Susan Rodriguez

Susan Rodriguez is an investigative reporter. She first appears in Storm Front.

Early life
Susan Rodriguez is a former investigative reporter for the paranormal newspaper The Midwestern Arcane. It's through her investigations that she encountered Harry, and began soliciting him for information. During the events of Fool Moon the two became close, and started dating, but ended after Susan was bitten by Bianca, a Red Court Vampire. Susan now exists as a half-vampire, refusing to perform her first feeding which would make her a full vampire.

When captured and bitten by Bianca, Susan was thrown into a room with Harry and Justine, with the intent of both of them being Susan's first kill, thus killing the two and creating another Red Court vampire. Harry was unwilling to hurt Susan and thus prevent the killing because of his love for her. Just when Susan was about to bite Harry, he said, "I love you," to her, snapping her out of her blood lust. After the escape, Susan decided to leave Chicago despite Harry's marriage proposal.

Life as a half-vampire
As a result of being bitten, she has gained super-human speed, strength, agility, regenerative abilities, and narcotic saliva (the Red Court's "kiss"). As of Turn Coat, there is still no cure for the vampire's bite. The urges to feed on people never subside, but do fluctuate both with how often she uses the abilities she's gained and her exposure to sunlight, garlic, symbols of faith, etc...

Susan eventually joined the Fellowship of Saint Giles, an organization of people who have come together to oppose the vampires. The Fellowship gave Susan magical bindings in her skin, which warn her if her hunger is reaching unmanageable states. Harry and Susan have officially parted ways as of Death Masks, and, as of White Night, she is currently working in South America with the Fellowship to bring down the Red Court.

In Changes, Susan admits to Harry that they have a daughter - Maggie - toegether, who has been kidnapped by the Red Court. At the end of the novel, Susan gives in to her vampiric side, finally turning completely into a Red Court vampire, shortly before asking Harry to kill her, thus allowing him to use the bloodline curse ritual to obliterate the Red Court.