This prequel to the best-selling novels finds Mercy Thompson, shapeshifter coyote, recent graduate with a degree in history visiting the Tri-Cities to apply for a job as high-school history teacher to be disappointed that the school is more interested in a new PE coach. So she applies for an unorthodox job: she''ll be Mercedes, the lady VW mechanic. In this issue she meets Adam Hauptman and Stefan the Vampire as well as Zee and his son Tad for the first time ever.