Urban fantasy

Magic has broken free, and the world is in grave danger.Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian and secret operative, thought finding her father would solve everything. She couldn't have been more mistaken. Henry Thorne is a prime target for all her enemies, and everyone around him is in danger.Though Jayne's powers are reaching new heights, she must contend with her reluctant new Rogue, Vivienne, her inconvenient and growing attraction to her partner, Tristan, and a prophecy from an unnamed warrior goddess that warns her of the impending danger from the Torrent's powerful hidden mage who is controlling her mother, Ruth. Not to mention face down an ancient secret society tasked with protecting a grimoire vital to their cause.With the help of her friends, family, and new allies, Jayne must decipher the prophecy, acquire the grimoire, and stop the powerful mage hidden in the Torrent. But even with their help, Jayne is not sure if she will be able to succeed. The enemies of the Torrent grow more powerful by the day, and they are relentless...A story of power, courage, and the fight against evil, this thrilling and suspenseful entry in the award-winning Jayne Thorne series will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

A preternatural serial killer is going on a murder spree in New Haven--and he's targeting witches. Can Jenna stop him before he strikes again?Jenna's friend, Selena, keeps drawing the death card in her clients' tarot readings. And before long, she starts seeing murder victims in her crystal ball. When Rick and the DPA get involved, they realize there's a serial killer loose in New Haven, and he's targeting members of the preternatural community. Selena's also seeing a mysterious man in her readings, and believes he may hold the key to unlocking her hidden powers. When Selena goes missing, it's up to Jenna to find her and track down the serial killer before he strikes again! If you like urban fantasy stories, full of action and adventure, mystery and magic, this series will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting more! Perfect for fans of Mercy Thompson and Harry Dresden!

Geheimnisvoll, magisch, verführerischDie Urban Fantasy im Dark Academia Setting für Fans von LGBTQ+ Romanen Der Halbdämon Asterios hofft, durch ein magisches Ritual an Halloween endlich zu einem vollwertigen Dämon zu werden. Doch die wichtigste Zutat dafür ist gar nicht so leicht zu finden: eine Jungfrau. Als Asterios an der Princeton University auf Caleb trifft, der sich nie zu Frauen hingezogen gefühlt hat, ist dieser wenig begeistert von der Rolle, die er übernehmen soll. Aber Asterios hat seine eigenen Methoden, seinen Willen zu bekommen und so hilft Caleb ihm sogar bei der gefährlichen Suche nach den restlichen acht Zutaten. Zwischen blutdürstigen Vampiren und giftigen Spinnendämonen kommen die beiden sich langsam näher, doch auch der Tag des Rituals steht an. Werden sie am Ende zueinander finden oder wird der dämonische Teil in Asterios alles zerstören?Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Ein Must-Read für alle, die sich nach einer einzigartigen Mischung aus Fantasy und Romantik sehnen."„Asterios und Caleb sind die ungewöhnlichsten Helden, die man sich vorstellen kann, und gerade das macht dieses Romantasy so liebenswert. Absolute Empfehlung."„Pia Hepke hat eine einzigartige Welt geschaffen, die mich vollkommen in ihren Bann gezogen hat. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, mehr von ihr zu lesen!"„Die Jagd nach den dämonischen Zutaten und die immer näher rückende Halloween-Nacht haben wundervolle spooky Vibes."

Frankie rolls into autumn by practicing her affinity--which drives her crazy--growing herbs for the coven garden-with a tiny bit of cheating--and building muscle tone--in case she stumbles across a dead body that needs lifting. Living with Ben and Cleo in her mother's old house is comfortable and she's the happiest she's ever been, but someone is missing.When Frankie receives a message hinting at Jessamae's whereabouts, the coven--with the help of a familiar face--ships off to Las Vegas in hopes of finding Jessamae and prying her from the clutches of The Strip's ruling class.After Frankie makes an enormous and violent mistake, she is taken by the Las Vegas Sovereignty and forced into servitude--fighting in the witch pits against opposing affinities. Ben hurls himself in harm's way to save her.The coven's been blown apart, no one is safe, and Frankie blames herself. Maybe she should.

