Urban fantasy

Da Alma modtager en forbandet halskæde med posten, binder den sig til hendes hud, i stedet for til den tiltænkte modtager – hendes nabo, magikeren Joan.Mens Alma kæmper med at forstå den magiske verden, der åbenbarer sig for hende, trækker Joan hende gennem besynderlige butikker, bekendtskaber og teorier. Joan er overbevist om, at den magiske verden er under angreb, og at hun er den eneste, der kan redde den.”Forbandet Magi” er en urban-fantasy roman, som udforsker magien skjult i den kendte verden. Når magi findes i alt omkring dig, uden at du ved det, hvordan kan du så vide dig sikker

Fantasy meets Sherlock Holmes, where Watson is a sarcastic death god.Zarik yearns to be forgotten. Once a god, vanquisher, and world-record holder for most apples eaten in an hour, the daeva despises being known as a demon. After being summoned to kill, the ancient deity is surprised to be released for the first time in centuries.But freedom is fleeting. Hunted by an immortal rival and hounded by a private detective investigating mythical mysteries, the shapeshifting god searches for answers and a fresh start.With millennia of experience facing fabled foes, Zarik finds a chance at redemption. The god joins the extraordinary detective, Scarlett Wolfe, who finds reason in myths and illogical motives. But having already been the murder weapon in one of Scarlett's mysteries, Zarik fears a death god can only add to the problem.To stop a manipulative killer that inflames the worst of mortal hearts, Zarik faces a regrettable past and precarious future to prove a daeva can be more than demon and doom.

The world is changing and Kolina Steelscale must learn how to bend with it, or risk breaking her chance of a stronger future. Kolina Steelscale dedicated her life to her Queen and her people, serving as a guardian of the hidden archipelago populated with female dragon shifters and as a member of the queen's personal Honor Guard.The king of an enemy tribe is dead and the two female dragon shifters who had been his prisoners are still missing.One of the missing is Kolina's pregnant daughter, while the other is the queen's long-lost ambassador.The queen charges Kolina with finding out what happened in the mountain lair of the dead king, and bringing her subjects home safely.Kolina travels to Black River, grudgingly, to seek out Odson Blackridge to tell her where the king's mountain lair is.While awaiting his return, she spends time with Black River's bear clan matron, Heidi Brant who instigates a slight detour in Kolina's mission, which results in a journey she never could have imagined.A journey that opens her eyes and her heart to accept a different way of living. To re-examine her past choices and learn how to heal old heart aches.For herself, and for her people.

Lethal magic just dropped on Los Angeles, and the Department of Metaphysical Affairs doesn't like it. The clandestine government agency that's tasked me with helping them keep the existence of wizards and vampires secret now has to track down a supernatural serial killer before he strikes again. Between trying to explain the bizarre deaths and rooting out traitors within its own ranks, the DMA has got its hands full. My friends and I are the only ones who can help. I've fought monsters and dark wizards with Sal, Lucas, and Alanna at my side. And though I suspect there's something more to Alanna's enchanted sword, Witchbane, I fear the day its deadly owner returns for it. But as long as we stick together, we can unmask any threat looming over the city and decimate it. A sinister mastermind is behind much of the magical havoc, and they're out for my blood. They'll stop at nothing to get to me, even if it means taking down the people I care about most. Ghosts from the past will come back to haunt me, and a painful revelation will rock my world and test my resolve. If I don't push forward, my friends will be destroyed-and the rest of the city right along with them. But they don't call me the Wayward Wizard for nothing. Armed with my magic and an accidental gift from the gods, I'm going to set things right, before the world comes crashing down.WITCHBANE is the third book of the Magic and Mayhem Series, an action-packed urban fantasy with a snarky, cynical wizard hero, wayward magic, and a tight circle of friends who'll kick ass first and ask questions later. Fans of the Dresden Files and Nate Temple books will especially enjoy this series.

