History Literature / NightshadeTrilogy

* BigBad: Bosque Mar.

* [[spoiler:DidNotDieThatWay]]: Ren's mother died when he was a year old. He'd been raised to believe - in fact, all the Guardians believed - that she'd been killed by Searchers. Shay discovers that [[spoiler:the Keepers have been hiding the truth: she'd led a rebellion against the Keepers]], and, [[spoiler:along with all the other Guardians involved in the rebellion, was executed as punishment]].

* FieryRedhead: Ember.

* InterspeciesRomance: Calla and Shay

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Monroe to Ren.]]
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Monroe]]
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They're Guardians - they were created as a result of [[spoiler:dark]] magic, and the wolf nature is hereditary on the mother's side. Their blood can heal whoever drinks it, but only if it is offered as a gift.
* {{Prequel}}: ''Rift'' and ''Rise''.

* ProudScholarRace: The Keepers would like you to think that they are this.
* RescueRomance: Calla and Shay

* SignificantBirthdate: {{Invoked}} - Guardian couples mate when the Keepers tell them to, so it was arranged for Calla and Ren to be born on Halloween.
* SlaveRace: Guardians.

* MentorShip: [[spoiler:Ember and her mentor Barrow end up falling in love.]]

* BadassGay: Mason and Nev, Tess and Lydia in ''Wolfsbane'', Kael and Lukasz in ''Rift''.

So far there are three novellas: "Treachery", which is from Calla's brother Ansel's point of view during the events of ''Wolfsbane'', and "Aftermath", which is from the Searchers' point of view after the end of ''Bloodrose'', are two of them. The third, "Shadow Days", is a prequel from Shay's point of view up to the events of the first book, which tied in to a series of puzzles conducted on Facebook as well as a YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/user/shaydoran mini-series]].

* AncientORderOfPRotectors: The Guardians (a group of [[VoluntaryShapeshifting wolf shapeshifters]]) have served their masters, the Keepers, for hundreds of years, and one of their most important duties is protecting some mysterious artifacts from their enemies, the Seekers. Subverted when it turns out that the Keepers are really the bad guys and deal with dark magic, and the artifacts are actually pieces of a weapon that TheChosenOne can wield to defeat them. The main character, a Guardian named Calla, eventually helps the Seekers steal them.

'''Nightshade''' is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has expanded into two prequels and three novellas.

The original trilogy (''Nightshade'', ''Wolfsbane'', and ''Bloodrose'') follows the story of Calla, a young Guardian - a shapeshifter who is able to turn into a wolf. All her life, she's known her place: as a Guardian, her duty - and that of her family and friends - is to protect the Keepers (who are said to have created the Guardians when a wolf saved the life of a Keeper) from their foes, who are known as the Searchers. The war has lasted as long as anyone can remember, and each side has a different story. As part of her duty, Calla is to be mated to another young Guardian, Ren Laroche, on her next birthday, but when she, against the laws of the Keepers, saves the life of a hiker - a teen her age named Shay who, unbeknownst to her, is TheChosenOne destined to ''destroy'' the Keepers - her entire world is turned upside down.

So far there are three novellas: "Treachery", which is from Calla's brother Ansel's point of view during the events of ''Wolfsbane'', and "Aftermath", which is from the Searchers' point of view after the end of ''Bloodrose'', are two of them. The third, "Shadow Days", is a prequel (originally offered free on official site - [[http://nightshadebook.com/assets/pdf/ShadowDays_Nightshade%20Novella_rev2.pdf file still available on the site]], despite the page replacing the PDF link with an Amazon link) from Shay's point of view up to the events of the first book, which tied in to a series of puzzles conducted on Facebook as well as a YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/user/shaydoran mini-series]].

Nightshade is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has expanded into two prequels and three novellas.

So far there are three novellas: ''Treachery'', which is from Calla's brother Ansel's point of view during the events of ''Wolfsbane'', and ''Aftermath'', which is from the Searchers' point of view after the end of ''Bloodrose'', are two of them. The third, ''Shadow Days'', is a prequel (originally offered free on official site - [[http://nightshadebook.com/assets/pdf/ShadowDays_Nightshade%20Novella_rev2.pdf file still available on the site]], despite the page replacing the PDF link with an Amazon link) from Shay's point of view up to the events of the first book, which tied in to a series of puzzles conducted on Facebook as well as a YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/user/shaydoran mini-series]].

