A World of New

by Bella Forrest

"Because one can't simply fire a Novak..."

Prepare to be sucked back in to the breathtaking new world of The Shade!

Genres: Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

163 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 22, 2016

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Bella Forrest is a lover of fantasy, romance, action, and mystery infused stories with twists you don’t see coming. She has sold over fifteen million books since her first novel was published in 2012.

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Here's a list of some of Bella's books:

DARKLIGHT

Darklight (Book 1)
Darkthirst (Book 2)
Darkworld (Book 3)
Darkblood (Book 4)
Darktide (Book 5)
Darkbirth (Book 6)
Darkfall (Book 7)
Darkwilds (Book 8)
Darkhunt (Book 9)

A LOVE THAT ENDURES (Trilogy)
A Love that Endures 1
A Love that Endures 2
A Love that Endures 3

HARLEY MERLIN AND THE SECRET COVEN

Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven (Book 1)
Harley Merlin and the Mystery Twins (Book 2)
Harley Merlin and the Stolen Magicals (Book 3)
Harley Merlin and the First Ritual (Book 4)
Harley Merlin and the Broken Spell (Book 5)
Harley Merlin and the Cult of Eris (Book 6)
Harley Merlin and the Detector Fix (Book 7)
Harley Merlin and the Challenge of Chaos (Book 8)
Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact (Book 9)
Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth (Book 10)
Finch Merlin and the Lost Map (Book 11)
Finch Merlin and the Djinn's Curse (Book 12)
Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway (Book 13)
Finch Merlin and the Forgotten Kingdom (Book 14)
Finch Merlin and the Everlasting Vow (Book 15)
Finch Merlin and the Blood Tie (Book 16)
Finch Merlin and the Legend of the Luminary
Persie Merlin and Leviathan's Gift (Book 18)
Persie Merlin and the Door to Nowhere (Book 19)
Persie Merlin and the Witch Hunters (Book 20)
Persie Merlin and the Dying Song (Book 21)

THE CHILD THIEF

The Child Thief (Book 1)
Deep Shadows (Book 2)
Thin Lines (Book 3)
Little Lies (Book 4)
Ghost Towns (Book 5)
Zero Hour (Book 6)

HOTBLOODS

Hotbloods (Book 1)
Hotbloods (Book 2): Coldbloods
Hotbloods (Book 3): Renegades
Hotbloods (Book 4): Venturers
Hotbloods (Book 5): Traitors
Hotbloods (Book 6): Allies
Hotbloods (Book 7): Invaders
Hotbloods (Book 8): Stargazers

THE GENDER GAME

The Gender Game (Book 1)
The Gender Secret (Book 2)
The Gender Lie (Book 3)
The Gender War (Book 4)
The Gender Fall (Book 5)
The Gender Plan (Book 6)
The Gender End (Book 7)

THE GIRL WHO DARED TO THINK

The Girl Who Dared to Think (Book 1)
The Girl Who Dared to Stand (Book 2)
The Girl Who Dared to Descend (Book 3)
The Girl Who Dared to Rise (Book 4)
The Girl Who Dared to Lead (Book 5)
The Girl Who Dared to Endure (Book 6
The Girl Who Dared to Fight (Book 7)

A SHADE OF VAMPIRE

Season 1: Derek & Sofia’s story

Books 1 to 7

Season 2: Rose & Caleb’s story

Books 8 to 16

Season 3: The Shade continues with a new hero...

Books 17 to 24

Season 4: A Clan of Novaks

Books 25 to 32

Season 5: A Dawn of Guardians

Books 33 to 41

Season 6: A Gift of Three

Books 42 to 50

Season 7: A Call of Vampires

Books 51 to 59

Season 8: A Voyage of Founders

Books 60 to 68

Season 9: A Birth of Fire

Books 69 to 77

Season 10: An Origin of Vampires
An Origin of Vampires (Book 78)
A Game of Death (Book 79)
A Veil of Dark (Book 80)
A Bringer of Night (Book 81)
A Circle of Nine (Book 82)
A Bender of Spirit (Book 83)
A Memory of Time (Book 84)
A Shard of Soul (Book 85)
A Break of Seals (Book 86)

Season 11: A Shade of Mystery
A Shade of Mystery (Book 87)
An Isle of Mirrors (Book 88)
A Sanctuary of Foes (Book 89)
A Ruler of Clones (Book 90)
A Gate of Light (Book 91)
A Dawn of Worlds (Book 92) ➜ Coming soon!

