Secret Societies want her dead. The Vatican wants her skills. Death Gods want her soul. All Kana wants is a cold glass of rum...It's the dream of every paranormal investigator: someone from The Vatican shows up at your door with a case.
One year after she saved a little girl's soul from a Shinigami (Death God), Kana Cold gained the attention of the papacy, but the task they have for her is not a small one.
A possessed man invaded the Vatican Archives armed with one of the fabled Black Grimoires, three books of black magic written by demons from another dimension. Kana's former mentor was the foremost expert on the subject, but with him dead, it leaves her as the best chance to find the other two books.
With ancient spirits wanting her dead, a secret group known as The Thule Society hot on her trail, and the distraction of an Italian archeologist/playboy, Kana must find a way to keep the unholy power of the Black Grimoires from unleashing hell on Earth.
Indiana Jones Adventure. Jessica Jones Attitude.If you enjoy stories from Linsey Hall, Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Patricia Briggs, Faith Hunter, or Steve McHugh, you will enjoy reading the wild paranormal thriller adventures of Kana Cold.
► PRAISE "THE REAPING OF THE BLACK GRIMOIRES" BY AMAZON READERS ◄★★★★★ I am an avid reader of the paranormal and this book delivered the experience that I was looking for. -Nancy★★★★★ The rich character development and world building that KC provides keeps you interested and makes it very difficult to put the book down. - Dante DF Howard★★★★★ Wow. I really enjoyed this book. It brought me into an underground world of good and evil. Unexpected twists that I had to go back a couple times and make sure I read things right. The ending was nothing I expected and I can't wait to read more of Kana. - Jennifer
A Word From The Author To ReadersQ: What makes the Kana Cold series so special?
A: I love weird stories, it's why I have a Facebook group called The Wonderfully Weird. Urban Fantasy is full of so many great stories and characters, but I wanted to write something that went beyond wizards, zombies, and vampires or Greek and Roman mythology. There are thousands of strange myths, old and new, that haven't been explored that can be made into great stories. The Reaping of the Black Grimoires is based on the very real grimoires written by former Popes and are rumored to be locked away in the Vatican Archives. There are African and Scandinavian mythologies I want to dig into as well. And of course, since Kana is of Japanese heritage, the treasure trove of Japanese legends and Eastern philosophy will be explored in a narrative form.
Kana's heritage is also important. We've heard so much about how underrepresented Asians are in Western pop culture, even when the stories are based on popular Asian properties (Death Note, Ghost in the Shell to name a few). I decided to flip it: Kana's in a world where her contemporaries look and act like the typical heroes of the stories - buxom blondes and suave, muscular leading men - and she struggles with measuring herself against these people despite how good she is. That's a theme throughout the series.
Q: What Are The Main Influences For This Series?
A: There are quite a few:
- The Dresden Files is certainly an influence
- The globe-trotting and treasure hunting of Indiana Jones
- The attitude and spunk of Jessica Jones
- Clive Barker's scary-yet-beautiful way of creating worlds and monsters
- Creepypastas and lesser-known urban legends that are beyond bizarre
- Shayne Silvers and his Nate Temple Series
- Asian Myths & Legends
- Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy
