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Calbana Files is a series of urban fantasy novels by J.C. Daniels, which is the pseudonym for fantasy and science fiction author Shiloh Walker. Daniels, who has asserted that she always had a love for vampires and the paranormal, published the first novel in the series Blade Song in 2012. With the first novel fast achieving commercial and critical success the author went on to publish several more titles in the series including three prequels. The series of novels has three basic groups of witches, vampires, and shape shifters. The Aneiris, which is a forgotten and nearly extinct race of human assassins, is also prominent in the series particularly given that the lead protagonist is half human and half Aneiris. The lead character works as a …show more content…
While she is not nearly as strong as most of the supernatural entities in her world, she makes it up with grit and determination to survive and thrive. Having gone through a terrible childhood that was full of bloodshed and training she has become a private investigator carrying a magical sword. In a Kate Daniel type of scenario, her life changes when Damon a powerful and gorgeous shape shifter arrives on the scene and is immediately drawn to her spirit and strength. Her agency is in trouble and she does not have time for the attentions of the sexy vampire Damon, until he throws her a curveball. The nephew of one of his gang has gone missing and the pack believes Kit is best placed to find the missing child and resolve the mystery of his disappearance. Despite the shape shifter’s crazy reputation takes the case and unbeknown to her, her life will now depend on the successful resolution of the case.

Night Blade the second novel in the Calpana Files series of novels opens to Damon and Kit going strong with their respective professional lives. Damon is banishing some crazy wolves that had become very powerful under the former pack leader while Kit is expanding her firm by taking on more

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