The Blanchard family were left devastated by the events they faced in THE HOUSE OF DUQUESNE. The losses the family suffered have taken months to come to terms with, but now they are settling into their new normal. Though absent a few faces, their indomitable family love is carrying them through. However, the past is not quite finished with them yet. While awaiting the birth of the babies, a collective nervousness lingers as one or two of their enemies are still out there somewhere, biding their time to strike again. Artemis is traveling the country on the hunt for Seth and Yasmine, once beloved Blanchards now turned fiendish vampires. Their daughter Hera has been changed forever by her abandonment and stepmother Miranda will have to navigate how to provide her peace and stability again. And Demitra Blanchard has a new crime case to solve as she struggles to lift her family from their grief and direct them to brighter futures. Little does she know this may be an impossible feat. Her niece Salem has suffered enough loss for a lifetime and is growing tired of protecting humanity from evil while simultaneously keeping the supernatural world secret. Come along with the Blanchards as they grow toward the conclusion they are HALF SICK of SHADOWS.