All Souls Near & Nigh (Soulbound Book 2)
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Carmen: Succubus. First known recorded appearance was in Venice, Italy.
Casale, Giovanni: Human. Chief of the NYPD’s Preternatural Crimes Bureau.
Citadel: United States military academy for magic users. Located in Maryland. All Academies across the nation feed into the Citadel. Mages get automatic inclusion. All other kinds of magic users need recommendations.
Collins, Patrick: Mage. Former combat mage with the Mage Corps, currently an SOA special agent. Has a tainted soul and crippled magic. Is technically a mage in name only due to a soul wound.
de Vere, Jonothon: God pack werewolf. Originally from London, England, currently resides in New York City. Alpha of a god pack he co-leads with Patrick.
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration. A US federal law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and distribution. It shares jurisdiction with the FBI and the SOA.
Devon: Master vampire. Heads up the Staten Island Night Court.
Dire: A rank held only within a god pack. The moniker is taken from the dire wolf, but has been shortened to account for different werecreature species. Essentially a rank held by a loyal pack member who helps enforce the alphas’ orders.
Dominion Sect: A shadowy terrorist group consisting of mundane humans, rogue magic users, immortals aligned with the hells, and other preternatural creatures intent on destroying the veil between worlds so that hell and its denizens can reign on earth. Some members are attempting to steal godheads in order to ensure their hold on power in the new world they hope to create.
Einar: Vampire. Oldest child and second-in-command within Lucien’s Night Court. His sire is Lucien.
Espinoza, Wade: Teenaged fledgling fire dragon. Part of Jono and Patrick’s god pack.
Fenrir: Immortal. Wolf in the Norse pantheon. Patron to a god pack.
FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/All Relief. Military slang.
Ginnungagap: Primordial void. Belongs to the Norse myths.
Godhead: Primordial power belonging to immortals that gives them life. The strength of their power can be altered by worship, or lack thereof.
God pack: A pack of werecreatures infected with the god strain of the werevirus. They act as spokespeople for hidden werecreature packs in their territory. They are supported by monetary tithes from the packs under their protection. Very few retain a connection to their animal-god patrons.
Greene, Ethan: Mage. Was a double agent formally employed by the SOA. Is currently a mercenary and allied with the Dominion Sect.
Greene, Hannah: Mage. Currently a vessel. Spiritually deceased.
Hades: Immortal. Greek god of the dead and the Underworld.
Hellraisers: A US Department of the Preternatural Special Forces team Patrick once belonged to.
Hera: Immortal. Greek goddess of women and titular queen of the Greek pantheon.
Hermes: Immortal. Greek messenger god and god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, border crossings, and guide to the Underworld
Hernandez, Leon: Werewolf. Partner to Emma Zhang and co-leader of the Tempest pack.
Huginn: Immortal. One of Odin’s ravens in the Norse pantheon, whose name means “thought.”
Jamere: Master vampire. Heads up the Brooklyn Night Court.
Kavanaugh, Nicholas: God pack werewolf. Dire of the New York City god pack.
Khan, Youssef: God pack werewolf. Alpha of the New York City god pack.
Ley lines: Metaphysical rivers of powers that drain into nexuses.
Lucien: Master vampire. Was a soldier in William the Conqueror’s army before being turned by Ashanti. Currently a weapons and magic trafficker. Is wanted by many governments.
Macaria: Immortal. Greek goddess of the blessed death and Hades’ daughter.
Mage: Highest rank of magic users and the only practitioners who can tap external power from ley lines and nexuses.
Mage Corps: Military branch under the purview of the US Department of the Preternatural. Accepts only mages.
Magic: Emanating from and powered by a person’s soul. Roughly one-quarter of the world’s population has magic. Strength varies, with different titles being bestowed depending on a person’s magical reach. Casting is divided into defensive wards and offensive spells.
Maria: Master vampire. Heads up the Bronx Night Court.
Moirai: Immortals. Greek Fates.
Morrígan: Immortal. Sometimes depicted as an individual Celtic goddess, or more commonly as a triple goddess, of war and fate. She is particularly affiliated with foretelling of death or victory in battle. Often described as a trio of sisters sometimes given the names of Badb, Macha, and Nemain.
Muginn: Immortal. One of Odin’s ravens in the Norse pantheon, whose name means “memory” or “mind.”
Mulroney, Nadine: Mage. Works counterintelligence for the PIA. Is fluent in French and based out of Paris, France.
Necromancer: A magic user who can be of any rank. Their magic has an affinity for the dead, allowing them to raise the dead, control zombies, and manipulate the lingering souls of the deceased. Their kind of magic is heavily restricted in use in the United States and in most countries.
Necromancy: A family of magic that deals with the dead, usually involving blood magic and sacrifices. Predominately illegal or restricted in most countries.
Nexus: Metaphysical lake of power beneath the earth. Usually located in sacred areas or beneath major cities.
Night Court: Vampire group that oversees claimed territory. Headed by a single master vampire. Several Night Courts can exist in the same major city.
Norns: Immortals. Norse Fates.
OCDETF: Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. The OCDETF is a federal drug enforcement program. It is overseen by the attorney general and the Department of Justice. It mostly deals with disrupting major drug trafficking operations. The OCDETF is a task force that combines the resources of eleven US federal agencies as well as state and local law enforcement.
Odin: Immortal. Norse god of wisdom, healing, death, knowledge, battle, and the gallows, and is the titular king of the Aesir.
