The Book Of Shadows: James ReeseBook I of Herculine. An orphan taken in by nuns at a secluded convent, Herculine is an outsider among her peers and the nuns. Her uniqueness results in a mysterious mission, ripe with dark magic, heresy and blood, that leads her into a fantastic, terrifying and sensual world where she will discover her true nature and her destiny. Described as a darkly erotic, Gothic tale of superstition, seduction, sorcery and salvation set in nineteenth century