These aren't the vampires you know.Sixteen years have passed since the corrupt Council of the First was purged. Since then, the Nash'terel, shapeshifting essence vampires from a distant world, have resumed their quiet lives on Earth, hiding their true nature from their human prey.In small town Ontario, Travis lives with his adoptive grandpas, dividing his time between school and hockey practice. Everyone, including Travis, thinks he's an ordinary Canadian teen, until a series of uncontrolled shapeshifts and a growing telekinetic talent reveal his Nash'terel heritage. Having "superpowers" sounds great, until he has to put his dream of NHL stardom on hold and move across the country to train them.He may not be happy, but he's going to need control of those powers in order to survive. Someone has put a bounty on dashkra, the alien mineral that all Nash'terel carry inside them. While Travis struggles to adjust to his new existence, his grandpas and their contacts must work to find out who has turned their kind into prey-yet again.

My name is Cal Thorpe, and I am, impossibly, Death's heir.My first task as his apprentice is to rescue the other Grim Reapers who have been trapped by the Fisher King in a land beyond the dragons. First, though, I have to have dinner with my mother. When my mother, the last Knight, learns of my impending quest, she invites herself along so she can sort out her issues with the dragon. And somehow, my girlfriend, the djinn Neja, comes, too. This won't end badly at all.Now, with my girlfriend and my mother in the custody of the dragons, I have to figure out how to fulfil my rescue mission and get my family back without disrupting the entire world order as I do so. Only, potential allies keep leading me astray, and I'm tired of the endless side quests this simple task has produced.It's time for me to show the world what Death's heir can really do. Naturally, as always, things go downhill from there.No End in Sight is the tenth and final book in the urban fantasy On Behalf of Death series. With dramatic adventures, a complete misinterpretation of Arthurian legends, and a main character who was content to just be a marketing agent, this book is a finale to a snarky, witty, entertaining series.

New Town. Old spirits. Meet Carson Davenport, mystery-solving museum curator and undercover ghost whisperer. Landing her dream job in the quaint town of Bridgewall seems like a gentle reset, caring for historical artifacts at the Museum of Supernatural Antiquities. But when she stumbles on a lifeless body on her very first day, her keen eye for detail becomes the key to her survival. A sinister secret shrouds a haunted portrait, and Carson unveils a dark reality: the figure in the painting threatens the entire town of Bridgewall. Carson and her new friends, both living and spectral, unravel the riddle of the portrait. Along the way, they forge bonds that transform their lives, proving that sometimes, the most unassuming places are home to the greatest adventures. Take off your coat and settle in. Your newest family lives in Bridgewall.

It's been several years since the battle with the San Mateo wolves. Jade and Bevin have graduated from medical school and have full-time jobs at a local hospital. Safe from homework and rogue wolves, Jade is now pregnant with the next generation of rugrats. Size of a house, all Jade wants now is to survive to the new year.A surprise visit from her family is just what she needs for the holidays. Between the wanted visitors and the unknown one, the surprises and gifts keep piling up.

Sleeping in Satan's Den is more than a collection of folktales and stories of the Appalachian region. Through an official "ghost writer" named Lurlene Joy McCoy, the reader is delighted with scary tales and stories to spark the imagination, followed by the perspective of a member of a highly secretive group known as Alpha Domini--First Father. Lurlene Joy McCoy interprets the theme of each story--some based on real people, places, and events--through the use of scripture, psychology, science, religion, and modern secular explanations, using verifiable sources to allow the reader to decide for themself what is real and what is make-believe. Satan's Den exists. We have all been there. How you have survived its secrets is part of who you are today and where you will go tomorrow.

