Although Lily, vampire Lucius's "shadow," may have thought her most recent target to assassinate would be an easy mark, she knew she'd underestimated when his sunmage abilities stripped her of her wraith powers. Unwilling to trust him, but daring to hope for rescue from Lucius's nefarious grasp upon her, Lily attempts to weigh Simon DuCaine's proposition against the power of her dark past, a past to which even she doesn't hold all the answers. Despite their growing attraction, Simon and Lily both have secrets they would rather keep deep in the dark.

The first novel of the half-light city, SHADOW KIN immediately throws readers into a world of intrigue, a world in which humans, Templar warriors, healers, the Fae, Blood, and the Beasts barely hold to uneasy treaties. The book is excellent with rich detail and a clear sense of place and society.