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    Shades Below, Volume I: The Starter Collection

    By LJK Oliva

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    In San Francisco, "strange" is what's for breakfast...and things are getting stranger every day. 

    Meet private investigator Jesper MacMillian, psychic medium Lena Alan, and the people (and not-people) they call friends. Together, they make up the front lines of a battle most of humanity doesn't know is happening: a battle against gods, monsters, and things that go bump in the night.

    A WORLD APART - MacMillian meetspsychic medium Lena Alan, and his definition of "strange" changes forgood. Suddenly, he finds himself in a world where monsters aren't justreal, they're hiding in plain sight. What's more, something evil is lurking inSan Francisco's dangerous underbelly, and it's going to take both of them toput it down. PTOLEMY'S TABLET - Rev.Emil Stone and his bodyguard (and then some) Misha "Puzzle" Kaslovare doing what they do best: tracking down an artifact of mystical make andunknown power. Their assignment takes them to the shores of the Mediterranean,where they find themselves pitted against mercenaries, secret police...and eachother.

    SEASON OF THE WITCH - After barely surviving her coven's brutal massacre, black witch Georgia Clare seeks out private detective - and reluctant medium - Darius deCompostela for help. Together,they must navigate San Francisco's sometimes-treacherousdemimonde, all the while hunting for a killer.Past sins come home to roost, and both are forced to face theirdemons...in more ways than one.

    Start the adventure and dive into the urban fantasy series readers are calling "bewitching" and "so much more than I expected." And remember...

    The world you see is just the beginning. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura Oliva
    Release dateJul 3, 2017
    ISBN9781386605263
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    Shades Below, Volume I: The Starter Collection
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    LJK Oliva

    L.J.K. OLIVA writes gritty urban fantasy in the Shades Below ShadowVerse. She spent much of her childhood exploring the creeks and storm drain tunnels near her house, and remains fascinated by the places no one notices. After all, that's where magic lives. When not poking the thing that lives in her closet, L.J.K. enjoys exploring the shadows of the San Francisco Bay Area and searching for faeries in every creek within driving distance. She hasn't found any yet, but thinks that's because they're better at hiding than she is at looking. She's still waiting for one to slip up.

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