Reviews

[Judy Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

CAPTIVATING, RIVETING AND DIVINELY ENTERTAINING !!!
Title: A World of New
Series: A Shade of Vampire
Designation: Book Twenty Six of a Multi-Novel Serial, NOT a Standalone Read
Author: Bella Forrest
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Reading Platform: Kindle Unlimited
My Rating: FIVE CAPTIVATING STARS *****
A World of New by Bella Forrest is the twenty-sixth release in the spellbinding A Shade of Vampire Series and has totally left me breathless - again! Like thousands of my fellow Shaddicts around the world, I've been hooked from the very first book of the series and now anxiously await each new release. And it's no surprise that Bella has delivered another riveting adventure that curls our toes, makes our hearts pound and keeps us begging for more! This is a beautifully written young adult supernatural/fantasy/adventure saga unlike anything I've ever read. The story is well crafted, imaginative, thrilling, fast paced, action packed, suspenseful, sweet, romantic and at times, also dark and mysterious. Whew, what a mouthful, but these are only a few of the words that come to mind after reading this incredible chronicle of the Shade, its inhabitants and their enemies. The narrative is exceptionally well written in the first person with multiple points of view. Each chapter is told by one of the primary characters (and there are many), which I believe gives more depth, intensity and perspective to the story adding vital insight into their thoughts, fears and motivations. The dialogue is smart, well executed and flows effortlessly. Although the premise and plot for the series is intriguing as well as compelling, it's truly the magnificent cast of larger than life characters that makes the biggest impact. They are well developed, fascinating, captivating, engaging, endearing and quite literally, out of this world! They explode from the pages, grab your imagination, capture your heart and hold you completely and totally enthralled from beginning to end. Forrest skillfully combines all of these elements to craft a beautifully written paranormal romance filled to the brim with danger, action, adventure, fantasy, mystery, suspense, magic, supernatural beings, loyalty, heartbreak, betrayal, angst, hope, passion, love and plot twists that will blow your mind. After twenty-six books in a series, some might think the story has grown old and stale, but nothing could be farther from the truth. After reading all twenty-six books, there are two things I've learned beyond a shadow of a doubt. First, when reading anything written by Bella Forrest, always expect the unexpected and two, absolutely nothing is ever impossible as we've all witnessed time and time again. In each book Forrest writes, she takes her readers on an emotional and thrilling roller coaster ride unlike any other, one that keeps us on the edge of our seat and riveted to each page while screaming, "OMG - that didn't just happen!" And the icing on the cake, Forrest's books are always well edited, professionally formatted and have gorgeous covers! I'm not a professional reviewer but I know what I like, what I love and what I don't and I love this series! I've never experienced anything like it. After reading A Bridge of Stars, the conclusion of Ben and River's story, I could not stop myself from wondering, where will Forrest take her readers next and how in the world will she ever top her last book. But never fear, my friends, Forrest has once again exhibited her exceptional talent, skill and imagination by giving us yet another exciting new adventure featuring a brand new generation of heroes as well as our beloved favorites from earlier books.

