Bøger af Katherine Gilbert

A 52-year-old hunter, the younger dragon who loves her, and a teenage hunter-in-training, all in a cottage in a magical garden (to say nothing of the three elves, eight witches, a sisterly dragon, and the cat sent by a goddess) . . . Diana Barksdale has been a hunter for the Diana Council for most of her life, working as an avatar for the Roman goddess Diana by finding and eliminating those magical creatures who are causing harm. Known only as Barksdale (because what else do you do in a group with hundreds of women, all named Diana?), she's sacrificed any personal life to serve the goddess's will. But now she's been sent on a far more terrifying mission--training a 14-year-old girl. Harrison David has been in love with Barksdale ever since he woke up to find her spear at his throat. As a dragon, loving only one person makes him a bit of an outcast, but, now that his mother the dragon queen has sent him to live with Barksdale and help her train a new Diana, none of that matters. What does is that there's a threat growing in their beautiful new home, one his dragon senses detect only too well--and he'll do whatever it takes to protect the woman he loves and their young trainee. Artemis (Miz) Montero's hope is simply to get through each day unscathed. As a foster child, she's used to ending up in questionable situations. But a house in a huge public garden where an old woman tells her she's going to become an avatar for a Roman goddess? That's not just questionable. That's crazy! Still, the three of them will need to work together to create a new kind of follower for the goddess. Because there's something wrong with the Diana Council, and, if they don't fix it, they may all be dead. Joined by more magical teenagers than Barksdale can shake her bow and arrow at, they'll have to find a way to heal the land and make several goddesses happy, or they may not live to fight another day. The Eternal Hunt is a perfect introduction to the More in Heaven and Earth universe. Continuing readers will delight in visits from dozens of old friends, while new readers can easily enjoy the loads of quirky humor, romance, and suspense of this unusual contemporary fantasy with plenty of mythological twists. On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7. *Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms. The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. These intriguing tales can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce the reader to a variety of fascinating characters throughout the many unique locales of this exciting world.

In a town where magic rules, how do you keep it from destroying everything precious?Salem, Massachusetts is more famous for its hysteria than its magic, but on the other side of the bespelled barrier, witches do exist, an entire community where those with the most magic wield the most power.Emma Goodwinter has lived there all her life but has always questioned the way things are. Now a young witch of 50 on the brink of converting into her full sorcerer's powers, she has no idea that those questions will be turned into outright rebellion, all brought on by the arrival of an unscheduled steam train.Physician Dr. Frederick Everly is used to his mundane life in 19th-century Boston, but when the train he is in derails and he must confront evil magic to save an infant's life, he's suddenly thrown into a confounding world almost a century and a half away from where he started.Drawn to this unwilling time traveler from the start, Emma quickly realizes that Frederick, too, is becoming a sorcerer. But his is a wild conversion, entirely untrained--the type which legends say can only lead to madness or death.Quickly discovering themselves in a life-and-death struggle with Frederick's all-too-magical, and far too malevolent, family, Emma and Frederick must help him survive his conversion and find a way to fight the conspirators, all while facing terrifying new truths about Emma's past. But how will two unconverted sorcerers stop a conspiracy which began before their births and has already infected the lives of four different generations?Katherine Gilbert, author of the quirky urban fantasy series, More in Heaven and Earth, shows a more serious side in this contemporary fantasy tale of witches, magic, and dangerous conspiracies (with a small side of quirk). On a Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is about a 2.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. These intriguing tales can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce the reader to a variety of fascinating characters throughout the many unique locales of this exciting world.

A woman who can see past lives falling in love with a man who's been dead for 100 years--should be easy, right? Um, no.Teena Jones has always known about being murdered in her past life. That's no biggie. But when she falls in love with a revenant, things get complicated. Still, can't a girl break up with the undead man she loves for reasons even she doesn't understand without the Magical Council sticking their noses in? If only.The Hon. William Ambrose Deighton was the younger son of a minor baron a century or so ago, and nothing in that lifetime prepared him for the afterlife he's living. Or for Teena, who--despite the fact that they're perfect for each other--won't let him love her.But suddenly the Council comes calling. It seems Teena's murderer has been reincarnated and is leaving behind bodies again--including Teena's, if she doesn't look out. Together with the Council's Outer Banks Irregulars--which include a psychic, a sorcerer, a dog-shaped magical parolee, a revenant who dreams of the circus, and a drag queen vampire--they need to figure out why, and how to stop him.Still, as they race across Europe, through stately homes, stone cairns, Parisian cemeteries, and ancient Venice--not to mention a ride on the Orient Express--the case becomes much more complex. It seems this killer has accomplices from his former life, and, this time, the changes they plot will drag the world into a cruel and heartless past from which it might never escape. Can the paranormal world's weirdest (and occasionally entirely unprepared) detectives find a way to stop them?Shadows from Another Life is a perfect introduction to the More in Heaven and Earth universe. Continuing readers will delight in visits from dozens of old friends, while new readers can easily enjoy the loads of quirky humor, romance, and intense suspense of this paranormal roadtrip meets funny, magical, and creepy paranormal mystery.On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. These intriguing tales can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce the reader to a variety of fascinating characters throughout the many unique locales of this exciting world.

