Author Virginia Black burst onto the queer speculative fiction scene with her powerful debut, Consecrated Ground. Now Joan of Crows returns to Calvert in this...

Author Virginia Black burst onto the queer speculative fiction scene with her powerful debut, Consecrated Ground. Now Joan of Crows returns to Calvert in this high-octane thriller that pits good versus evil in a penultimate showdown.

War witch Joan Matthews wants little more than to build a life with Leigh Phan. Their hometown is rebuilding under Joan's protection, but not everyone is happy with her solution to the most recent vampire crisis.

Meanwhile, Leigh's bloodling powers lead to unforeseen consequences, and Joan is forced to honor a favor owed to a dangerous foe. Neither knows a greater threat lurks behind seemingly unrelated attacks across the land.

Together, Joan and Leigh once saved the town of Calvert. Now that they are separated, each must learn to save herself, or all their gains will be forfeited--and everyone they know will pay the price.

Author: Virginia Black
Publisher: Bywater Books
Published: 06/24/2025
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781612943176

About the Author

VIRGINIA BLACK (she/her) is the author of Consecrated Ground and No Shelter But the Stars. She is a two-time winner of Golden Crown Literary Society Awards, and has been selected to participate in the 2024 Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. Born in California--where even green is brown--Virginia escaped to the rain showers and vibrant greens of the Pacific Northwest. She lives with her wife of more than twenty years and their savagely witty teenage daughter. Learn more at virginiablackwrites.com.