"Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, Book 1)" by Faith Hunter
https://www.amazon.com/Skinwalker-Jane-Yellowrock-Book-1/dp/0451462807/

Book number one of a fifteen book dark fantasy series. So far, the
entire universe is twenty-three books of Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood
books. I reread the well printed and well bound MMPB published by ROC (Penguin) in 2009 that I bought and first read in 2017. I own all of
the books in the series and plan to purchase all future books.

Jane Yellowrock is a full blood Cherokee of unknown age who is a
skinwalker and vampire hunter. She is the only skinwalker that she
knows of since her father died. Jane is permanently bound with a female mountain lion she calls Beast whose food she stole while walking The
Trail Of Tears. And Jane has been hired by the Vampire Council of New
Orleans to kill a rogue vampire. BTW, I am partial to Cherokees as my
wife is 3/8 Cherokee.

The author has a website at:
https://www.FaithHunter.net

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars (I am thinking six stars)
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,740 reviews)

Lynn

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