She's just a girl with a dog-shaped magical parolee. How did she end up having to search for a serial killer?Gillian Sternbach is used to being overlooked. As the granddaughter of a famous, and dangerously-powerful, witch, she didn't actually end up with much magic besides the ability to see and interact with ghosts, which often feels more like a curse than a blessing.Still, she's fine with her life as a parole officer for the Magical Council, looking after some of the less-dangerous magical miscreants, such as her current full-time charge, George, who's rather mouthy for a man now trapped in the body of a fluffy Highland terrier. Even with her tendency to be a bit of a cryptid magnet, she doesn't have any complaints.Then, out of the blue, the Magical Council puts her on the case of a terrifying serial killer who leaves a Victorian postcard at each of his crime scenes through England and America. They team her up with Nassar Farouq, a sorcerer who's way too attractive and kind to be good for her timid heart. Why she's on the case is a mystery, until she learns that all of the killer's previous victims seem to have connections to her.Now, instead of her usual quiet life, Gillian and Nassar, with George the dog in tow, are chasing through every odd and supernatural spot on a multi-continent and cross-country trip to find a killer. From a Victorian cemetery in London to America and an abandoned town, a swamp where legends live, a sunken city, a creepy antebellum ruin, a haunted former insane asylum, and finally the wreck-strewn shores of the Graveyard of the Atlantic, she and Nassar will have to try to discover her connection to the killer and stop him before he kills again, especially since--as the murderer's taunts make clear--his next victim is likely to be her.Postcards from Another World is a perfect introduction to the More in Heaven and Earth universe. Continuing readers will delight in visits from dozens of old friends, while new readers can easily enjoy the loads of quirky humor, romance, and intense suspense of this paranormal roadtrip meets funny, magical, and creepy paranormal mystery.On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. These intriguing tales can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce the reader to a variety of fascinating characters throughout the many unique locales of this exciting world.

What do you get when you put together a girl who shoots lightning, a magical boy with a feline familiar perched on his head, and a bunch of cosplaying vampires? Trouble.When Evan Brendan is forced to chase an escaped gryphon to an island occupied primarily by clueless tourists, a famous lighthouse, and the occasional giant teddy bear left on a motorcycle, he discovers a scared runaway teenager with lightning powers she can't control. Despite her objections and his better judgment, he takes his father's advice and recruits her for The Will, the secret organization he's reluctantly been part of since birth. But what terrible secrets from her past might he be bringing into his well-ordered world?Suddenly finding herself in a parallel dimension in a mansion complete with a cryptic gryphon, a silent revenant, a disturbing, too-pretty boy who smells like cinnamon, and his quirky feline familiar, Carrie Summerland has to learn to cope with her little-understood powers. But after a nightmarish initiation into this highly-dubious supernatural organization, can she trust these seeming new friends--or her own emotions?Amid the haunted landscape of Jekyll Island, Georgia, where ancient oak trees drip with Spanish moss and hide the island's dark past, Evan and Carrie must discover the secrets that The Will and Evan's father are hiding and dig into the truths of Carrie's past. With the help of the occasionally pirate-garbed vampires of Savannah, Georgia, and hindered, helped, or confused by Evan's past inamorati (a gamine tree nymph and a much-too-flirty succubus), they must find the source of a growing vampire madness and stop whoever is using it to try to take over the world.On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth books are a series of paranormal romantic dramedies all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. They can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce you to a variety of fascinating characters, as they take you to various parts of this unusual earth.

A cursed ring. A forgotten grave. A magical enemy. Can Annabella escape her family's fate?Annabella has done her best to put behind her all memories of her childhood being raised as an unwanted ward in the gothic family mansion. As the secretary to the flamboyant Errol, Duke of Winchester, she's seen the world and avoided her family's clutches.But now she must return to that elegantly-decayed, antebellum house on the historic Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, where the "moonlight and magnolias" atmosphere hides some deadly family secrets. Returning for the wake of her aged relative, Henrietta, who hasn't left her South of Broad showplace for decades, Annabella walks into the chilly embrace of her Cousin Beatrix and the woman's much-too-attractive new assistant, Armand, whose words of encouragement and warning keep arriving inexplicably in her mind.In just a few hours, the house reclaims her. She finds herself waking up in her deceased relative's bed and clothes, Henrietta's ring on an unremovable chain around her neck. And, even as she begins to realize that magic is real and her friends and Armand hope to save her with it, it's starting to look as though the terrifying mansion and its demonic secrets may never let her leave.Katherine Gilbert, author of the quirky More in Heaven and Earth urban fantasy series, shows a more serious side in this chilling Southern Gothic tale (but not without a bit of quirk!). On a Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is about a 3.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. They can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce you to a variety of fascinating characters, as they take you to various parts of this unusual earth.

