Bøger af Amanda M Lee

Wedding bells are about to ring for Poet Parker and Kade Denton. They just have to knock a few things off their list in Galveston, including getting a license, and then they will be ready to pledge themselves to one another forever.There's just one little problem.On their first night, right across the water, they watch the local vampires do a ritual on the beach. They don't sweat it too much until the police show up the next morning to ask them about the body that was found in the exact same location.It seems the vampires are up to something, and they're not the only ones. Trouble is back and the quiet week of rest and relaxation Poet was hoping for is about to go up in smoke.As Poet and her motley crew of paranormals dig deeper into the Galveston lore, they find more interesting tidbits than they can shake a loa at. Something magical-something dark and dangerous-has been controlling the island for a very long time. That's why no other paranormals can get a foothold in the area. It's also why the vampires seem to be serving a new master. Unfortunately for Mystic Caravan, that creature is now focused on them.Poet wants her big day. She wants a honeymoon to enjoy. It seems death is on the wedding reception menu, though, and it's going to take everybody working together to make sure Poet and Kade get their happily ever after.Lamias, dwarves, pixies, shifters, and loas are about to unite in a big fight. Who will win, though?

Weddings are supposed to be all about white veils, flowers and happily ever after. For Aisling Grimlock, she wants the ending ... but the journey isn't quite finished. Ever since her mother returned from the dead almost a year prior, Aisling has been riddled with doubts. Is Lily Grimlock a killer? What does she ultimately want? Does she have anyone's best interests at heart? All of those questions are about to be answered, although the person providing the information is one Aisling thought she would never see again. Another woman, another time, another mother. It's all coming together ... and the ultimate limit of Aisling's strength and fortitude is about to be tested. Cormack Grimlock is determined to give his daughter the wedding of her dreams. The four Grimlock brothers are determined to serve as protectors. And Griffin? He just wants a happy wife and to start a new life. There's only one thing standing in their way, one battle left to fight. The time is here. The Grimlocks are throwing down, and not everyone is going to make it out alive ... and happily ever after might ultimately be a dream.

Life should be good for Aisling Grimlock. She's engaged to a great guy, she's getting the hang of being a reaper, and her rich father spoils her rotten on a regular basis. All that changes when a series of storms hit and the Michigan populace starts turning downright dangerous. The streets are running with blood as people turn on one another for no good reason and the hospital is filling up with the sick and injured. That's on top of the ones who are dying in terrible fashion ... and leaving nothing but angst in their wake. Right from the beginning, Aisling is convinced the storms are magical in origin. Of course, because she's prone to theatrical fits, no one believes her ... until the storms hit a little too close to home and Aisling herself is in danger from the one person she trusts above all others. As a cop, Griffin Taylor is used to putting his life on the line. What he's not comfortable with is being a threat to the people he's supposed to be helping. The storms, you see, don't affect reapers but those they love are in a heap of danger. Aisling is determined to find the source of the storms, even if it leads to someone in her own family. She's willing to claw, scratch and fight until the danger is eliminated. She's also willing to whine, cajole and beg if it means she gets her way. A big fight is coming, and it will be under a cloudy sky. Will the Grimlocks live to reap another day or have they finally found an enemy that's big enough to take them out?

Aisling Grimlock should be happy. She's living with and engaged to the man of her dreams, her mother isn't eating people ... at least out in the open, her best friend is distracted by wedding details ... mostly, and there are zombies running around Detroit. Yeah, it's that last one that's driving her crazy ... especially because no one in her family believes her when she spouts the tall tale. Aisling Grimlock is a reaper in trouble. She's got big decisions in front of her and nonstop trouble chasing behind. The dead appear to be rising ... and they've got their eyes (and teeth, for that matter) trained on Aisling and her family. Even though the rest of the family thinks she's exaggerating - or even lying because she's looking for attention - they're determined to help before Aisling goes over the edge. It seems there might be a little something going on, and Aisling might have been right all along. You know what that means, right? Yes, she's doing her "I'm right" dance ... and then ducking for cover. It's going to take every Grimlock to fight this enemy, and even then, Aisling will be isolated in the end. The question is: Can she win the day or is she destined to join the creatures stalking her?