Persephone: Immortal. Greek goddess of the Underworld and springtime.
PCB: Preternatural Crimes Bureau. A PCB is usually found only in the police departments of major metropolitan areas in the United States. The PCB in New York City is headed up by a bureau chief. The five detective boroughs within the NYPD all field detectives specializing in preternatural crimes through the PCB. The PCB has jurisdiction throughout the five boroughs and its own detachment of cops that work in homicide, narcotics, major crimes, and CSU. The PCB is one of the least manned departments in the NYPD due to the type of cases it handles.
PIA: Preternatural Intelligence Agency. PIA is a national-level foreign intelligence organization overseen by the Secretary of Defense directly through the USDI. The PIA’s intelligence operations extend beyond the zones of combat, and approximately half of its employees serve overseas at hundreds of locations and US Embassies in many countries. The agency specializes in collection and analysis of preternatural-source intelligence, both overt and clandestine, while also handling American military-diplomatic relations abroad. The agency has no law enforcement authority. (Equivalent to CIA)
Quetzalcoatl: Immortal. Aztec god of wind and wisdom. Can take the form of a feathered serpent.
Rajesh: Master vampire. Heads up the Queens Night Court.
Reed, Noah: Fire dragon. Currently hiding in human form as a three-star Army general who oversees the US Department of the Preternatural.
Santa Muerte: Immortal. Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte (English translation: Our Lady of Holy Death), commonly shortened and referred to as Santa Muerte. A personification of death associated with healing, protection, and safe passage to the afterlife.
SERE: Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. A military program that provides US military personnel, Department of Defense civilians, private military contractors, and other at-risk agents and personnel with training on how to
evade the enemy, survive and resist the enemy if captured, and to escape.
Shields: Ward. Defensive magic used for protection on a large or small scale.
Skuld: Immortal. Goddess of fate and one of the Norns.
Spells: Offensive magic.
SOA: Supernatural Operations Agency. SOA is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States that focuses on magical and preternatural crimes and terrorism. Employs human, preternatural, and magically affiliated people to field positions for domestic defense. (Equivalent to FBI)
Sorcerer/Sorceress: Second-highest rank of magic users and moderately more common than mages but are outnumbered by witches and wizards.
Soulbond: A binding of two or more souls to tie people together for magical needs. Illegal under the laws of all governments.
Taylor, Marek: Seer. CEO of PreterWorld, a social media platform geared toward the preternatural and supernatural community. His patrons are the Norns.
Tezcatlipoca: Immortal. Aztec god of obsidian, jaguars, war, strife, night sky, and the night winds.
Threshold: Ward. Applied to a hearth and home for protection to keep out negative magic, spirits, and demons.
Tloque Nahuaque: An epithet for Tezcatlipoca, which means “Lord of the Near and the Nigh.”
Tremaine: Master vampire. Headed up the Manhattan Night Court. His maker was Lucien.
US Department of the Preternatural: Employs all manner of magically affiliated and preternatural people for military service. Active duty combat mages are seconded to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines and are required to go through BTC and joint training.
Veil: The metaphysical barrier between Earth/mundane plane and other worlds/dimensions/planes, and versions of hell and heaven derived from myths.
Verðandi: Immortal. Goddess of fate and one of the Norns.
Walker, Estelle: God pack werewolf. Alpha of the New York City god pack.
Wards: Defensive magic.
Warlock: Most common rank of magic users. On par with witches.
Werecreatures: Humans who are infected with the werevirus. Can change form into various animalistic shapes. Werecreatures are either infected later on in life or are born with the disease.
Werevirus: An incurable disease that makes those who are infected change into monstrous beasts. Created by an ancient Roman mage, the werevirus was one of the first recorded instances of magically created biological warfare introduced into society. People are born with the werevirus or become infected through intercourse or blood. Two strains exist: a normal strain and a god strain. The god strain has stronger magical properties which can cause the infected to be susceptible to an immortal patron.
Witch: Most common rank of magic users. On par with warlocks.
Zeus: Immortal. Greek god of thunder and titular king of the Greek pantheon.
Zhang, Emma: Werewolf. Alpha of the Tempest pack.
Author’s Notes
It takes a village for me to write a book.
Nora Sakavic is the best cheerleader a girl can have. She always believed in this series even when I didn’t.
Leslie Copeland continues to be the best beta reader in the world. You see things I never do, and I’m grateful every time. I’m so happy we’re friends.
Lily Morton is always there on the other side of the internet as a great alpha reader and even better friend.
Layla Reyne is my fellow suspense-writing twin. Her ability to help kill some darlings was greatly appreciated!
May Archer always volunteers for alpha reading duty, and I’m never disappointed by the help she provides.
Sheena J. Himes is always generous with her time, and her alpha reads for me are incredibly helpful.
Bear is forever and always on the other side of a text, and I’m so grateful to call her a friend.
Last but not least, to my readers. Thank you so much for enjoying the worlds I get to write about so that I can write more. You guys are amazing, and I wouldn’t get to do this without you.
I took liberties with police work and federal agencies in this story. I don’t work in either field, and I tried to blend both into the world I created as best as possible. Any mistakes belong to me.
I would be thrilled and grateful if you would consider reviewing All Souls Near & Nigh on Amazon or Goodreads. I appreciate all honest reviews, positive or negative. Reviews definitely help my books get seen, so thank you!
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