Dark Shores: Lineages of the Great Lakes is effectively a book on the Bloodlines of the Great Lake area. The Introduction serves basically as a brief history of the Great Lakes region, while the five chapters each introduce an unique bloodline. Some the bloodlines are offshoots of other clans, the Halloways coming from Ventrue, the Poachers coming from Nosferatu and the Brickheads coming from Gargoyles. The Crimson Deer flush out the childre of Yaryan who originally appearedin Chicago by Night. Finally the Markus' Fellowship introduces a bloodline of vampires with their own unique form of blood magic. The book's appendix is dedicated to new abilities, disciplines, merits and flaws.

The Tabletop Gaming club really enjoyed using the book. The each bloodline brought something new and unique the table. It was a welcome addition to the club's gaming library and it would be a welcome addition to any storyteller's library.