As Shadows Fade

Victoria, a direct descendant of the very fist vampire hunter, must join forces with the enemy when demons find their way to the earth, and must pay a high price when the queen of the vampires offers her help in exchange for the man that Victoria loves. Original.

The final entry in award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Colleen Gleason's International Bestselling Gardella Vampire Hunter Series. "Vampires have met their match with Victoria Gardella,"* but now the huntress faces an even greater evil as London is besieged by malevolent entities no mortal was ever meant to encounter... Directly descended from the very first vampire hunter in the Gardella family, Victoria knows she must continue the lineage so humanity will have protectors against the undead. While Sebastian Vioget appears to both the perfect warrior and lover to ensure the Gardella Legacy, Victoria cannot forget Max Pesaro--the former slayer still haunted by the vampire queen Lilith's obsession with him. But it is Lilith's obsession that may save all of humanity. Demons, enemies of both mortals and the undead, have found their way to earth. To defeat them, vampires and slayers must fight side by side. But Lilith wants Max in return for her cooperation--a small price for the world, but too high a price for Victoria. "Addictively readable." --The Chicago Tribune *Kady Cross, bestselling author of The Girl in the Steel Corset

From the depths of a valley rises the city of Mahala It's a city built upwards, not across -- where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under. Rojan Dizon doesn't mind staying in the shadows, because he's got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can't hide for ever. Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic. And unlucky for Rojan -- this is going to hurt.

When Shadows Fade By J. VanCuren Maddie was beginning her day with a routine check-up at her doctor’s office. Mike was winding down his morning job at the local radio station. Neither one expected the world to come crumbling down around them. Neither one knew that they would become so entangled in a web of mayhem and deceit that their lives would hang in the balance. No one is to be trusted. No one is whom they seem to be. The plot twists and the immediate writing will keep you on the edge of your seat in this fresh novel as you join Maddie and Mike in a whirlwind mystery/thriller. But remember, when shadows fade, what remains may shock you.

This is a short story (about 30 pages) that takes place after the end of As Shadows Fade, the fifth book in the Victoria Gardella Vampire Hunters series. It includes Victoria Gardella, Max Pesaro, and Sebastian Vioget. Please note: There will be spoilers for the entire series in this short story. Here is the entire series in order:The Rest Falls AwayRises the NightThe Bleeding DuskWhen Twilight BurnsAs Shadows FadeMax Stops the Presses (a short story)

This new, expanded collection of Antonio Tabucchi's stories collects the best short fiction from the Italian author recognized as one of the masters of the form. Message From the Shadows is a new collection featuring Antonio Tabucchi's finest short stories, spanning the breadth of his career. These playful tales explore Tabucchi's signature themes, from his inventive, lyrical meditations on language, art, and philosophy, to his fascination with the passage of time, and the mystery of storytelling.

Hounded by insecurity and self-doubt, eighteen-year-old Mary Standford learns she is a clairvoyant, but a medical condition impairs her auditory memory. Facing her ill mother’s upcoming death, Mary must trust in her introvert father’s advice. As she struggles to find the missing pieces to the puzzles of her life, Mary hopes to slow down the ticking clock of fate, but her gaps of memory loss leads her on a path of uncertainty. Even though Mary’s family surrounds her with love and support, her boyfriend makes her question if she will ever remember her whole life, as it literally passes her by. When Shadows Fade begins with Mary’s early memories, then plunges into a journey of finding what is true and what lies behind life’s shadows.