Blooded Blade

Seven books into the Colbana Files, Kit Colbana has survived threats that would have broken almost anyone, and her world has grown darker and more complicated with each victory. When a blood-hungry relative materializes on her doorstep only to vanish hours later, Kit faces something harder to fight than a direct attack: an unknown. Meanwhile, secrets are piling up around her. Her lover Damon is withholding something she cannot quite name, an ancient and lethal creature seems to have shifted its allegiance in unsettling ways, and the long shadow of her grandmother reaches into her dreams.

Maxine Mitchell brings Kit's battle-worn voice to life with a grounded intensity that suits the series' blend of action and psychological tension. Mitchell handles the shifts between Kit's dry self-awareness and moments of genuine dread with skill, keeping the pacing sharp across nearly seven hours. For listeners already invested in this world, the audio format makes every uneasy alliance and buried secret land with greater weight.