»Du willst die Gesetze der Götter brechen. Das hast du schon immer getan. Aber diesmal wirst du scheitern.«»Wenn du weitermachst, wirst du sterben.«In der Hexenwelt Wick ist nichts mehr wie zuvor: Seit Alec O'Crowley zum Hohepriester des gehörnten Gottes erwählt wurde, wird Josie von seltsamen Visionen geplagt, die Furchtbares ankündigen. Verzweifelt versucht sie herauszufinden, was Alec im Schilde führt - bis im Sturm der Rauhnächte ein katastrophaler Krieg zwischen Schwarz- und Weißmagiern entbrennt. Josie und ihre Zwillingsschwester Amber scheinen die Einzigen zu sein, die ihn beenden können, und machen sich damit selbst zur Zielscheibe. Als das Gleichgewicht in Wick zu kippen und die Welt zu vernichten droht, entpuppt sich der einzige Ausweg als eine unglaubliche Reise, wie sie sich nicht einmal eine Hexe im Traum hätte ausmalen können.Das epische Finale der "Witches of Wick"-Trilogie von Annie Waye. Für Fans von Supernatural, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, magischen Fantasy-Jugendbüchern, humorvoller Young Adult Fantasy, Portalfantasy, der Wicca-Mythologie und Büchern mit Irland- / Kelten-Setting.

Chidiebere, apprentice engineer and part-time plumber-sorcerer, and Kurra, her opinionated hearth-hob, embark on an adventure that crosses realms after Kurra overhears the mysterious Cardinal talking with their factory boss.With the assistance of a pair of Roma hedge-witches, the four friends attempt to unpick the dark events in the factory, before fleeing to sanctuary in a magical realm.Will Chi ever be the same again after witnessing the magical realm? Will Kurra break free from her domestic servitude? Can they stop the might of the Church from destroying the real home Kurra so desperately seeks?

»Ich folge dir überall hin, auch wenn dein Weg in die Dunkelheit führt.« Als der Student Elias in eine Parallelwelt gelangt, scheint er endlich seine Berufung zu finden: Er wird zu einem magischen Geheimagenten ausgebildet.An der Master Macademy erleben er und seine neuen Freunde einen tiefgründigen Unterricht voller Überraschungen. Doch die heimlichen Machenschaften einiger Lehrlinge und ihre mysteriösen Wunschkästchen geben ihnen Rätsel auf.Und nicht nur das bereitet Elias Sorgen. Er wird außerdem von einem gespenstischen Skelettdämon in seine eigene Unterwelt geschickt, in der sein größter Feind die Angst ist.Da ist noch etwas anderes für Elias vorgesehen ...Eine Geschichte über einen Menschen, der es aufgibt, den Tod zu fürchten

Als Alycia erfährt, dass sie eine Bluthexe ist, wird sie an der Blutakademie aufgenommen. Während sie lernt, mit ihrer Magie umzugehen, versucht sie, die Geheimnisse ihrer toten Mutter zu lüften. Doch ein mysteriöses Blutorakel sorgt dafür, dass sie sich in einer uralten Fehde zwischen weißer und schwarzer Magie wiederfindet, die ausgerechnet sie beenden soll.Aber handelt das Blutorakel wirklich von ihr oder läuft sie geradewegs in ihren sicheren Tod?

With monsters targeting Miranda's friends, can she forgive herself in time to save them?Since rescuing my husband from the bed of four goddesses, I've been training hard with my docent, while maintaining my supermom status. But my hardest task is repairing my relationship with Jake. We have a long way to go until we are close to back to our normal, but it feels like every day we tackle something new that brings us that much closer. As the husband of the Guardian, I'm terrified every day that I will lose Miranda. Combine that fear with what happened in Las Vegas six months ago and the tension between George and me is considerable. But, I need to support my wife. We need to be a team if we're going to get through all of this in one piece. I just hope Miranda lets me help.When I became Miranda's trainer, I didn't realize that meant training Jake, too. No docent before me has ever had to deal with, I mean train, a Guardian who is married with children. It definitely has added a few complications to an already difficult transition. But I think it's a good idea for him to be trained too. It's like having two Guardians for the price of one. Plus, having Jake involved helps when I get distracted by recurring visions of a mysterious and sexy woman in a red dress. As Book 2 of That Guardian Series, this is not a standalone story. Please take the time to read The Chosen One, My Ass! before you continue on Miranda's journey. The Chosen...Two is an irreverent, sarcastic, and sexy urban fantasy. Please note there is graphic sexual content.

