Held captive by the fanatical 8th Battalion, Mason Jerah is convinced he doesn't have long to live... and he isn't alone in his captivity. The Shadows have a plan; one that could mean freedom. Meanwhile, operative Raven Ivany struggles against the forces aligning against Shades and Shadows - Shifters and Sages - and finds an unlikely companion in Zero, a teenage girl with a mysterious past and desire to prove herself.

Thána Archer cree saber de qué va su vida. Thána es una directiva de nivel medio en una empresa manufacturera y es buena en lo que hace. No cree en la magia, las brujas ni los fantasmas, porque esas cosas no son reales. Un día aparece un extraño hombre con una extraña caja y una historia aún más extraña sobre una familia que Thána nunca ha conocido. Tras él vienen otros que quieren matarla porque es Thanátou, una Bruja de Sangre. Intentando ir un paso por delante de los posibles asesinos, tiene que correr contra el tiempo para encontrar a la madre que la abandonó hace tantos años. Para ponerse a salvo, Thána tendrá que sacrificar su libertad. Pero, ¿podrá aceptar la verdad sobre su pasado y los poderes mágicos que aún no comprende?

All three books in 'The Blood Witch Saga', a series of fantasy novels by Natalie J. Case, now in one volume! Thanátou: Thána Archer, a skeptical mid-level manager at a manufacturing company, is forced to confront her disbelief in magic when she discovers she is a Blood Witch, hunted by those seeking to kill her. With the help of a mysterious man and a magical box, Thána sets out to find the mother who abandoned her and unravel the truth about her past. But to do so, she must sacrifice her freedom and come to terms with her newfound powers. Mörderin: Thána and her mother Alaina embark on a mission to reunite their family, traveling to a war-torn world where Daria is a prisoner of the invading army. With limited magical abilities, Thána joins forces with Daria's husband and friends to plan a daring rescue mission, breaking into a prison camp and relying on newfound allies. Despite the dangers, Thána is determined to save her family, even if it means pushing her magical skills to the limit. Hêalic: Thána, Xen, and Daria are trapped in a world where witches are executed, a deadly plague is rampant, and a Jack the Ripper-like serial killer is on the loose. Struggling with withdrawal from a magical substance, Thána's powers are depleted and she's hunted by the killer. To make matters worse, Katyk is missing and Thána's every move is dangerous. With time running out, Thána must find a way back to the portal before she becomes the killer's next victim.

All three books in 'Shades And Shadows', a series of contemporary fantasy novels by Natalie J. Case, now in one volume! Through Shade and Shadow: Mason Jerah is a Shade, a mythical healer, living in secret in Northern California. Alaric Lambrecht is a Shadow, an empath and psychic, working alongside his family in the suburbs of Sacramento. After a serial killer is caught and discovered to be a Shade, Mason and Alaric are yanked out of their comfortable lives and cast into the turbulent waters of political intrigue and conspiracies, setting them on a collision course with each other and civil war. In Gathering Shade: Mason Jerah is convinced he doesn't have long to live... and he isn't alone in his captivity. The Shadows have a plan; one that could mean freedom. Meanwhile, operative Raven Ivany struggles against the forces aligning against Shades and Shadows, and finds an unlikely companion in Zero, a teenage girl with a mysterious past and desire to prove herself. Where Shadows Fall: As the world descends into ever darker chaos, Alaric Lambrecht seeks vengeance. No matter the cost. In Washington, evil takes another step toward true power. Alaric's path takes him deep into 8th Battalion territory, and on a collision course with Raven Ivany and Zero. The question is, can they together take the fight to the mastermind who is tearing the country apart - and defeat him?

Seeking to reunite her family, Thána and her mother Alaina head back to the world where Daria lives with her husband and son. The once vibrant city where people traveled freely through a collection of portals has been reduced to rubble, and Daria is now a prisoner of the invading army. With her magic still in nascent stages, Thána agrees to a daring and dangerous rescue mission with Daria’s husband and friends, once again putting her life on the line for a family she barely knows. To make it work she has to push her magical skills to their very limit and rely on those she’s only just met, not to mention breaking into a prison camp and getting out again in one piece. How hard could it be?

As the world descends into ever darker chaos, Alaric Lambrecht seeks vengeance. No matter the cost. In Washington, evil takes another step toward true power. In the west, the 8th Battalion advances a terrible plan. The Shades' refuge is in ashes. Alaric's path takes him deep into 8th Battalion territory, and on a collision course with Raven Ivany and Zero, bringing Shadows and Shifters, Sages and Shades all together with a common enemy. The question is, can they together take the fight to the mastermind who is tearing the country apart - and defeat him?

Born in the dawn of man's history, Amara is neither human nor vampire and yet fully both; a killer, a child, a lover, a monster. Wandering the world, she seeks redemption and vengeance in equal measure. Discovering love in its many forms and loss in its deepest agony, her life circles around two others who return to her again and again, until their fates are set right. "The ancient game is played out as three souls, born together in the lost pages of time, are as they were meant to be. But to tell that story, my story, I must go back to the beginning. To the time before I came to be. Before any of us had come to be."