Lala Stewart always knew she wanted to run away with the circus. She just didn't realize that it would include murder and witches.For years, Lala has lived, worked, and practiced for nothing but her chance to fly high above the crowds. So when the Clear Light Circus needs a fill-in flyer, it seems like a dream come true, especially when she meets her attractive new partner, Alessandro Almodovar.But everything at the circus is weirder than she thought. A Mr. Dark-wannabe ringmaster? Oh, yeah. Animal acts which interact with humans without leashes or cages and seem unreasonably self-aware? Yep. And that says nothing of the fact that she finds out she's now living in the Murder Trailer.For Alessandro, her arrival is unwelcome. After weeks of trying to investigate the previous deaths and disappearances at the circus for Supernatural Oversight, the last thing he needs is another girl flyer to look after, especially one he's much too attracted to. He already has his hands full with flirty ghosts, suspicious wolves, and backwoods townies who seem a little too interested in who might get murdered next.But neither of them gets a break, as the accidents and clues keep piling up. Now, together, they're going to have to figure out who's behind the deaths and stop them, before the next accident proves fatal--or they might find out that they're the ones falling without a net.The Spectral Circus is a perfect introduction to the More in Heaven and Earth universe. Continuing readers will delight in visits from dozens of old friends, while new readers can easily enjoy the loads of quirky humor, romance, and gothic circus chills of this dark circus tale meets funny, magical, and creepy paranormal mystery.On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. These intriguing tales can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce the reader to a variety of fascinating characters throughout the many unique locales of this exciting world.

Growing up in a cult's compound sets a pretty high threshold for weird, but Gabriela still isn't ready for this.Raised to hunt the undead and supernatural, she's used to following orders, however reluctantly. But when on her latest mission she meets a man who claims to be the Archangel Michael, her life takes an even stranger turn.For Michael, being captured in human form and forced to hunt treasures is unpleasant and confusing. While he knows this must be a heavenly mission, just what he's supposed to be accomplishing is unclear, but then so are many of The Lady's ineffable decisions, all-powerful deities being what they are. Still, when he meets his closest angelic brother in very human--and female!--form, suddenly his existence makes even less sense.Thrown together with a memory-wiped Gabriela, they're surrounded by some extremely odd new friends: a seductive Egyptian goddess, a Finnish goddess with a penchant for bootie shorts and eviscerating her enemies, ghosts of actors who are obsessed with putting on just one last show, and an unusual yet friendly, mostly-human couple who insist on always carrying around their quirky black cat.The more they learn about their captor's intentions, the more unsettled they are by whatever he plans to bring to life. Can they work together to free themselves, return the stolen treasures, and stop their enemy's evil plans before any more innocents can be destroyed?Children of the Gods is both perfect for the new reader to the More in Heaven and Earth universe and will reintroduce long-time readers to many old friends from previous tales.On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. These intriguing tales can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce the reader to a variety of fascinating characters throughout the many unique locales of this exciting world.

A werewolf, a witch, and a vampire walk into a murder scene . . .Sgt. Marilyn Jaye of Supernatural Oversight (the investigative unit for all things which bump a bit too much in the night) is having a frustrating day. What should have been a simple case of a murdered ghoul has spun entirely out of control. It's bad enough that she's getting distracted from her investigations by her unreasonable attraction to Henry, a young werewolf with a terrible case of PTSD (Post-Turn Stress Disorder), especially since every Tom, Fang, and Hairy (previously known as her sensible friends) tells her she's destined to be with him. Worse, her distraction allows a second murder victim to turn up, one of the gentlemanly Victorian vampires who lives in Highgate Cemetery. If that isn't enough, the vicious werewolf who attacked and turned Henry is still on the loose. London's creatures of the night seem to be in trouble, and it's her job to protect them.Marilyn is determined to find the killer and the rogue wolf, but she'll need a lot of help. That will include her friends, Hanover (Henry's handsome Alpha and Marilyn's ex-lover) and Julius Beer (a vampire who watches over his distressed comrades in Highgate from his ornate mausoleum). Also alternately helping or annoying her are the other members of the S.O., including her powerful sorcerer boss, the eternal spirit of Romantic poet William Blake, her ex-NYPD partner, a pool (yes, an actual pool) of secretarial sirens, and an imp who's in love with a cat. Even Henry has to tag along. And they better solve the case soon, because the killer has made it clear that she's the next target.This humorous, cross-genre paranormal mystery/urban fantasy/paranormal romance will make you fall in love with all of London's quirky supernatural residents.On a Katherine Gilbert wackiness scale of 1-to-10 sarcastic talking cats*, this one is a 7.*Warning: Not all stories contain talking cats. Wackiness may take other forms.The More in Heaven and Earth series is all set in the same magical universe filled with angels, witches, werewolves, demons, vampires, ghosts, and many other supernatural creatures. They can be read in any order or as stand-alones and will introduce you to a variety of fascinating characters, as they take you to various parts of this unusual earth.