Throwing Shade

NO FILTER. NO MERCY. Becca Sterling has survived a vampire hunter and a flood apocalypse. She finally has her life in Oakhaven under control. Her lawn is dead, her houseplant is well-fed, and her relationship with Dan Miller is officially "complicated but good." Then the Bright family moves in across the street. Blake and Tiffany Bright are perfect. They are wealthy. They are beautiful. They are Influencers. They are also ancient Light Fae who feed on admiration and have decided that Oakhaven is their next renovation project. They don't use fangs; they use toxic positivity, beige paint, and a magical "Shadow Ban" that filters out anything ugly, messy, or dead—which is a major problem for a vampire living in a haunted house. As the Brights' "High Vibe" magic spreads, the town begins to change. The werewolf neighbor starts wearing boat shoes. The local witches trade their cauldrons for knitting circles. And worst of all, Becca's teenage daughter, Chloe, is seduced by the promise of a life without shadows. Trapped on her property and watching her neighbors turn into mindless, glowing zombies, Becca realizes that you can't fight the light with darkness. You have to fight it with noise. With the help of Miller, a rebellious teenage defector, and a 1959 Cadillac hearse rigged for sonic warfare, Becca prepares to crash the ultimate party. She's going to save the neighborhood... even if she has to lower the property value to do it.