Premise:
Almost twenty years have passed since former vampire and now fae Ben Novak, Prince of The Shade, married the beautiful half blood River Giovanni, in a multiple wedding ceremony hosted by the dragons in The Hearthlands. And much has changed in those years. The King and Queen of The Shade, Derek and Sophia Novak, are now proud grandparents, thrice over and many of the other residents are also proud parents. Wow! Time really flies, doesn't it? Ben and River Novak have one seventeen year old half fae daughter, Grace. Caleb and Rose Achilles have two human children, Hazel, age fifteen, and Benedict, age twelve. Kiev and Mona Novalic have one seventeen year old son named Brock who is half warlock. Witches Ibrahim and Corrine have been blessed with a lovely seventeen year old full blooded witch daughter named Arwen. Claudia and Yuri have an eighteen year old human daughter, Ruby. Even the dragon residents of The Shade are flourishing. Dragon shifter Jeriad and his human wife Sylvia now have a son, handsome strapping nineteen year old half dragon Heath who can't shift but can breath fire. And there have many other happy unions among the residents. Aiden and Kailyn have been married for almost twenty years. Abby and Erik also took the plunge along with Micah and Kira, Eli and Shayla and the two Jinn, Aisha and Horatio. And not surprisingly, ice dragon Lethe also has a human bride and now resides inside the protective boundaries of The Shade. Even Lucas Novak is a thriving resident of The Shade community as well as a productive member of the family and he and Derek have been able to form a close, rewarding familial relationship. And of course, we all remember the birth of Xavier and Vivienne's beautiful daughter, Victoria Vaughn near the end of Ben and River's Story. But as much as things have changed, there are still many things that have remained the same including The Shade's many enemies. A team of warriors has been carefully chosen from the residents of The Shade to fight those enemies and dubbed as The Shadow League or TSL with Ben Novak as Commander and Derek Novak as Commander in Chief. They've been granted an arsenal of technologically advanced weapons along with authority from the government to fight the Bloodless and other malevolent supernaturals who have invaded the human realm. Unfortunately, the Hunters organization has grown as well. They are now known as the International Bureau for Supernatural Investigations aka IBSI and supposedly, also working as a representative of the government to fight the Bloodless and rogue supernaturals in the human realm with their authority surpassing that of even the FBI and CIA. But as always, the Hunters aka IBSI still seem to have a hidden agenda and as in the past, still pose a serious threat to not only the residents of The Shade, but to all supernaturals in every realm. Oh my! The man at the root of it all is Bradley Thornton of the IBSI and not surprisingly, he and his organization of Hunters still seem to hate the residents of The Shade and take advantage of every opportunity to covertly eliminate them.

In Book 25, A Clan of Novaks, Forrest sets the stage for the beginning of a new adventure with an entirely new generation of heroes and heroines. We find beautiful and still very human nineteen year old Victoria Vaughn as one of only two human members of The Shadow League. Victoria is a newly inducted member along with four of her friends, Arwen, Brock, Heath and Grace. They have finally been allowed to accompany the team on a mission resulting in a dangerous showdown with the IBSI, one which almost cost the lives of several members of their team. Derek realizes that something is very wrong and determined to discover what other dastardly deeds Thornton is planning. The Shadow League embarks on an unauthorized fact-finding mission and attempts to infiltrate an IBSI facility. Arwen and Victoria discover a mysterious portal to another realm just outside the facility along with a large cage holding a badly beaten and battered but still very handsome young man who is obviously more than just human. Victoria insists that Arwen use her magic to free the young man who surprisingly admits to being a werewolf. But how is that even possible? It's nighttime and werewolves are forced to transition into their animal forms at sundown but he's still in his human body. Unfortunately, freeing him sets off an alarm resulting in the arrival of ISBI guards and their deadly trained mutant fighters. Victoria is injured and nearly captured but rescued just in the nick of time by the enigmatic former prisoner/werewolf she and Arwen had just freed. Now, a very human Victoria finds herself in The Woodlands realm at the mercy of her mysterious rescuer with her survival now totally dependent upon the handsome werewolf.
Prince Bastien Blackhall is a werewolf and an anomaly. He was born not as a human baby but as a wolf pup and spent the first fifteen wolf years of his life in his wolf form, not being able to shift. But once he finally managed his first shift into a human, he could then transform at will and never forced into wolf form each and every night like his brethren. His father had been the leader of The Woodlands Realm Blackhall Tribe until recently when Bastien was forced to witness the murder of his entire family at the hands of The Hunters aka IBSI. Inexplicably, Bastien was not killed but captured, beaten and forced into a cage with no hope of escape - until an unknown and very lovely young human woman appears, seemingly determined to rescue him. When the young woman is injured and nearly captured herself, he knows he must help her. And it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that she's very beautiful and also smells absolutely delicious. Oh my! A new romance is born and here we go again!