With Thera absent and Naylet gone, Obie turns his attention to a string of disappearances in the ultranatural community. As the Keepers uncover clues Holt is the next to go missing. It's a race against the clock as Obie discovers who's behind the disappearances. He must find Holt and the other missing ultras before their abductors' plans come full circle.

Feinde aus Tradition. Verbündete aus Notwendigkeit.Xi Lei bekommt die größte Chance ihrer bisherigen Jägerinnen-Karriere: Die Suche nach dem Vampir, der für den Tod eines ganzen Dorfes im Himalaya verantwortlich ist. Die Spur führt sie nach New Orleans, wo Vampirkönig Damien Moreau unterdessen fieberhaft nach einem Weg sucht, seinen Jahrzehnte alten Deal mit der lokalen Jägerkoordinatorin für nichtig zu erklären. Leis Erscheinen kommt ihm da gerade recht.Die beiden gehen einen prekären Handel ein, der sie über die Grenzen New Orleans hinweg in ein Netz aus Intrigen und Korruption führt. Aber können sie einander wirklich vertrauen?

She's just a demon, standing in front of a vampire, trying not to punch him.Aviva Fleischer hides a dangerous secret. She's carefully concealing her infernal heritage, a.k.a. Cherry Bomb. Maybe it's weird naming her demon side and referring to her in the third person, but guys do the same with their junk, and unlike most of them, Avi isn't deluded about Cherry's prowess.Avi's been working her ass off, climbing the ranks of a supernatural policing organization to enact change and empower those like her forced to hide their true nature. Sure, she's bent the rules now and then, but her arrest record speaks for itself. Her promotion is in the bag.Instead, the director strikes a deal with Avi: spy on the operative sent in to work a rash of bizarre murders and prove she can be a team player, or kiss that new rank goodbye.No problem.Okay, maybe just one.Her co-leader, Ezra Cardoso, is a charming, ruthless vampire with his own agenda, whom she fantasizes about: mostly staking him then vacuuming up his remains.But when the killer sets Aviva's team firmly in their sights, she'll have to decide whether to keep playing by the rules or show everyone exactly what she-and Cherry Bomb-are capable of...Featuring a smart, funny heroine and a banter-fueled vampire romance, this wickedly addictive urban fantasy will keep you reading way past bedtime.Dive in now for a fiendishly good time!

Heather thought she had escaped the Between with Ross but soon learns he's trapped and enslaved by demons that have taken over the shadowy realm. The world is crumbling, overrun by soulstalkers, deadly poppy fields, and demons harvesting trapped souls.. After giving up her new life, Heather returns to save her love. As she builds and leads an army of surviving pale angels and souls, she finds an unexpected ally in Knox, a fierce former soldier. Sparks fly when she's drawn to his fiery spirit and commanding presence. As they embark on the dangerous rescue mission, Heather struggles against her conflicted feelings for Ross and Knox. Can she save Ross and stabilize the Between before darkness consumes everything? Reprise is the second book in a heart-pumping, action-packed urban fantasy series, The Spiral that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

How much is your soul worth?After thinking that they're hunting a crossroads demon, Frankie and his friends discover that Hecate is in town, and she's after innocent souls. The gatekeeper of the underworld sends phantoms, who take the shape of someone from the victim's past, and torments them until they decide to trade in their soul to end the suffering.While trying to find a way to stop the goddess, Evelyn finds herself trapped in an alternate plane, where she witnesses Hecate quietly wreaking havoc on those around her. And the longer she spends in the alternate plane, the weaker she becomes.Meanwhile, Frankie is suddenly seeing his late wife, who tries to persuade him to join her in the afterlife so they can spend eternity together.As Hecate closes in on the group, Levi is the only one who can see what's going on. And as the only one without magic of his own, saving his friends might be an impossible task.Lured by Magic is the third book in the Lost by Magic series, which serves as the first series in the Art of Magic universe, containing the Coven and the Under the Moon series.

