Blood Kin by Maria Lima

Sometimes with change comes great responsibility.

Keira Kelly has completed her change.  She thought she would become shapeshifter like her brothers but has become more.  Keira is the new Kelly Heir, one who leads and also possesses all talents.  It is rumored that the heir is random and only occurs every few centuries.  Keira hadn't planned on this happening and doesn't want all the notoriety.

When Keira's ex-lover Gideon is dying, the Kelly clan requests Keira's presence.  If he dies, she can help escort him to the other side.  But before Keira can reach him, her travels are waylaid.  First by an unexpected storm and then by several mysterious murders.  Keira keeps hearing beautiful music no one else seems to hear.  Also, homeless men keep dying that no one finds too unsuspecting until a sidhe fairy is found murdered.  Keira halts her travel plans to figure out what is going on.

Accompanied by her brother Tucker, his vampire lover Niko, and her mate, the Vampire King Adam, they gain entrance to the world of fairy.  There, secrets come to light along with shocking clarity that threatens them all.

Maria Lima has penned another top-notch paranormal thriller.  BLOOD KIN ends the BLOOD LINES trilogy with many questions answered, but yet the door slightly ajar for a hopeful new story arc in the future.  Keira Kelly has grown into a powerful woman to be reckoned with, along with the men who protect her.  A complex plot, superb world building and phenomenal characters spin BLOOD KIN into a dark and sexy urban fantasy.  Maria Lima is a great addition to the paranormal genre.