Why don't more 60-something-year-olds get to have fun magical adventures?Delia Spark is caught in a maelstrom. Her former life as a London theatre director is on the brink of implosion amid a scandalous divorce, a tarnished reputation, and, for reasons she cannot fathom, things keep spontaneously combusting around her. Her sixties were supposed to be peaceful, but now even her grown daughter won't return her calls. Escape is the only option.In the remote village of Myrtlewood, she seeks solace, not suspecting that in this quaint haven, far stranger adventures await than the urban chaos she left behind. Delia is oblivious to the undercurrent that her arrival stirs. Amid whispers of magic, she finds herself on the precipice of an extraordinary transformation.As she grapples with these new realities, an ominous shadow lurks - a secret Order, steeped in ancient lore, is watching, plotting and scheming. Delia must confront her destiny. Will she surrender to the enchanting pull of Myrtlewood and the ancient prophecies of the elemental crones, or will she claw back her former life from her power-hungry ex?Welcome to a world where the extraordinary is ordinary, where tranquillity is a veil for the mystical, and where time itself whispers secrets of old served with delicious cakes and cups of tea - or coffee if you insist!

The Avenger: "When I was fourteen, rogue werewolves killed my family in cold blood. Since that day, I made it my mission to protect the innocent and avenge any death made by supernatural hands..."To the human world, Westries Mikos is an ordinary nineteen-year-old girl. To the rapists, drug dealers, and murderers of the werewolf world, she is known only as The Avenger. She hunts down her prey, assumes the role of judge, jury, and executioner, and leaves her chilling signature: the initials AM on their chests. No one has ever caught her, or her heart-and she'd like to keep it that way.The Alpha King: "Listen, all of you, and listen well. Undermine or insult Westries again, and you will be punished. Threaten, or try to harm her, and you will... be... punished."Chaos is running rampant in the pack. Rogues are being slaughtered by an unknown assailant, and the Alpha King himself has noticed. The Avenger is a threat that must be stopped. Little does he know everything he believed about The Avenger and his world is about to be turned upside down.The hunter is about to become the hunted, but what happens next no one could have expected. Will her adventure end or is it just beginning? Find out in the first installment of The Werewolf Huntress.

All he wanted was an easy blind date.But when a trio of bad witches chase a thief into the bar, the Marshal of Magic doesn't have a choice.His job is to stop bad magic from going worse.And if the stolen grimoire is any indication, things are about to go from worse to big trouble.Will his fast hand and faster magic be enough to keep Memphis safe?And more important, will his date ever return his call again?Find out in The Marshal of Magic series, for fans of modern urban fantasy.

Sometimes, you need the Big Bad Wolf to make it safely through the woods.Dr. Raisa Montefiore, magic scientist, is on a mission to find the woman who messed with her research to create the world's first wolf shifter.Unfortunately, her first move lands her in handcuffs for murder. Oops.But Raisa won't let a little setback stop her. With a new job and her deathbed promise to her sister on the line, she sets out to convince Gideon Stern, bossy werewolf and ex-cop, to quit ghosting her and join forces. Together, they'll hunt down their common adversary and put an end to her dangerous schemes, once and for all.As they venture deeper into treacherous magical realms, each with a deadly smart female in charge, Raisa is torn between admiration and wishing #girlpower wasn't quite so literal. She's always championed intelligent women, but this is ridiculous.Amidst the chaos, Raisa must confront her thirst for vengeance and the sizzling attraction blossoming between her and Gideon. Talk about a high-stakes experiment with an unpredictable outcome.Will Raisa find her way back to herself, or will she forever be lost in the woods? And hey, with a hot wolf cop by her side, maybe being lost isn't so bad after all.Love, danger, and magic collide in the conclusion to this action-packed urban fantasy duology featuring witty banter, a shifter romance, and a clever Red Riding Hood retelling.Join the hunt now!

