Shadows We Cast

by James Chance

After their return from the Underworld, Vincent, Henry, and their pack find themselves with a new mission: break open the portals to Heaven and Hell, so every spirit can find their way to a peaceful afterlife. The catch: figuring out how to do it without a human sacrifice. The second catch: Vincent’s hellhound kin also have a new mission–to hunt him down, and kill anyone who gets in their way.

With hellhounds and Shadowhand closing in fast, they need all the help they can get–even from some old friends they would rather have left behind. But together, they might be able to carve out one last chance to right the wrongs of history. To do it, they must travel across the ruins of Heaven, back through the depths of Hell, and even to the deepest crevices in the mind of a vengeful god. But they may just find that the doorway to saving mortalkind resides not in the mind, but the heart…and Vincent and Henry’s love could be the only key.

454 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication June 1, 2026

About the author

I have always been haunted by monsters. Everyone has some kind of creature inside them. Everyone is a little dark and strange. My stories explore how our monsters make us human–and what we should do about it. Drawing from a background in nonprofit finance and sociology, I strive to forge understanding between people in an increasingly weird world. I live in Southern California with my family of rescues (animals included).

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