!!Provides Examples Of:

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Guardians turning into wolves. They can even change just part of their body at will, such as changing their teeth into sharp canines when they're angry.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Guardians turning into wolves. They can even change just part of their body at will, such as changing their teeth into sharp canines when they're angry.

Nightshade is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has expanded into two prequels, two novellas, and a YouTube mini-series.

So far there are two novellas out: ''Treachery'', which is from Calla's brother Ansel's point of view during the events of ''Wolfsbane''; and ''Aftermath'', which is from the Searchers' point of view after the end of ''Bloodrose''. A prequel story, ''Shadow Days'', was created to introduce fans to the first ''Nightshade'' book - it's a YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/user/shaydoran series]] (turned into [[http://nightshadebook.com/assets/pdf/ShadowDays_Nightshade%20Novella_rev2.pdfa free novella]]) from Shay's point of view up to the events of the first book.

Nightshade is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has expanded into a prequel series, two novellas, and a YouTube series.

* SlaveRace: [[spoiler:Guardians]].

* UnexpectedlyAbandoned: In ''Rift'', Conatus is delivered a message that a nearby village is "gone". When they investigate, they find that the buildings are still standing, but nobody's there. [[spoiler:Turns out that Bosque Mar sent wraiths to kill everyone as a "lesson".]]

* BadassGay: Mason and Nev, Tess and Lydia in Wolfsbane
* BornIntoSlavery

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They're Guardians - they were created as a result of dark magic, and the wolf nature is hereditary on the mother's side. They have the ability to change only part of their body at will - such as their teeth, and they also can heal if someone drinks their blood, but only if the blood is offered as a gift.

* SlaveRace: Guardians.

Nightshade is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has expanded into a prequel series, two novellas, and a Youtube series from the perspective of Shay Doran before the series begins.

The Keepers, the Guardians, and the Searchers have been warring for as long as anyone can remember, and each has a different story of what actually happened. The Keepers work for the dark forces of the Nether, protected by their shapeshifter slaves—the Guardians—while the Searchers try to bring balance back to the world.

In ''Nightshade'', Calla—a Guardian, who like all Guardians, is a slave of the Keepers—, saves a beautiful human boy in defiance of the Keeper's laws. When she falls in love with him, her impending planned marriage with Ren Laroche, another pack's alpha, begins to look less and less like her destiny and more and more like something she is simply being forced into by her masters. As doubt is thrown on whether the Keepers are really on the right side of the war, Calla is forced to choose between following her heart and following her masters.

In ''Wolfsbane'', Calla and Shay—the human boy, who is also [[spoiler: the chosen one/Scion]]—find themselves captured by the Searchers. Calla is given a simple offer: save her pack and her husband-to-be and bring them into revolt against the Keepers. As Calla fights to save her pack from the gruesome punishments of the Keepers, her continuing attachment to Ren puts a wedge into her relationship with Shay. Now free of her old masters, Calla has the freedom to choose what battles are worth fighting, and what conflicts love can withstand.

In ''Bloodrose'' comes the final battle. As Calla fights to save Ren despite Shay's protests and to protect her brother from the anger of the Searchers, she must prove herself as alpha of her pack in the fight to rid the world of the evil of the Keepers. And then she must decide what to do after the war ends. If she survives.

Nightshade is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has expanded into a prequel trilogy, two novellas, and a Youtube series from the perspective of Shay Doran before the series begins.

* EmbarrasingNickname: Calla hates being called "Lily".

Nightshade is a paranormal romance trilogy by Andrea Cremer. It has prequels on the way, two novellas, and a Youtube series from the perspective of Shay Doran before the series begins.

* {{Animorphism}}: The Guardians can turn into wolves at will

* LoveAcrossBattleLines: Shay and Calla, considering that he is [[spoiler: the Scion, who is destined to destroy her masters]]

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They're Guardians
* PropagandaMachine: the Keepers have a very successful one against the Guardians, who are treated horribly but are still loyal
* ProudScholarRace: the Keepers would like you to think that they are this

* SlaveRace: Guardians