Christmas is supposed to be a happy time but Aisling Grimlock is feeling anything but festive. For her, the world seems to be shrinking and good cheer is hard to find. Her live-in boyfriend Griffin Taylor is in a good mood. His shopping is done, he's happy with their new living arrangements and his mother is coming to visit. This will be the first time she meets the Grimlock family ... and Aisling has her doubts about how smooth the meeting will go. Aisling's worry about meeting Griffin's mother takes a backseat when a new enemy appears, this one haunting Aisling in mirrors and turning up at the exact wrong time. The creature seems fascinated with Aisling - following her from one mirror to the next - and threatening her very survival. The Grimlocks are going to have to join together when one of their own goes down, banding together as a united front to make sure the thing they love most - their family - isn't torn apart. Christmas is coming ... and so is trouble. Survival isn't a given this year, but the Grimlocks won't give up without a fight.

Aisling Grimlock has a lot going on. Her boyfriend is keeping a secret ... with her brother. She's finally on her own collecting souls for the family reaping business. Oh, and her mother is back from the dead and may be eating people to keep herself alive. When trouble comes knocking and someone Aisling adores is left injured in the crossfire, she's out for blood and vengeance. Her brothers want to believe their mother is telling the truth - and part of Aisling does, too - but protecting those she loves is more important than buried memories. Griffin vows to stand by Aisling, but he's out of his element and worried the weight of the world may drag her down. He fears he doesn't have the strength to stop it. Aisling wants the truth, and she's willing to fight to get it. Sometimes a good lie is better than a bad truth, though, and Aisling might not like what she finds at the end of memory lane. The final fight is between good and evil, but who will end up on what side?

Aisling Grimlock's life is a mess. Her mother might be back from the dead. Wraiths appear to be after her again. Her father is definitely up to something. Michigan's most calamity-prone grim reaper is in a pickle, and the only one she can trust with a haunting secret is her boyfriend Griffin. Aisling is determined to find answers before she unloads a heavy dose of truth on her family, but when things become dangerous, Aisling's life is in jeopardy ... again. The wraiths are back and on the move, and their primary goal appears to be getting their hands on Aisling. They've enlisted other supernatural help this time, and when gargoyles literally start dropping from the sky Aisling has no choice but to be honest. The Grimlocks are at a crossroad. The only thing they know for certain is that they will fight together to make sure they don't die alone.

Grim and bear it. Being a grim reaper isn't easy, but answering to family is even worse. Between argumentative souls, overbearing older brothers and everyday nonsense, Aisling Grimlock has her hands full. When a run-of-the-mill job goes awry, Aisling finds herself in a mess. The soul she was supposed to collect is still amongst the living, and the man who wanted to kill him is dead instead. Detective Griffin Taylor is returning from an undercover assignment, and the first thing he wants to do is reconnect with Aisling. Her brother Aidan is giving him fits, though, and the rest of the family isn't making things much easier. When wraiths start showing up again, and a member of the Grimlock family is seriously hurt, it's all hands on deck for the final showdown. Unfortunately for the Grimlocks, they can never do anything the normal way. Aisling is chafing under worry and pressure, and her family is circling the wagons. It's going to take everyone working together to survive - and when the final fight is finally waged, a huge secret is revealed that will change the Grimlocks' world forever. Note: This is the second book in the Aisling Grimlock paranormal mystery series.

Grim(ace) while you work ... Aisling Grimlock is having a bad week. Well, actually, she's having a bad life -- not that she's complaining. Okay, she's totally complaining. After being laid off from her secretarial position, she has no choice but to join the family business, and now she's a full-time grim reaper. That's right. She collects and transfers souls to the hereafter. Cool, huh? Not quite. On the second day of her new job, Aisling (literally!) stumbles over a dead body that's not on her list and the stakes are suddenly raised because, when a name isn't on the list, that means someone stole it (and that's never a good thing). Aisling's family, which consists of a tempestuous father and four overbearing older brothers, are hot on the case - but the answers they're coming up with aren't exactly soothing. It seems a contingent of wraiths have descended on the area, and they're not just dangerous for unsuspecting souls and the general populace. The Grimlock family is at risk, too. If that weren't bad enough, Aisling finds herself inexplicably drawn to Detective Griffin Taylor - the police officer who considers her a murder suspect. Oh, and she's a wraith-magnet -- although, truth be told, she's more interested in Detective Taylor. Aisling is determined to prove that she has what it takes to be a great reaper - even if it means risking her life and proving her father and brothers wrong when it comes to her competence level. When things finally become clear, will Aisling survive long enough to make things right? Or, will she fall prey to the wraiths and the individual controlling them?

