Eric is marrying Tabitha and heading off to honeymoon in Paris. Sounds simple, right? Except he can't seem to keep his hands off (or dick out of) Rachel, even moments before the ceremony. Then a self- righteous gang of Werewolf bikers show up to try and Christian the hell out of Eric and any other vampire attending, causing a slight delay.

Marriage accomplished, Eric need only catch the plane with Tabitha and give her the honeymoon of her dreams. As they deplane at Orly however, they are met by a group of immortals who insist Tabitha must pass a series of tests proving her worth before she is allowed into Europe. As Eric continues to Paris alone, Rachel seizes the chance to bring Eric to her side.

Meanwhile, back in Void City Eric's psychopathic daughter Greta is drowning her sorrows in violence and having a high old time with Eric's Vampire Mustang, Fang. While Eric is otherwise occupied, the Empress vampire Lisette decides it would be a fine time to wipe out anyone under Eric's protection.

Violent, raunchy and hilarious, this third in the Void City series kept me caught in its coils from first to last. Although the narrative switches viewpoints with almost every chapter, J.F. Lewis kept the lines of action clear and concise and never lost the ability to spice even the most tragic scenes with a dusting of humor. CROSSED continues Eric's story and reveals some of the hidden causes for the idiosyncrasies he has shown in previous books. J. F. Lewis is not afraid to shake things up and is brave enough to allow the story to take a logical course even though it costs the continued existence of some of the people of importance in Eric's brood. He also manages to slip some new quandaries into the final chapter, enough to reassure readers another Void City novel (Hunted ) is on the way.