It lets you know where to set your expectation level right off the bat. But life goes on, so there are other challenges to face, smaller battles to be fought, and other stories to tell. In the Realms of the Blood, the war has been fought, the battle has been won, and the epic tale has been told. There is a note to the readers that I think sets up this story beautifully. Includes the Black Jewels short story 'BY THE TIME THE WITCHBLOOD BLOOMS' Because there is one thing they all know about this house: No matter who planned it as a way to kill members of the SaDiablo family, only one of the Blood could have created the trap. And if she uses Craft to defend herself, she risks being sealed in the house forever.īut Jaenelle did not send the invitation.Īnd now Jaenelle and her family must rescue Surreal and the others inside without becoming trapped themselves, and they must also discover who created such an evil place and why. Surreal finds herself trapped in a nightmare created by the tangled webs of Black Widow witches - a nightmare where the monsters are too real. But as she and her escort enter the house, the door disappears. Surreal SaDiablo, former courtesan and assassin, arrives first.

It summons her family to an entertainment she had specially prepared. The invitation is signed Jaenelle Angelline, she who had been both Witch and Queen. Anne Bishop's national bestselling and critically acclaimed Black Jewels series has enthralled readers with its lavish blend of 'the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action.' Now readers can return to the violently passionate world rules by the Blood, a race of witches and warlocks whose power is channeled through magical jewels.

The black jewels series by anne bishop