Hadley Hunter came to Moonstone Bay to find herself. That included finding her passion in life. She just didn't think it would involve becoming mayor.She has no qualifications, other than being a powerful witch.Half the town is rooting against her.The other half is just sitting back to see what happens.Only a handful of people are rooting for her, but they're the only ones who matter.When a body appears on the beach, one that's been stabbed in the back and surrounded by curse runes in blood, Hadley finds her attention split. She might be the new mayor, but she's also interested in what killed a former member of the power-hungry DDA.The investigation involves old grudges, hidden files, a new witch in town, and the island's biggest secret. Hadley isn't ready for any of it, but she's not going to have a choice.Someone on the island is trying to keep dark information from coming to light, and it's going to put them all in danger.So, brace yourselves, because the new mayor is about to face a very old problem. Can she solve the case and keep the island safe? That's anybody's guess, but the odds are stacked against her.

Charlie Rhodes joined the Legacy Foundation because she was looking for information on who she was. More important, she wanted to know why she could do the things she could do.What she found out changed the course of her life.Now the big fight is almost upon her. She's supposed to be in New Orleans practicing her new abilities so she can be ready for that fight, but a local legend might derail everything.Every state has its own version of the Bigfoot legend. In New Orleans, the beast is called the Rougarou and usually only appears following a great tragedy. The murder of some innocent teenagers in the French Quarter is just such a tragedy...but the killing isn't over. No, not by a long shot.Even though she knows she's supposed to be focusing on the enemy that's coming for her, Charlie can't stop herself from digging into the case of the Rougarou...and what she finds might just send her over the edge.New Orleans is the type of city that holds a million secrets. Charlie is about to discover a big one.With the help of her motley crew of characters-including a visiting mage who is determined to help and a fledgling crossroads demon who is determined to be a hindrance-Charlie has a battle in front of her. It will be good practice for the big one, which is right around the corner.She just has to survive long enough to fight both enemies.It won't be as easy as anybody wants it to be.

Chestnuts are roasting. Jingle bells are rocking. The halls are about to be decked.In other words, Christmas is about to hit Hemlock Cove. Hard.There's just one little problem...or maybe two. Okay, there are three big problems plaguing Bay Winchester before she can enjoy the holidays.The first is that the warden who lost his job thanks to a prison break weeks before is determined to stalk Bay until she magically fixes his life. He keeps showing up in the oddest of places and making the sort of demands she can't fulfill.The second involves Aunt Tillie, who has decided to gift her nemesis Margaret Little a special spell rather than a lump of coal this holiday season. It involves her Christmas decorations taking on a life-and voice-of their own. The spell, however, isn't nearly as contained as it was supposed to be.When a body shows up at the local private school, that means it's one problem too many for Bay. And she doesn't know which problem to solve first.The headmistress of the school was involved in a convoluted affair with father of one of her students. The list of suspects who wanted her dead was long and sundry, however.All Bay wants is to surprise her husband with a dog for Christmas and to eat her weight in cookies. She has to save the day first, though.Murder, mayhem, and mistletoe are on the menu.Death might not be far behind.Buckle up, because the Santa decorations are coming to town.

Christmas is right around the corner, and Stormy Morgan is ready to celebrate for the first time in years. She's been dreaming of one thing...Shadow Hills' infamous Christmas festival.There's just one little problem.When helping her new friend Easton pick out clothes in the thrift store, Stormy discovers the owner is missing. What's worse, it looks as if there was a struggle in the back room. What happened to the married mother of one?Stormy gets her boyfriend Hunter Ryan involved and they start searching. The only thing they can ascertain with any certainty is that there's a hint of magic pulsing around the town, and maybe it has something to do with the disappearance.Stormy has her hands full with gnome shifters and her old high school nemesis, so a missing person's case isn't something she's looking forward to. She has no choice but to dig, though. Her conscious won't allow the alternative.Stormy might be new at the magic contest, but she understands winning. When another person disappears, she realizes she's playing the wrong game.In a world where fire rules, cold is about to claim them all. Can Stormy win? She's about to find out. Come along for the ride.

