Tale of the Four Winds: Sword and Shield Series - Paperback

When everything falls apart, magic is just the beginning.

Joshua Daugherty has lost everyone. His mother to cancer. His father to prison. Sylvia, the woman who raised him, to time. As a theology student at NYU, he's spent years hiding from the world and from himself, untethered and alone.

Then a red-haired girl with black eyes crashes into his life, and everything changes.

Joshua discovers he's descended from a powerful line of Irish witches, and dormant magic is waking inside him.

Suddenly, he's thrust into a hidden world of watchers, witches, Nephilim, and vampires. With Caleb, a charming necromancer who becomes his best friend and chosen family, and Enoch, a belligerent seven-foot Nephilim guardian, Joshua begins to understand his power.

But mastering magic is only part of the journey. He must also confront the abandonment he's carried since childhood, the questions about his identity he's never answered, and the intimacy he's always feared.

Then Archangel Michael descends.

Heaven's army has come to impose divine rule and eradicate the monsters who refuse to bow. When Fiona, a punk vampire claiming to be his great aunt, offers both danger and answers, Joshua faces an impossible choice:

What kind of man will he become? What kind of witch? And will he stand with monsters fighting for survival against angelic tyranny?

Tale of the Four Winds is urban fantasy with emotional depth. A story of found family, grief, and self-discovery where magic comes with a cost and heroes aren't always who you expect.

Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Deborah Harkness, and Cassandra Clare.