Deadlocked

Sookie uses some of the money her fairy godmother, Claudine, left her to help Sam out of a tight spot at Merlotte's, and in return Sam makes her part owner of the bar. Which is good for Sookie, it gives her more responsibilities. Eric is in a real tight spot of his own: he doesn't feel like he can turn down the Queen of Oklahoma's marriage proposal, even though he wants to stay with Sookie. He knows Sookie is in possession of a magical fairy artifact known as a cluviel dor. Her fairy grandfather, Fintan, gave it to her grandmother. It's powerful magic, a one use only type of thing that can be used on Sookie or someone she loves. Eric hints that he wants her to use it to get him out of his bind, and Sookie does think about it, but she really wants Eric to man up and get out of it on his own. A dead girl shows up on Eric's front lawn after Eric drank from her, and Sookie and Bill team up to figure out who killed the part Were girl. In the end, Sookie ends up using the cluviel dor to save Sam's life, which irritates Eric. I'm not a fan of Eric in this book, he's acting like an indecisive brat. Which isn't normal for him. Since when does the blond Viking god need a mere human woman to help him out of a bind? Never, is the correct answer.