Scout Randall's life has taken more turns than she was ready for, and it's a new dawn in Hawthorne Hollow.Her parents have arrived on the scene, and it turns out, they've been hiding in the shadows for years waiting for her.The prophecy that foretold her winning what should be an unwinnable war, has enemies crawling out of the woodwork.And, worst of all, she's grappling with the realization that one of her own has betrayed her.It's too much for Scout to deal with, which means that the snowmen popping up around town and acting like sentries are barely a blip. When Bigfoot joins the fray, however, Scout realizes trouble is afoot.All Scout wants is a few weeks to catch her breath. That's not in the cards. Her life is starting to spiral, and now that she knows who the enemy is, the only thing she's certain of is that she doesn't have the strength to fight him.Hawthorne Hollow is a magical nexus, and all the players are lining up. The ultimate fight isn't far away, so when new faces appear, it's easy to question if they're friend or foe.Who will come out victorious?

Avery Shaw is looking forward to a quiet-but entertaining-day in court when a furious plaintiff takes off after losing what Avery believes to be one of the funniest cases she's ever covered. Avery gives chase because she wants an interview, and her life is thrown into turmoil during the melee that follows.Alice Wendell likes to sue people. She's made a name for herself suing neighbors, police officers, dogs, and even dates. That's why, when a car is aimed at her in downtown Mount Clemens, it's not exactly a surprise. The ensuing explosion is, however, and Avery is there for the unfortunate aftermath.When she wakes in the hospital following a serious head injury, she finds Alice is dead...and maybe not from the blast that took out the clocktower downtown.Once back on her feet, Avery is determined to chase the case. Her boss, husband, and the very annoyed sheriff in charge of the death investigation have other plans...and they involve Avery being pushed to the puff piece beat until she's no longer shaky from the explosion.Avery Shaw is not going down without a fight, however. She's determined to get to the bottom of things, even if she dies in the process.There's something hinky going on at the biggest hospital in the county, and Avery won't stop until she knows exactly what that something is. That puts a target on her back, and the individual aiming at that target just might have the upper hand.It's a fight to the finish for Macomb County's favorite reporter. Will she survive to claim yet another win, or is this finally the end for Avery Shaw?

Luna Thorn sprang into being in the middle of the night in a downtown Detroit park years ago. She had no memory of her past and no idea what the future would hold for her. The only thing she possessed was magic...and the determination to win at all costs.She's finally about to get the answers she's been looking for .There are zombies popping up on Detroit's mean inner city streets. They're not normal zombies, however. They move fast and don't go down under the usual methods. They have a mission, though, and the only thing that stops them is death.Luna knows someone is controlling them, but who? She's determined to find answers on her own, but the people who know her best and love her most refuse to let her fight this battle without backup.Luna has been a loner for as long as she can remember, but her blood is running hot these days after joining with a phoenix, and news that she's a traveler-a being that can jump through time-has her second-guessing every decision she's ever made.Detroit is about to be rocked by death and destruction. The question is, will Luna be the saint protecting it or the sinner bringing it down?Things are about to change for everybody, and it's impossible to know who will rise from the ashes.The fight between good and evil, the past and the present, is on, and Luna will be right in the middle of it for better or worse.The world is about to burn.

Mystic Caravan has hit Texas, and things are supposed to be quiet in Austin. The only thing of note in a city that praises itself for being weird is the nest of vampires that rules the town.They're not the ones wreaking havoc this time, however.Poet Parker knows something is up when a walk near the river results in an attack from a manic man with an ax. When he disappears just as quickly as he appeared, however, she knows something magical is afoot.It seems Austin is trapped in the clutches of a bored being, and her way of entertaining herself includes bringing urban legends to life...and unleashing them on the city.Poet has fought every type of magic imaginable, but this one leaves her flummoxed. It's almost as if she's dealing with a child mentally. Magically, however, she's dealing with a monster.Urban legends aren't the only thing putting Austin in an uproar. The visiting loas-both of whom are there for Poet-are also drawing attention...and from all the wrong people.Some magics are too strong to fight. Poet is not the sort of hero who can turn her back on people in need, however. Even if it means putting herself at risk to save them.Poet has new magic at her disposal. Now she has to learn how to use it...or they will all perish.It's a fight to the finish, and who will come out on the other side is anybody's guess.

