The Dark Shade Series by D.N. Hoxa

They call me Kallista Nix, but that is not my real name. My past was taken from me, and though I search for it every day for the past five years, all I find are dead ends.Though I search for the Dark Shade, everyone keeps telling me that it doesn’t exist. The darkness, the monsters, the fear—they’re all in my head.I’m tempted to believe them. The Shades are magical safe havens where everyone can be who they truly are without having to hide. Supernaturals of all kinds love them... moreThey call me Kallista Nix, but that is not my real name. My past was taken from me, and though I search for it every day for the past five years, all I find are dead ends.Though I search for the Dark Shade, everyone keeps telling me that it doesn’t exist. The darkness, the monsters, the fear—they’re all in my head.I’m tempted to believe them. The Shades are magical safe havens where everyone can be who they truly are without having to hide. Supernaturals of all kinds love them. They’re not supposed to be dark.But how can I argue with my own memories?Everything changes when I steal a magical artifact I wasn’t supposed to steal, and now everyone is after me—the biggest werewolf pack in the country, and Alexander King himself.He’s a vampire who works for the highest supernatural authority in the world, a merciless predator, the most beautiful monster you’ll ever see. If I were smart, I’d keep far away from him, especially when he looks at me like he wants to devour me, and my heart trips over itself every time he’s close. But to find out the truth about the Dark Shade, I have no choice but to work with him, even if I might end up imprisoned, dead—or something far worse.I swore to myself that I would do everything it took to find out about my past. But what if the price I have to pay for it is my future? less

Something evil lives in the Dark Shade.After five years of searching, I finally found the place I thought was my home. I found my family. I found my purpose…But things are not what they seem in the Dark Shade. The people are happy, and the Shade is thriving, but the secrets that hide in the darkest parts of it are more twisted than anything I could ever imagine.Alexander is gone. My memories are not completely whole yet... moreSomething evil lives in the Dark Shade.After five years of searching, I finally found the place I thought was my home. I found my family. I found my purpose…But things are not what they seem in the Dark Shade. The people are happy, and the Shade is thriving, but the secrets that hide in the darkest parts of it are more twisted than anything I could ever imagine.Alexander is gone. My memories are not completely whole yet. And even though I’m supposed to be surrounded by my people, I feel like I’m living in a den of vipers.To find my way out of the dark, away from the lies and to the truth, I have to escape and go back to New Orleans. I have do whatever it takes to find Alexander, because no matter what my memories tell me, my instincts say he's the only one I can trust.The Shade is sick. It is suffering. And if we don’t find a way to put an end to its disease, the whole universe will suffer the consequences. less