Time waits for no one.Frankie Walker is lost. A single father who has recently made a career move, he feels burnt out from the daily grind of life and distant from his magical heritage as a witch. So when he is approached by Zanabar, a mysterious sorcerer who asks him for help retrieving a genie lamp from 1924 before it falls into the wrong hands, Frankie accepts.When Frankie gets back to the past, however, he finds himself in the middle of a shootout between two supernatural gangs: the Demons and the Harvesters. Both groups are fighting for possession of the genie lamp and are willing to do anything to get it.Along the way, Frankie befriends Levi, a nonmagical speakeasy owner, and Evelyn, an oracle, who warns him that Zanabar might not be trustworthy. As the trio finally close in on the genie lamp, a startling realization comes to light: Frankie might be stuck in 1924. Lost by Magic is the first book in the Lost by Magic series, which serves as the first series in the Art of Magic universe, containing the Coven and the Under the Moon series.

We all know the sounds of war, but what are the sounds of peace?Conrad Clarke is about to get married. Could life get any better for the Lord Guardian of the North? The Codex Defanatus is sealed away, peace has been cemented in the Lakeland Particular and as far as he knows, no one is out to get him. Time to relax...If only.In the corridors of power, the new Warden is launching her project of change, and not everyone is happy.Closer to home, Conrad has to deal with the entombed Spirit of the old Warden, and far away on the other side of the Pennines, magick is stirring.Kathy Metcalfe hates her life at Beckthorpe Abbey, what with having to cook for all the recovering addicts, and she knows exactly how bad they are because she's one herself. The only person at the Abbey who isn't an addict is the oldest resident, Don Bell, and Don can't speak.And then one night, strange lights drift across the lawn, and suddenly Don is a man with a mission. A mission to be rescued, if only he can find a way to send a letter...Not that Conrad has any clue about this. As far as he is concerned, getting to the church at all is going to be enough of a challenge, what with three gods insisting on wedding invitations and the mother and father of Hen and Stag parties to go first...It's been a long wait since Conrad's last adventure - catch up with all the news from Mark Hayden's best-selling King's Watch universe and meet old friends again.Follow Conrad, Mina and the gang as they prepare for the Wedding of the Century and grab a copy of the latest adventures in the King's Watch.

"It's only just a simple train journey." Ramesh said to Andrew Gold. That was true, he wasn't lying to his friend, it just happened to be the Siberian Express, the longest on Earth. Still, they knew they couldn't fly to the world's coldest city carrying an ancient alien weapon in their luggage. And what was waiting for the group of travellers at the end of this journey? "You will know it when you see it." The fate of the entire human race hinged on the success of this last mission. A titanic clash was edging closer with every passing piece of rail track. The victor would decide the fate of this perfectly placed spinning ball of rock. The loser ...dust, blown away in the breeze.

Betrayed and separated, Andrew Gold is in the worst place. Things go from bad to worse when his ex-wife threatens to move away from the area, taking their kids with her. Then, just to complicate things further, the caretaker at his new job, John, chooses him to be the recipient of his supernaturalability to heal one person of anything between dawn and dusk. Old John is retiring from the healing game and sees an auraaround Andrew; a sure sign that he is a worthy successor, but he forgets to mentionthat this mysterious gift is volatile and has some unwritten rules. Rule number one is ...don't use it for selfish reasons, which is easiersaid than done when the cause of all your misery is just within touching distance...