Scott Randall is settling in with the northern Lower Michigan branch of Spell's Angels. She's feeling bold, brash ... and just a little bit flirty thanks to her burgeoning relationship with Gunner Stratton, a shifter whose father happens to serve as the chief of police in Hawthorne Hollow.Things are going well ... until they're not.A group of shifters who used to live in the area have returned and they're up to something. Right from the start, Scout is suspicious but she can't quite explain why. Then, when a local homeless man is found dead - with Scout's name literally carved into him - she starts to believe that she's being set up to take a fall.Gunner is determined to help. His history with the shifters in question makes things difficult, though. On top of everything else, it becomes apparent that the dead guy's ties to Scout run deep ... like genetically deep. He's related to her, and for a woman who was abandoned as a child, it's a hard blow to absorb.Gunner is determined to stick close as the warring wolves close ranks and start issuing threats. It's going to take everybody working together to find the answers Scout desperately needs, including uncovering the secret of her past. When one of their own is taken, Scout has no choice but to put her full cache of magic on display.It's going to be a fight to the finish, rival gangs going at one another, and only one side will be victorious.Which one will it be?

Avery Shaw wants things to go back to normal but it's not easy when she's the current darling of the Detroit media market. Everybody wants a piece of her, and she prefers covering the news rather than being part of it. That's why she jumps at the chance to cover a quadruple murder on the lake, even though it's her day off.Avery realizes right away that the murders weren't a crime of passion. No, this was a planned hit, and it leads her to look at the old mob faces in the county, who don't exactly want to invite her into their homes.When has not being wanted ever stopped Avery? Never, and that's not changing today.With war brewing at home thanks to some pesky ducks, a family that refuses to stay out of her business, and a new television reporter trying to be her, Avery has her hands full. That doesn't mean she's going to give in to defeat.Mob hits are one thing. Hits that target children are another. Avery refuses to let the case go, even when it seems the killer has decided to target her.Avery doesn't lose. Winning this one might be more than she can handle, however. Not all answers are welcome, and when the truth comes out on this one, Avery might just find she would've been better off letting it go.

Avery Shaw thought she'd seen it all. Then she gets the sort of call she never expected.Buried in a part of the city she never visits, across the road from the Dairy Queen of all places, is Antique Dolls. It's a niche strip club featuring dancers over the age of 40 ... and a very unique clientele.When a masked intruder comes barreling into the club firing a gun and hits the owner, Avery is intrigued. When she gets to the hospital and hears that the local police secreted away a politician under the cover of flashing lights and jurisdiction problems, she's practically frothing at the mouth.Finding a motive for the shooting should be easy, but when a secretive lifestyle minister inserts himself into the investigation, Avery is left spinning. He's got a colorful past and an army of followers willing to fight for him.What he doesn't have is Avery Shaw. She's determined to uncover the truth, even if it means putting herself in danger. When Grandpa and Mario decide to help-Mario going as far as to position himself as an undercover dancer-Avery has more backup than she bargained for.Information is coming at her from all sides, and so is danger.Avery Shaw doesn't lose. This time, however, there might not be a winner.

Scout Randall thought killing the master vampire threatening those she loved would make everybody safe. She was wrong.One dying utterance changed everything.Yolanda Stratton haunts Hawthorne Hollow like an oily shadow of death. Gunner, the son she tried to kill, tries to pretend that he doesn't care that she might have answers. He's not fooling anybody. Graham, the husband who wishes he would've killed her twenty years before, is resigned to the games she will play. And Scout? She's ready to face off with the face of abject evil, even if it comes at a cost.Just who will be paying that price, however?Yolanda won't explain why the lone zombie that appeared behind the Rusty Cauldron boasted the same symbol she had branded into her shoulder years before. She won't explain why the past is playing so heavily into the present. She definitely won't explain why the new witch in town is after Scout...and isn't afraid to play dirty to end her life.Scout is a witch with a plan but outthinking an enemy she doesn't understand could be the end of her.There's a whisper on the wind...and it speaks of death. Who will fall?

