this was actually a really good addition to the Morganville Vampire series. 
 Claire has decided that a change of scenery will do her good and takes the opportunity to go to MIT to work on a special project for Dr. Anderson. She has a hard time leaving Shane, Eve and Michael behind but goes to see what the world has to offer. We meet Liz and old school friend of Claire's but she slowly realises that her and Liz have absolutely nothing in common. 
 But the usual chaos ensues and Claire finds that as hard as it was leaving Morganville behind, its not quite through with her and she has some unexpected visitors. Double crossing and butt kicking takes place and Claire realises that sometimes change isn't always for the good.