Noch immer kämpft Alva gegen die Schatten der vergangenen Ereignisse an, aber langsam findet sie in Lafaria ein richtiges Zuhause. Seit dem Beginn ihres intensiven Trainings, um ein Teil der Garde Lafarias zu werden, ist sie stärker den je, doch schnell kristallisiert sich heraus, dass etwas mit ihr und ihrer neuen Kraft nicht zu stimmen scheint. Arun und Sylas begegnen ihrer Entwicklung mit Skepsis, doch es bleibt nicht viel Zeit, sich um ihre eigenen Probleme zu kümmern. Denn Iru, der von ihr gerettete Lycaner Welpe, erwartet schon bald seine erste Verwandlung. Seit dem Eintreffen in Lafaria stehen er und seine Schwester Nathi unter ständiger medizinischer Beobachtung und als Irus Verhalten immer unberechenbarer wird und er sogar seine eigene Schwester in einem brutalen Wutausbruch schwer verletzt, werden Arun und Alva zum Handeln gezwungen. Es ist klar, dass der lafarianische Rat auf keinen Fall von Irus kritischem Zustand erfahren darf und so beginnt für Alva und ihre Freunde ein nervenaufreibendes Spiel mit dem Feuer, dessen Ausmaß sie nicht zu erahnen wagen.

A wicked feline shifter. A cruel warlock. And a dark secret that can devour worlds.A bloody heart. That has been my birthday gift every year from the warlock I once loved. He used me, so I left him. And found the love of my life. We shared a blissful life together until Sebastian destroyed it all with one sweeping declaration.You will always be mine.After failing in my attempt to get revenge and barely escaping. I find myself once again starting over with the support of my friends, and trying to let go of the past. When I meet the sweet and adorably innocent local werewolf, Andrei, I think I might finally have a real shot at finding happiness again. I should have known better.Sebastian has found me and he'll do what he always does-hurt those I love. But I have a secret. The dark magic I keep chained deep within my soul is a weapon just waiting to be unleashed. I could finally claim my revenge and protect everyone important to me. But my kind of magic is forbidden. And the price for using it may be my life.A Shift in Shadows is Book One of the fantasy series Lost Legacies. If you enjoy urban fantasy vibes set in an expansive world full of snarky morally grey characters, all the found family, and a slow burning enemies-to-lovers subplot, don't miss out on this series!

Officer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn's primary rider is only the beginning of her woes.Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die.At the heart of the mystery is one Alec Mortan, a forensic accountant with a knack for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Witnessing so much death is hard on a soul, and she can't help but admire his tenacity and desire to help her uncover the truth.When the forces of the heavens and the many hells involve themselves in the case, McMarin's beliefs and skills are put to the test. If she's not careful, she'll lose her witness to fate right along with her chance for a happily ever after.

A love across time, cursed to stay apart ... Coven librarian, Julianna Stevens, jokes about being cursed. Cursed to fail at love, cursed to fail her family, cursed to fail at being a witch. But after finding an old diary that speaks of gods and witches and an ancient love curse, she starts to realise it isn't a joke: she truly is cursed. Even worse, if she does not go to Rome, uncover a secret spell, and be in the exact spot the curse was bound by midnight on Valentine's Day, her soul will continue to be cursed forever. Oh, and she has to do it all with her soul mate who was cursed to never reveal himself to her, too. Valentines Day is supposed to celebrate Happy Ever After, but if Jules can't manage to access her magic and find the man she's been kept from for thousands of years, it's going to be Happy Never After forever more. If you love stories with magic, beta heroes, feisty witches, second chance romance, fated mates, curses and meddling gods and goddesses all wrapped up with a sexy HEA, then Love Cursed is the story for you. Discover the magic of the Gods Cursed Series and buy your copy today.

Sophia Frost is a frigid, seductive, and insidiously kind woman. She is a rogue, though, and has no desire to join another pack. She once had a pack and a family, but that is now in the past. She no longer want a Mate. She desires solitude. She is aware that being by herself is safe.However, she is drawn to a charming 11-year-old child she discovers in the woods. He has a rare combination of innocence and bravery. It hits her when she is abruptly brought to his pack house. a distinctive smell. a sensation unheard of before.She located her spouse.Yes, it is not the child.