Storm season has hit Moonstone Bay and with it comes a whole lot of trouble.Hadley Hunter thinks she's ready for what's to come, but she's not. Before the storms can wreak havoc on her life, though, she has something even more frightening to deal with ... lunch with her boyfriend Galen Blackwood's mother.Despite her best intentions, things don't go as smoothly as Hadley envisioned. Before she has a chance to deal with that, though, the storms bring another surprise in the form of an unconscious woman on the beach and a yacht that keeps appearing (and then disappearing) with each subsequent storm.Hadley can't wrap her head around what's happening, especially when news breaks regarding the identity of the individual who was found in front of the lighthouse. It seems she's the wife of a very rich and powerful man ... who disappeared a year before. In addition to that, the couple had two daughters with them at the time their boat fell off the map. What happened to them?It's a race against time for Hadley and her motley band of paranormal friends. They must find the yacht and uncover every horrible secret one family has managed to bury beneath a deep blue sea ... and they have to do it with a monster on their tails.At the heart of almost every family is love. At the heart of this one is despair. Somehow, Hadley will have to overcome her worst fears to become the best witch she possibly can.Here's hoping she's up to the challenge.

Local news reporter Avery Shaw's week is going from bad to worse.It's bad enough there's a dead body in the parking lot of the newspaper, but when the investigation into the death leads to drugs - and a tie to her own family - things continue to spiral downward.If she could focus on that, though, it would just be another normal week. Constant run-ins with both the men in her life, a missing cousin, and that nagging little problem with her grandfather -- who insists on running around his yard naked -- are all combining for one heck of a headache.Avery is going to get the story - even if it means taking down her own cousin. Surviving to file that story, though, that's a whole other problem altogether.

Hemlock Cove is celebrating a magical birthday, and familiar faces from different places are descending on the town to participate in the party.Everyone is looking forward to the festivities except Bay Winchester, who would rather be hiding from her high school nemesis than chatting her up in the town square.Lila Stevens hasn't changed since graduation, and Bay remains her favorite target. Bay would like to ignore her, but Lila isn't making it easy - especially when she sets her sights on FBI Agent Landon Unfortunately for Bay, she can't focus on that predicament when the Hemlock Cove Savings & Loan is held up and a local teller is shot. When suspicion falls upon Sam Cornell, the Winchesters have to gather together to prove his innocence (or guilt).Clove is despondent, Thistle is on a revenge mission and Aunt Tillie is ... well ... Aunt Tillie. As usual, the Winchester witches are in an uproar.As the clues start to fit together, Bay realizes she has to wade through a pack of lies to find the truth. With Landon by her side, and Lila nipping at her heels, Bay is going to have to find a way to survive and keep her family together.

Poet Parker is living a new reality now that she knows what she is. Unfortunately for her, she still doesn't know what she can do ... and she doesn't think she's going to figure it out in Little Rock, Arkansas.Since her uncle Sidney is in tow, Poet is hopeful for a quiet week. Little Rock has never been a hotbed of activity. Quiet isn't what she gets, however.What started as an irritation on the pedestrian bridge turns into a full-blown attack. It seems Little Rock has a seedy underbelly after all, and it's something Poet was never expecting.There's a craven on the loose, a woman who can control actions and emotions ... and she's set her sights on Kade. The craven has a specific type, and Kade fits it to a tee. Unfortunately for him, the craven's victims all end up dead.Poet is determined to keep her loved ones safe, but it's proving to be more difficult than she anticipated. With half her army vulnerable to the craven, Poet has to fight her own people, even as she desperately tries to protect them at the same time.Poet's new powers are necessary for the fight, but is she ready to embrace them? When the loas join the party and make things worse-because that's what they do-things spiral.It's up to Poet to fix what's been broken. That is if she can.

Avery Shaw's life is a mess - and that's putting it mildly.County Commissioner Tad Ludington is on the warpath, and his complaints haven't fallen on deaf ears. The new publisher is watching the staff - and Avery is of particular interest. As punishment, he's decided to bust her down to sports - and no one is happy about it.The sports editor hates her, and the rest of the staff is struggling to tolerate her. As for Avery? Her new world has sent her into a tailspin, and no one can console her - even long-suffering boyfriend Eliot, who can't deal with Avery's depression (or constant attitude).She desperately wants to chase the story swirling around the dead girl found on a high school's football field. Instead, she's forced to sit through wrestling meets and basketball games.She's not happy, and that means everyone around her isn't happy. No, to be fair, they're downright miserable.When Avery's current assignment crosses paths with the story she wants to chase, things come to a head. There's a tangled web of steroids, obnoxious teenagers, and sketchy coaches to unravel. When you compound that with Grandpa and Mario's new business venture - they're running a traveling food truck and taking it to local high schools - Avery's tenuous grasp on reality is starting to fray.Then there's that whole "Jake thing" - you know, how he told her he loved her when he thought he was dying - and Avery is also expending a lot of energy hiding from him.Can this long-suffering reporter climb her way out of sports and survive when she becomes a target yet again?

