can gain access after her shunning. Suddenly a woman approaches Rachel and without properly identifying herself attempts to drag Rachel off. Rachel does not comply, of course, and we find ourselv...