Michi embarks on uncovering the truth behind her family's murder and awakening more of her latent powers. She encounters a mysterious stranger who ignites her curiosity. Delving deeper into discovering her involvement in the ongoing cosmic war, she learns that the enigmatic stranger is not what he appears to be.Niko stumbles upon long-held family secrets, which unexpectedly intertwine with a newfound acquaintance. Together, they become unwilling participants in a conflict fueled by formidable supernatural forces.Join Michi and Niko on a gripping journey of retribution, self-discovery, and destiny. Her quest for vengeance takes her to the edge of the unknown. While Niko struggles with his new reality as a pawn in a realm he never knew to exist. In this realm of shadows, they unearth difficulties where it tests their resolve, courage, and ultimately both of their hearts.

Someone is gathering belief, working like little Worm himself, digging under the cities of logic and reason.That's the ominous warning Coyote gives Nick after a monster attacks him and his girlfriend, Thelma. Someone has been testing the waters for months now, from the demon attacks to the horror of the Green Man. And now someone has attacked his mother and put her in a coma, and only Nick can save her. But to do that he must scour the City of Sin for a man who is a myth, even among the many real gods and goddesses of the world. One whose name was whispered in the shadows as Nick fought demons and ancient gods over the last few months: Evan Constantine.But not even Constantine, crazy goddesses or hulked out demigods can prepare him for the one thing that scares him more than anything.Family.

When a rogue pack invades Gunnar's territory, turning people into werewolves against their will, it's up to Jenna to prevent an all-out war! A lone werewolf turns up on Jenna's property, and before she can stop him, Onyx chases him across the city. She tracks them down only to discover that a rogue werewolf pack has invaded Gunnar's territory. They've got a witch, and they're using magic to further their aims, upsetting the delicate balance the preternatural community has achieved with the humans. When one of Jenna's staunchest allies goes missing, and the intruders make a power grab, it falls to Jenna to stop an all-out war! If you like urban fantasy stories, full of action and adventure, mystery and magic, this series will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting more! Perfect for fans of Mercy Thompson and Harry Dresden!

A construction project to upgrade the Children's Petting Zoo in Meeachan Park unearths an archaeological site and inspires strange happenings and astounding transformations. Everyone and everything around this is faced with growth and change opportunities. Discussion of urban issues and possible resolutions. "Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true." - Aesop's Fables

Morrie è stato arrestato perché sospettato di omicidio. Mina sa che il Napoleone del Crimine, il suo truffatore preferito, è innocente. Ma come farà a dimostrare che l'hanno incastrato?Essere il ragno al centro di una vasta rete criminale è stato fonte di guai per Morrie. La lista dei suoi nemici è lunga... troppo lunga perché Mina e i suoi uomini possano sbrogliarla. Mina non ha nessun indizio da cui partire, e un'ombra proveniente dal passato di Morrie minaccia di distruggere tutto ciò per cui la nostra eroina ha lottato fino a ora.Se l'ex di Morrie arrivasse alla risoluzione dell'omicidio prima di loro, potrebbe essere la fine della Libreria Nevermore. Ma Mina sarà pronta a usare le sue doti da segugio contro il più importante consulente investigativo della letteratura?Se a questo si aggiungono un cucciolo turbolento, una madre impicciona, una lezione di cucina a base di scarafaggi e il loro acerrimo nemico ormai vicino, questo sarà il caso più difficile che Mina abbia mai affrontato. C'è solo un modo per ottenere le risposte di cui hanno bisogno, ma Heathcliff e Quoth saranno pronti al sacrificio estremo, pur di salvare la loro amica?I misteri della libreria Nevermore sono ciò che si ottiene quando tutti gli amanti del mondo dei libri prendono vita. Unisciti a un cupo antieroe, a un maestro del crimine, a un corvo impertinente e a un'eroina con un cuore grande (e una collezione di libri ancora più grande) nel libro 5 di questa appassionante serie di misteri paranormali reverse harem dell'autrice bestseller di USA Today Steffanie Holmes.