In a world where magic walks and demons ride, you can't always play by the rules.Jayné Heller thinks of herself as a realist, until she discovers reality isn't quite what she thought it was. When her uncle Eric is murdered, Jayné travels to Denver to settle his estate, only to learn that it's all hers -- and vaster than she ever imagined. And along with properties across the world and an inexhaustible fortune, Eric left her a legacy of a different kind: his unfinished business with a cabal of wizards known as the Invisible College.
Led by the ruthless Randolph Coin, the Invisible College harnesses demon spirits for their own ends of power and domination. Jayné finds it difficult to believe magic and demons can even exist, let alone be responsible for the death of her uncle. But Coin sees Eric's heir as a threat to be eliminated by any means -- magical or mundane -- so Jayné had better start believing in something to save her own life.
Aided in her mission by a group of unlikely companions -- Aubrey, Eric's devastatingly attractive assistant; Ex, a former Jesuit with a lethal agenda; Midian, a two-hundred-year-old man who claims to be under a curse from Randolph Coin himself; and Chogyi Jake, a self-styled Buddhist with mystical abilities -- Jayné finds that her new reality is not only unexpected, but often unexplainable. And if she hopes to survive, she'll have to learn the new rules fast -- or break them completely...."M. L. N. Hanover has reinvented a genre. Tight plot, well-developed action, and interesting characters....This is a series to watch."-- S. M. Stirling,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Scourge of God"Hanover gives us a smart heroine coming into her own, which is how I like my urban fantasy. Jayné Heller is going places."-- Carrie Vaughn,New York Timesbestselling author ofKitty and the Silver Bullet"Hanover's debut blends various aspects of urban fantasy and her unique touches to create a series opener that should appeal to genre fans."--Library Journal"Jayné is a great urban fantasy heroine. Strong-willed without being kick-ass. Stubborn without being arrogant. She knows she's in over her head and bound to make mistakes, but she's willing to learn."--New York Timesbestselling author Kelley Armstrong
One
I flew into Denver on the second of August, three days before my twenty-third birthday. I had an overnight bag packed with three changes of clothes, the leather backpack I used for a purse, the jacket my last boyfriend hadn't had the guts to come pick up from my apartment (it still smelled like him), my three-year-old laptop wrapped in a blanket, and a phone number for Uncle Eric's lawyer. The area around the baggage carousel was thick with families and friends hugging one another and saying how long it had been and how much everyone had grown or shrunk or whatever. The wide metal blades weren't about to offer up anything of mine, so I was just looking through the crowd for my alleged ride and trying not to make eye contact.
It took me a while to find him at the back of the crowd, his head shifting from side to side, looking for me. He had a legal pad in his hand with my name in handwritten letters -- "JAYNE HELLER." He was younger than I'd expected, maybe midthirties, and cuter. I shouldered my way through the happy mass of people, mentally applauding Uncle Eric's taste.
"You'd be Aubrey?" I said.
"Jayné," he said, pronouncing itJane.It's actuallyzha-nay,but that was a fight I'd given up. "Good. Great. I'm glad to meet you. Can I help you with your bags?"
"Pretty much covered on that one," I said. "Thanks, though."
He looked surprised, then shrugged it off.
"Right. I'm parked over on the first level. Let me at least get that one for you."
I surrendered my three changes of clothes and followed.
"You're going to be staying at Eric's place?" A
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