Harvest, noun The process or period of gathering, usually crops. See also 'offering'. Bruised in more ways than one after Harker & Blackthorn's most recent misadventure, Amy is restless and frustrated with unasked, unanswered questions. A call for help from a housing developer in Northumberland could be just the diversion she needs - especially since it includes mysterious reports of a giant lizard-like creature. Rebekah laughs off the suggestion that they might have found a true dragon. Nothing is more biologically improbable. But even she has to admit there's something odd going on. The picturesque town of Briarley is too perfect, too prosperous. Instead of encountering the small town clannishness she expects, Amy finds herself enthusiastically welcomed by the Local Council. And Steve is definitely acting strange. Could the town's perfect exterior conceal a dark and malevolent heart? As tensions boil within Harker & Blackthorn and further acts of increasingly nasty sabotage occur, Amy is forced to confront a truth she has been running from. Only facing her fears can avert the coming disaster. If it's not already too late. If there's one thing a physicist can spot, it's a pattern. The Petty Harvest draws near - will everything end in fire and blood? The Shadow & the Soul is the eighth book in the gripping Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, you'll love this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Join the team today! Series order; Dead Man's Hand (Author website) Slice of Death Loch & Quay Acquainted with the Night Season of Mists Crowned with Bone Auld Lang Syne The Sea in Darkness Summer's Lease For the Dead Travel Fast The Shadow & the Soul This Wild Justice (September, 2022) Nightmare Trail (October, 2022) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.