Look out Sin City, here comes the Mystic Caravan Circus. The city that never sleeps has something lurking in the darkness and Poet Parker can't decide if it's friend or foe. The rich history of the area comes into play when research uncovers a mine disaster more than a hundred years in the past ... and a tragic outcome that still haunts the locale to this day. Between dust storms bringing forth a creature with glowing red eyes, screams in the desert and Poet's increasing conviction that they're not alone, the team has their hands full. That's on top of the fact that Max decides now is the time to make his move and get to know his son - who also happens to be Poet's boyfriend - in a new light and the unwelcome realization that Luke has seemingly become obsessed with gambling. Poet's attention is split in numerous directions, although Luke's quagmire is closest to her heart. She wants to help her best friend, even as he spirals out of control. He's not the same best friend she's spent the past few years loving, but she's determined to get him back ... even if it means facing off with some of Las Vegas' most perilous residents. The mystical world of the circus is due to collide with the dangerous underbelly of the gambling world and the two sides might not be as far apart as they initially assume. When the dust storm settles - and the final battle is upon them - more than one person will be in danger ... and Poet will have to make a hard choice to protect those she loves while sacrificing someone else to the unending darkness. It's the ultimate game, but money isn't the only thing at risk.

Aisling Grimlock has a lot going on. Her boyfriend is keeping a secret ... with her brother. She's finally on her own collecting souls for the family reaping business. Oh, and her mother is back from the dead and may be eating people to keep herself alive. When trouble comes knocking and someone Aisling adores is left injured in the crossfire, she's out for blood and vengeance. Her brothers want to believe their mother is telling the truth - and part of Aisling does, too - but protecting those she loves is more important than buried memories. Griffin vows to stand by Aisling, but he's out of his element and worried the weight of the world may drag her down. He worries he doesn't have the strength to stop it. Aisling wants the truth, and she's willing to fight to get it. Sometimes a good lie is better than a bad truth, though, and Aisling might not like what she finds at the end of memory lane. The final fight is between good and evil, but who will end up on what side?

Scout Randall has lived her life in the shadows, always wondering who abandoned her when she was a child and where the magic she boasts came from. Finally, she is about to get some answers.It won't be easy, though.After a wild fight that saw shifters and vampires joining together to battle under an eclipse, things in Hawthorne Hollow are relatively quiet. Scout's newly-found sister is locked in a cell, her grandfather is laying low, and the enemy appears to be regrouping.That allows Scout and her boyfriend Gunner to make a trip to her childhood home. Upon their return, a shifter attacks and throws their world into a tailspin. He's easily dispatched but appears to be suffering from a magical infection that has his body wasting and his mind collapsing.It's up to Spell's Angels to figure out what's going on, and because nothing is ever easy for Scout, the investigation is going to be harder than she imagined.It seems there's a new top vampire in town, and his powers are extensive for a creature who wasn't born into his legacy. On top of that, he's crossed paths with Scout before and knows exactly how to push her buttons.Scout is a fighter but the world is closing in on her. She's going to need her new co-workers and the family she doesn't know to help her out on this one ... and even then nothing is a given.The road before her is winding but answers are finally here. Scout will finally know what she is. Whether she survives long enough to benefit from the knowledge is completely up in the air.

Aisling Grimlock may be the center of the Grimlock world but that doesn't mean her father and brothers don't have opinions ... or adventures of their own. Join Cormack, Redmond, Cillian, Braden and Aidan as they navigate a brave new world ... and try to keep Aisling out of trouble at the same time. This five-novella omnibus includes Grim Like Me, Grim & The City, Now & Grim, Grim & Bear It, and The Grim & The Dead. Look out world, things are about to get grim.