I love the part of the blurb that says, Renegade mage and bartender Cady Bell has had a rough year, but now the door to her already unstable world is coming completely unhinged, because it's so damned fitting. In Binding the Shadows, Cady faces many different challenges in all areas of her life. Professionally, her bar gets robbed by some Earthbounds with tricked out abilities and she's had it with Dare's (the head of the Hellfire Club) demands. Personally, she's about to face the in-laws (Lon's former mother-in-law and sister-in-law), her Moonchild abilities are strengthening (which excites and scares her), and her relationship with Lon and Jupe is closer than ever. "Show me what's wrong and we will fix it." This series gets better and better with each book. The family unit Jenn has created between Cady, Lon and Jupe is one to be envied. The action throughout each book is interesting (without a doubt), but it's the relationships that keep me coming back and wanting more."Sometimes you do stupid things for people you love." Everything changes in Binding the Shadows. There's a major cliffhanger ending, but it fit. It didn't feel forced or intentionally cruel. That doesn't make it any less painful though, especially when we have another 11 months to wait before book 4, [b:Crossing the Æthyr|15837539|Crossing the Æthyr (Arcadia Bell, #4)|Jenn Bennett|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|21576471] is due out.Things to remember before starting Book #4: (Warning: BIG spoilers!) ~ Cady/Moonchild "... may possess every knack that ever existed"~ Her mother is alive and is somehow able to control her while she's vulnerable (eg: asleep, weary, drunk, impassioned, any time not in control of her willpower) because of whatever magic she used to conceive her. There's more and it gets worse. Priya explains, The spell she used to conceive you is degenerative. Your human body weakens as it ages while the other part of you strengthens. The stronger it becomes, the more control she has over you, because the bond between you will solidify. Your willpower will crumble. ~ Lon bought an engagement ring for Cady's Christmas pressie. Jupe blabbed it while begging her to stay with them after hearing that she has kept her true identity a secret and may leave b/c she fears what her mother could do to them if she stayed.~ Cady told Kar Yee and Jupe about her parents, her real name, her fears that her mother would hurt those she loves. Both were hurt by the news. "Partners don't lie to each other. If you can't trust me enough to confide in me, then you shouldn't be running a business with me." ~ Jupe's knack weakness is that he cannot use it on those he cares about, so when he tries to use it on Cady to make her stay - it doesn't work. ~ Priya can appear to Jupe, same as Cady, because of the link between them.~ Cady killed Dare and his goons, but not before they beat the shit out of her and left her for dead. Thankfully, Priya came to her, saw her state and alerted Lon and Jupe. They took her to the healer who told her she was pregnant - right before putting her under so they could work on healing her. O.oHOLY OVERWHELMING REVEALS!