Kidnappings, weddings, hellhounds, and contractions – Eighth Grave After Dark seriously has everything. Charlotte “Charley” Davidson, A.K.A. the grim reaper, and her son-of-Satan husband, Reyes, are expecting their own little bundle any day now. Cooped up in an abandoned convent for months while the prophesied daughter incubates, everyone is getting a little jumpy. The whole gang is here-the dead, the living, and the in between-solving a few problems while they wait for the big day.
Jewell McKean was horrified at the screams of the injured man echoing through the hospital emergency room. Being a nurse, she was expected to perform her duties with great precision, but this victim of a drunk-driving accident brought back all the sadness and trauma of her mother’s death several years earlier. Read More »
Vampire Most Wanted is the twentieth book in the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands. Set in present-day California this is Basha Argeneau’s and Marcus Notte’s story. Lynsay takes the reader on a wild ride as we get to know the hero and heroine. Basha has not trusted anyone in a long time and she is not about to start when another immortal unexpectedly shows up where she works. Read More »
Veronica Austin has left her father and The Brotherhood behind, determined to follow the trail where her mother disappeared twenty years before. That trail leads to Minneapolis and The Dark Sepulcher, a dance club and haven for supernaturals, particularly the Deamhan. Somewhat of a cross between vampires and demons, the Deamhan come in four different varieties, each living off of some form of human psychic energy. Some Deamhan are less of an immediate threat, but Veronica knows all are Read More »
Jared Helm just moved into town. He is a talented, easy going, likeable guy who quickly makes friends at the new school. There is something about Jared that is vastly different than his new classmates, though: Jared travels out-of-body when he sleeps, seeing events that are actually happening long distances away while his physical body is still at home in his bed. He eventually learns that it generally happens when someone needs help or in situations that change for the better with his discoveries. Because of his unique ability, Jared is drawn to other people who are a bit unusual. One night, his “spirit self” journeys to an eerie castle near an ocean, but an invisible barrier keeps him from exploring. Read More »
Charlotte “Charley” Davidson, part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper, is back for Seventh Grave and No Body, the next in Darynda Jones’ sassy Grave series.
In this seventh installment, Charley investigates a string of seemingly unconnected suicides. Her investigation is hampered by the threat of a pack of slavering hellhounds sent by Satan himself to rip the reaper to shreds. Not even Reyes, her steamy fiancée (who is, coincidentally, the Son of Satan) knows how to fight the dozen demon dogs. Read More »
Daisy Johanssen, half-human/half-demon liaison between the Norse goddess of the dead, Hel, and the mundane authorities in the town of Pemkowet, Michigan, located directly above the goddess’ domain, returns in Autumn Bones, the terrific second installment in the highly original Agent of Hel series. A few weeks have passed since the end of the previous book, and Daisy has been dating Sinclair, a Jamaican transplant to town who operates a supernatural tour-supported and encouraged by the town’s visitor’s bureau in an effort to capitalize on the local eldritch (non-human) activity. Read More »
Meet Cat Sharp, technomage now in the service of Loki, who won her soul in a card game of the gods. Unveiled, book two in the Etudes in C# series, opens with Loki contacting Cat via a dream, telling her to meet him in a specific location outside of Las Vegas. Cat’s aggravation at being summoned turns to horror when she arrives and learns her new assignment: finding the killer of the woman whose body has been crucified to the back of a tow truck. Loki describes the woman, the daughter of a friend of his, as “unique.” Not understanding why Loki has chosen her for the case, Cat nonetheless does her best by examining the gruesome scene. Read More »
Hidden in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, lies the Immortal University, a safe haven for its supernatural residents where they can study, research, hone their craft and live without fear. The University also houses a security division, the Praesidium, responsible for the safety of the residents and mortals who may be in danger from demons and rogue immortals. Warren is the head of the Praesidium and supervises the Mythean Guardians who are tasked with protection and elimination of rogues. One of his staff is a contractor, Esha, a powerful Soulceress who excels at her job of dispatching demons. Read More »
