Synopses & Reviews
Imagine a city divided
a city readying itself for a war. The vampire Blood and the shape-shifting Beast Kind seek to seize control now that the treaty is broken. Only the humans stand in their way
but they stand without their Fae allies
and they desperately need help.... I chose to stay with the humans when the Fae withdrew from the City. I am a healer, and they need me. I know the odds are against them. I know they need reinforcements. But I never expected them to turn and seek aid from the depths of my past. Asharic is a powerful Fae, exiled by the Veiled Queen thirty years ago. Leaving me behind. But now the queen is dead and the throne is vacant, and Ash is returning to the Citymy Citywith his mercenary army.
It would be false to deny that there is still a spark between us, but I will not be taken in again. And Im not the only one disturbed by his return. A Blood lord is poised to conquer the Half-Light City, and other enemies new and old are gathering to eliminate the threat Ash poses. To save the City, we will have to join forces. And pray were not the ones who burn
Review
“A smart, resilient heroine, a scarred hero, dragons that are all too real and much too close, and myriad doorways that lead from a modern ER into dreams and waking and everything in Between make for a sparkling debut novel. Most enjoyable.”—Carol Berg, National Bestselling Author of
The Demon Prism “A rich wonder of a fantasy, full of life, death, dreams and nightmares becoming real, and dragons. I was swept away.”—Robin D. Owens, Award-Winning Author of
Heart Secret
"I never expect a series to sweep me off my feet in the first book, which makes it all the sweeter when it happens. . .I cant wait to read what Schafer comes up with next.”—AllThingsUrbanFantasy.com
"[A] lyrical, beautifully written story...moves along at a swift pace that grabs you and doesnt let you down.”—DangerousRomance.com
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Praise for the Novels of the Half-Light City
“M. J. Scotts Shadow Kin is a steampunky romantic fantasy with vampires that doesnt miss its mark.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs
“Shadow Kin is an entertaining novel. Lily and Simon are sympathetic characters who feel the weight of past actions and secrets as they respond to their attraction for each other.”—New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop
“Had me hooked from the very first page.”—New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur
“M. J. Scott weaves a fantastic tale of love, betrayal, hope, and sacrifice against a world broken by darkness and light where the only chance for survival rests within the strength of a woman made of shadow and the faith of a man made of light.”—National bestselling author Devon Monk
Synopsis
Vivian Maylor can’t sleep. Maybe it’s because she just broke up with her boyfriend and moved to a new town, or it could be the stress of her new job at the hospital. But perhaps it’s because her dreams have started to bleed through into her waking hours.
All of her life Vivian has rejected her mother’s insane ramblings about Dreamworlds for concrete science and fact, until an emergency room patient ranting about dragons spontaneously combusts before her eyes—forcing Viv to consider the idea that her visions of mythical beasts might be real.
And when a chance encounter leads her to a man she knows only from her dreams, Vivian finds herself falling into a world that seems strange and familiar all at once—a world where the line between dream and reality is hard to determine, and hard to control…
About the Author
Kerry Schafer's job as a Mental Health Crisis Response Specialist takes her regularly into odd pockets of reality that provide inspiration for her writing.