In Book 26, A World of New, our story resumes directly after the Hunters'(aka IBSI) attack on The Woodlands Realm which has led Bastien to believe that Victoria may be the traitor who led the enemy to their door just as his Aunt Brucella charged. Bastien is reluctant to believe the accusations against the young woman who rescued him and for whom he has now grown to deeply care for, but he must focus his attention on escaping not only the deadly Hunters but staying out of the clutches of his aunt and her unwelcome attempts of forcing him to marry her daughter Rona. Victoria, having been rescued by her family during the Hunters' attack, finds herself back at The Shade, alone and miserable without Bastien. She somehow must convince her family to return to The Woodlands, discover Bastien's fate and hopefully rescue him before it's too late. Fortunately, Derek has a plan to return The Woodlands and liberate the entire realm. And that's only the first step of his strategy to completely eliminate the threat posed by the Hunters. But during the attack on the Hunter base of operations, a prisoner is discovered by The Shadow League. The lone survivor is a young man who appears to be paralyzed and near death with no memories of his life or identity. They rescue him and take him to The Shade to heal and recover. The lovely half fae Grace Novak is charged with his care but all is not as it seems. The young man appears to be a half blood who was not only held captive by the Hunters but also used as an experimental test subject. Unfortunately, the witches nor the Jinn can identify the cause of his illness and are unable to heal him. To make matters worse, for some inexplicable reason, the hunters are determined to recover their missing prisoner, no matter the cost. And the lovely seventeen year old Grace seems to be developing a very strong attachment to the young man with no name. Another mystery is afoot and possibly another blossoming romance! Oh my! Is this unknown young man friend or foe? Will Grace be able to help him remember who he is and how he came to be a prisoner? And will The Shadow League find Bastien in time and free the The Woodlands realm from the Hunters? We'll see!

Two beautiful, brave heroines-check! A handsome werewolf prince-check! A mysterious young man with no memory-check! A magnificent cast of characters including a new generation of heroes-check! A plethora of supernatural beings including mutants, vampires, werewolves, witches, dragons, ogres, jinn, fae and even a hellhound-you bet! Danger, drama, adventure, suspense, betrayal and malevolent enemies-check! Two sweet budding romances-maybe! That and a whole lot more! Buckle up my lovelies for another exciting new adventure with all our favorite residents of The Shade including a brand new generation of heroes, all working together to battle old enemies along with a few new ones as well. I love it! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!

[Jane Stopes · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing book, we start off with the shades league team going out to eradicate IBSI and search for Bastien . Cud he possibly of escaped the distruction of The woodlands? Victoria is unhappy that Ben saved her and now Bastien will probably think it was her who bought the carnage rained upon the wolves, when it was in fact his cousin. We meet Grace who is hung up on Heath but when talking he explains he's sworn to celibacy to pursue his occupation of priest at The heartlands. With grace happy for Heath but still a little shocked the team arrive to find there porthole closed to The woodlands, there route plans change and so does there game play. After destroying what they can of IBSI the team find a young man in a wheelchair unconscious, Derek suggests Shayla and Victoria return to the Shade with the mystery young man while the rest pursue the IBSI and continue to look for Bastien. Can the mystery man be a new love interest for Victoria? Can the league find Bastien? This book is another amazing installment thankyou Bella

[Suey Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best way to describe how Bella manages to make one fall in love with all of her characters and how her books make one feel, I believe is captured perfectly in this latest installment by Victoria - "To be so consumed with thoughts of them that you’re rendered dysfunctional?"