Emma hat nur ein Ziel: Das Rätsel um ihren verschwundenen Vater zu lösen. Sie will dafür einen Detektiv beauftragen und stellt zu ihrem Entsetzen fest, dass ausgerechnet Caleb, der Mädchenschwarm aus ihrer Semestergruppe, ihr bei diesem Unterfangen helfen will- obwohl sie vorher nie ein Wort miteinander gewechselt haben.Bevor sie ablehnen kann, gerät sie in Lebensgefahr und hat keine andere Wahl, als Caleb zu vertrauen. Doch jede Antwort scheint nur noch mehr Fragen aufzuwerfen und Emma wird in eine Welt gezogen, die sie Märchen und Legenden zugeordnet hatte. Zumal sie sich immer wieder gegen die geheimnisvolle Anziehungskraft wehren muss, die er auf sie hat.Schon bald entdeckt sie, dass nicht nur ihr Vater ein Geheimnis hat und noch am Leben sein könnte, sondern dass auch Caleb nicht der ist, der er vorzugeben scheint.

Virginia is a disgraced former cop who couldn't leave the casework behind. A jaded private investigator for mythics, she gets pulled into one of the most frustrating murder investigations of her career. The bodies are piling up all over the city, and she suspects that her ex Astrid is hiding plenty of evidence.The crews are looking for something to catapult them into unstoppable power. The question is whether she can find it first - before the city sinks further into corruption and terror.

Luke Irontree just wanted to fly home. But the vampires had other ideas.Luke yearns to return to his friends and family after a hard winter fighting the vampires in Western Europe. But when their plane is grounded in Portland, Maine, they stumble on a deadly plot to terrorize the world.Trapped 3,000 miles from home, Luke refuses to abandon the Maine pack to the predations of the vampires. Together with Roxi and his crew of werewolves, he rallies the locals and organizes their defenses. But what they find in the woods of Maine may be too much for their small team and their untested new allies.If Luke wants to see his loved ones again, he'll need to use all his resources to unite the disparate packs of the northeast. But with the vampires and their dark god tightening the noose around his neck, his best might not be enough if he wants to survive and return home...

Surrounded by a sea of supernatural enemies, Luke is left with nothing but desperate choices.Luke and his werewolf friends have escaped from a vampire army. Now they're stranded in Luxembourg, surrounded by an army of werewolves and vampires. Their only hope is the Luxembourg alpha.Luke isn't sure who to trust, but the alpha's offer of two private jets is too good to pass up. Once his friends are onboard, the Luxembourg pack betrays him, and his friends are forced to leave him behind.Luke wakes up in a windowless stone cell. Alone. With nothing but his own thoughts to keep him company, he is left to fight his descent into madness. When a scratching at the wall interrupts his isolation, Luke wonders if it's one more symptom of his failing mental health, or some new torture devised by his vampire captors...

Revenge is a dish best served explosively.Luke and his werewolf friends are juggling multiple plots throughout several countries in their quest for vengeance. But after rescuing Roxi, Luke adds one more problem to his slate. The compulsion Mithras placed on them is killing her.Luke must convince the god to show Roxi mercy, or he'll add the god to his list of enemies. But with a masquerade ball to plan and several traps to lay, his plans dangle by a fraying thread. The brutal leader of the vampires is on the hunt for the mysterious man subverting his werewolf minions.In this deadly game of cat and mouse, Luke must ensure he remains the cat if he doesn't want to wind up in the trap. But one mistake could bring the whole house of cards exploding around his ears...

Luke Irontree must return to the land of his birth if he wants to stop the vampires' next plot.When an ally calls for aid, Luke must respond. Vampires are attacking the Belgian pack, and they suspect treachery from within. As soon as Luke arrives, the vampires strike, kidnapping his friend the packleader. Luke is forced to go underground and must relying on the protections of an ancient god.Now Luke and his team are on the run, eight people in a sea of bloodthirsty enemies and allies with unknown loyalties. They have no idea who to trust. Hunted across multiple countries, Luke is left with nothing but desperate choices if he wants to make it out alive...