![]() One night, sick of the usual lame song requests, she accidentally starts 'The Midnight Hour', a late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. Kitty Norville is a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station - and she also happens to be a werewolf. Kitty's new show is a raging success, but it's Kitty herself who could use some help, not least. Almost immediately she's deluged by calls from desperate vampires, werewolves and witches from all across the country, wanting to share their woes and ask her advice. ![]()
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