Well, once again I was glued to every single word of this new addition, with both its recent and newest adventures flooding my mind with excitement and intreague of what's to come next.

Derik also manages to outline the bigger picture drawing in around the romantic adventures we have and I'm sure still will be taken on. There is obviously still so much to find out about these new characters and their magical, alluring lives.

All of this is taking place in this extremely talented authors mind I might add, so thank you for sharing Bella. I for one can't wait for book twenty-seven!

[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just like all her other books it is incredibly drawn out and not very well written. Unfortunately for me I enjoy the story line I just really hope it ends before 40 books...

[Tiffany C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thumbs up

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favourites reads in the series. Giving it 4.5 stars.

I couldn’t put this one down, despite me being slightly disappointing when seeing there wasn’t so much focus on Bastien and Victoria on this title to begin with. However Bella worked her magic at creating another unbelievable duo in grace and josh/Lawrence. I was happy with speed at which their relationship was going, it wasn’t bad rushed as some like rose and Caleb and I am left wondering what could possibly be next for them now that atticus has taken his son back.
It was odd to read of the league being so brutal to begin with at the start of this book it again Bella has made for an anticipating read. I have found this to be very gripping, liking the idea of all realms coming together to defeat the hunters but not knowing how this will be.

So many questions I look forward to finding out in the next instalment.

[Jess Swann · Rating 3 out of 5]

La suite de la saga où les Novaks essaient de contrecarrer les nouveaux chasseurs. Outre la suite de l'histoire entre Victoria et Bastien ( séparés désormais) le tome se centre sur Grace et sa vie amoureuse. Sa rencontre avec Josh/Lawrence m'a beaucoup plu et je trouve celà original qu'il fasse partie des chasseurs. Après, j'avoue que le tome est assez long, on se concentre beaucoup sur les petites avancées et progrès de Lawrence et c'est un peu ennuyeux... Cependant, je suis curieuse de connaitre le fin mot de l'histoire sur les expériences menées par les chasseurs


Ce que j'aime : la relation de Grace et de Lawrence, le personnage de Grace


Ce que j'aime moins : il ne se passe pas grand chose


En bref : Un tome qui permet la rencontre entre Grace et Lawrence mais qui ne fait pas beaucoup avancer l'intrigue


Ma note


6,5/10

[Mary Winstead · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Victoria was taken back to the shade her wolf Bastien believed she lied to him so she sits,and worries as her family goes and searches for him. While on the search they run into a man in a wheelchair when Grace and the witch Shayla bring him back he is paralyzed from the,waist down. When he comes,to grace sees that he has amnesia. So they make up a name Josh. They jinn and witches try everything to bring back his memories and his paralysis, but no effect. When everything starts going from bad to worse. Josh remembers his,name is Lawrence and sadly he has a seizure. While unconscious his father comes to take him back so,he won't die. Leaving Grace feel empty. Great read on to the next installment.

[Maria Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amnesia guy

I'm so used to itching to read the next chapter because I'm completely enthralled in the story but I must say not so much with this story. It was just a little too bland. Although the ending did give me a juicy bit of info so now I'm very much looking forward to the next one. This story mainly revolved around Grace and her new patient. Which he is definitely a mystery and I am intrigued but the story just didnt get very far in getting many answers considering the whole book was about them. But I am looking forward to seeing his mystery solved and what is in store for him considering the tid bits we did get.

[Marisol Acevedo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intense

This book I must admit is a bit all over the place. I mean there is just so much going on. I love that all the Novak’s are still A very important part of the story lines.

The beginning of this one kinda had me feeling like, alright already get to the point, lol. But as mundane as the beginning is, it’s very necessary in order for you to grasp the rest. Turns out to be just as amazing as the rest of them.

The series is even better now that I know that my echo dot will read the book to me!!!!!!!!

Off to #27. Happy Reading!!!!

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

After destroying the hunters building in The Woodlands, Derek finds an unconscious man in a wheelchair inside the building. He has Shayla, a witch, and Grace take him back w The Shade for medical treatment.