Reckoning, the terrific second installment in the engrossing Fallen Siren series, opens with secret siren and official FBI Agent Emma Monroe in a no-strings-attached relationship with Kallistos, the local vampire king, since Emma’s constantly-monitored love life, courtesy of the goddess Demeter, prohibits her from forming a connection of real love. Emma’s partner, werewolf Zack Armstrong, the true object of her desire, has had the memories of their times together erased by Emma’s witch friend, Liz, in order to protect him. Read More »
Fans of the Fallen Siren series will very much appreciate this exciting novella documenting the first case Emma and Zack worked on, alluded to in Cursed. The kidnapping of a young boy in Charleston leads to FBI Agent Emma Monroe being flown in from San Diego to assist Agent Zack Armstrong on the case while his partner stays by the side of his wife, an accident victim in critical condition. Though the two agents have consulted on the phone about prior similar cases, they have never met in person. Read More »
Lydia grew up in her Gramma’s old Victorian home and learned everything she knows about growing and blending herbs from her. Gramma Annabelle was not just a naturalist, she also introduced Lydia to the supernatural. Lydia knew the locals whispered that her Gramma was a witch, and it was impossible Read More »
Charlotte “Charley” Davidson needs a vacation in the worst way. Sadly, there is no PTO for the grim reaper, and Charley continues to get visits from the dead but not departed at every hour of the night and day. Most spirits drawn to Charley just need help getting to the other side, but a growing number of them are starting to stick around. Read More »
For those not in the know, Charlotte “Charley” Davidson is a grim reaper. She prefers jeans to black cloaks and is typically armed with nothing sharper than her scathing wit, but Charley is responsible for guiding souls across to the other side. Charley’s love/lust interest and protector, Reyes Farrow, also happens to be the Son of Satan. Read More »
Hounded, the fabulous first installment in the Iron Druid series, grabs the reader from the first page and does not let go for the duration of the novel. Atticus O’Sullivan, minding his own business on his way to lunch, faces an attack by a group of fae outside of his bookshop. The sole surviving Druid, Atticus appears only twenty-one, though twenty-one hundred more Read More »
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feetcontinues the exploits of Charlotte “Charley” Davidson, grim reaper and newly-minted QVC addict. Charley is having PTSD symptoms after surviving a torturous knife attack. She has not left her apartment in weeks, she does not answer her phone, and she is building literal walls out of home shopping purchases. Read More »
Kiki has finally landed the lead spot at the Midnight Mystery Lounge, but only because Rose and Pandora before her found love and got out of their contracts with The Overseers. Still, for a woman that loves to dance and have fun, Kiki’s life at the Lounge is great. It is not as though she has anything to compare it to-all her memories prior to being at the club are a blank. She never really thinks about that until a restlessness causes her to break out into the casino, something she has done before but this time there is a driving force that only eases when she lays eyes on a man who brings out feelings she never knew she had. Read More »
Roseâtre is adjusting to her life as the lead dancer in the Midnight Mystery Lounge at the Arcana Royale, but Heidi’s newest idea to recapture some of the magic that left with Pandora is utterly repulsive to Rose. The tigers are beautiful and any show based around them would be breathtaking, but the tigers, and worse, their trainer, Anthony diNapoli, represent a part of Rose’s past she wishes to avoid while she serves her time as an “employee” of the Arcana. Read More »
Malcolm Reynolds is the ultimate family man. In his six centuries of life as a vampire, Malcolm has done whatever his family has required of him, and it is in that spirit he finds himself in Las Vegas at the storied Arcana Royale casino. His much-younger cousin, Frederick, has managed to land himself into hot water with the mysterious owners of the casino, the Overseers, and it is up to Malcolm to get Fredrick out of trouble. While waiting for a response to his request, Malcolm finds himself enchanted with Pandora, one of the headlining showgirls at the Arcana. Read More »
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