The first half of Kate Connor's life was spent being, well, Buffy. Then, she grew up, married the love of her life, had a baby, and tried to settle into normalcy. Then, Eric, her husband, was killed, in a seemingly totally unrelated to supernatural evil event, leaving Kate and their daughter, Allie to start over, which they did. Presently, Kate has remarried, has a second child, and the most challenging events in her life are supposed to be juggling PTA stuff, the terrible twos, teen angst, and being a candidate's wife. However, she's gone back into the demon hunting life and the time has come when she cannot avoid telling Allie the truth. Inevitably, that brings Allie into her world, training to be a hunter just like her mom, dad, and faux grandpa, Eddie, the retired hunter who lives with Kate. Kate will need all the help she can get as there is a plot on to unleash a powerful demon on the earth, one that has been trapped in her late husband's ring. In the midst of trying to prevent that, she will also learn more about his death, and possible return to life. Life can just be too confusing.

Kate's world may be full of problems and challenges that make her want to kill something, hopefully a demon, but that's good news for readers. Though the tone of the books has become more serious, the content is meatier, yet still light-hearted in a way. Character growth is excellent; you truly care about these people. The only bad part is waiting for the next one.