Bastian is on his own now, wondering if Victoria betrayed him or not.

Meanwhile, Derek and a group from The Shade help the werewolves defeat the hunters. Giving him an idea to build his own supernatural army so the hunters aren't needed at all anymore.

Can he truly build one where all the different species in the realms work together?

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

fabulous

I have fallen in love with this series. I can’t wait to see what transpires between Lawrence and Grace and look forward to the further revelations between Victoria and Bastein. As always I love the interaction of Derek and Sofia. I love all the new characters in this series, on to the next story of the Shade.

[Roxanne Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the story

I liked the story but i so wish that this book continued with Victoria and Bastiens story. I didn't feel Grace and Joshs story had as much excitement as Victoria and Bastiens but regardless i still liked the book and will continue to read the series 😊

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

The war is on

The Shade continue to hold their own against the IBSI and it seems that there is a war brewing. Time for the good supernaturals to take over.

[crystal lindsley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good books

Like it says if you like twilight saga you will love theses books .keep up the great work and I will continue reading.

[Sinead · Rating 2 out of 5]

How much further can this story be dragged?

[Kelly Gunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm loving this

[Anastasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was not sure how this book would progress, but I can get behind Victoria and Bastien! What struggles will they encounter?

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Introduced way too many characters in this book but still love the series and will keep reading.

[Kelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Werewolves & a stranger

Another good fast read. I love The Shade and it’s people. Hunters...not so much! Never a dull moment. Now....on to the next adventure!

[lisa ferguson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooked on the entire book set

Love them all, not picked it up for a while but fell straight back into them.. here's to book 26

[Pam Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have liked the series from the very beginning but the stories are getting a little slow but I still want to read about my favorite characters

[Pam Sears]

Just can't stop reading this series. I have enjoyed it a lot.

[Krystina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic book with an even more fantastic ending! Definitely worth the read 100%

[Hollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read

Another amazing installment, these books keep getting better and better! Good that the list of who's who is now at the front of the book

[Rexenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Same story, different roles. It's gets boring. Not the best I've read in the series.

[PAMELA D ALEXANDER · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shade 26

Omg ........ How many times can I say , Thanks Again Bella! I'm so lost,engrossed,excited , and Loving "THE SHADE "!!!!! Count down to the next book! This has to be the longest most interesting series I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I don't even know how I ended up reading the first book ! But I am so glad I did! I started when the Shade was about 15 books in and loved being able to start the next book as soon as I finished the last and then I was stuck waiting month by month until the next book eagerly awaiting the next!. And I looking forward to the next book!!!!! Stuck in the Shade...........

[Angela Sanders · Rating 5 out of 5]

The battle begins!

The people of The Shade have constantly endured setbacks due to Hunters (ISBD) Influence. While The Shade protects humans, ISBD is as ruthless as ever with their secrets, underhanded ways and "kill on sight" attitude toward supernaturals.
When The Shade reveals what ISBD has really been up to, the war is on!
Then the there's Grace and Victoria....they have adventures of their own. This book is full of twists, turns and emotional rollercoaster rides! I can't wait to see what's in store for the people of the Shade, along with new characters introduced. 5 stars!

[Judy Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg, the Shade of Vampires series just keep getting better with every book! There is so much action and drama going on that keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next. I love that we are still getting to hear from all our favorite characters and at the same time being introduced to the next generation of the shade, who are already creating as much drama and romance as their parents and grandparents. It was an awesome read and I look forward to reading the next book. A must agog to your reading list.

[Kellyann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely done

Ok so at first I hated it. I expected it to pick up right were Bastian and Victoria left off, instead it picked up with something new. Grace and Josh, or rather, Lawrence. I'm glad that in the end we got to see a little more following Victoria and Bastian but now I'm mad that I have to wait till May. It was a great book and I'm hoping that Josh (Lawrence) gets cured, him and Grace are so perfect together.