Best of
Urban-Fantasy

2022

Love & Curse Making


Kelly St. Clare - 2022
    And at twenty-two years old, running a paranormal dating agency with my bestie and living in the magical society of Nepos is an amazing life.Not gonna lie though, it’d be better with a little action. Kissing, maybe? A one-armed hug? Heck, after three years, I’ll take a man touching my bedsheets. Or would if this curse didn't 100 percent block me from romance.When my ‘extinct’ brand of magic explodes in the presence of true love, the off-the-charts sexy but infuriatingly bored Detective Devereaux gets involved. And let me tell you, ladies, there are m-u-s-c-l-e-s under his long coat!So I’m cursed and dodging the law and trying to put more love in the world each day. And now some creep is digging up heart elemental bodies.Seriously. How is it only Monday?If you enjoy books by C.N. Crawford, Ilona Andrews, K.F. Breene, and Patricia Briggs, then you’ll love this vibrant supernatural society where magical creatures burst from every storefront and love is complicated.

Witch in Retrograde: Midlife Spirit Guides Paranormal Women's Fiction


Wendy Wang - 2022
    She's lost her husband of 25 years, but after a few months everyone in her life is ready for her to move on and stop grieving. She's also been saddled with a horrific murder case she hasn't been able to solve. On top of everything else, every spell she casts these days seems to go wrong, and her quirky spirit guide is no help at all.Not good news for a witch who uses her magic to catch criminals.When the murderer who got away from her strikes again, she knows she'll need magic to find him. But once he's aware that Sarah Jane is both the lead detective on the case and a witch, it becomes a game of cat and mouse as he turns his attentions on her.It will take more than just good instincts and training to catch the self-proclaimed Goddess Maker before he strikes again. To win this deadly game, Sarah Jane will need all her magic, not to mention a little help from her unpredictable spirit guide.If you like Paranormal Women’s Fiction, witches and their quirky families, ghosts, psychics and murder mysteries, you will love The Midlife Spirit Guides series.

Packing Serious Magical Mojo (Twisted Sisters Midlife Maelstrom, #1)


Brenda Trim - 2022
    They need a site to expand their business, and none of them is a stranger to the occasional escapade. Little do they know buying Willowberry Plantation House will be the biggest adventure of their lives.As New Orleans natives, the sisters aren't at all surprised to find a ghost haunting their new house. What they don't see coming is their discovery that the land was cursed by a wrathful witch centuries earlier. Then things get really strange when Phoebe pays them a visit, unlocking more than just the magic trapped in the earth as she removes the hex that plagued the plantation.Can their business thrive with a ghoul on the grounds, an angry Voodoo Queen to appease, and a leaky roof to fix? As the sisters scramble to pull off their very first shifter mating ceremony, two things are certain: they won't make it without each other, and they've stumbled upon some incredible new powers they don't yet understand.

Family Ties (Crossroads Chronicles, # 1)


B.R. Kingsolver - 2022
    Not only did I have to clean up the blood, but disposing of his body made me late to meet my friends for drinks. A nagging little detail kept bugging me, though. As he died, he said he was hired by my mother’s family—people I hadn’t seen for more than a decade. Then I discovered that assassins had made attempts on my brother and sister as well. As much as I didn’t want to, I decided I should find out who wanted us dead, and put a stop to it. Talk about stepping out of the pan into the fire…

Hunt the Night


Everly Frost - 2022
    My soul was impure at birth. I’m an angel born with an insatiable need for vengeance so intense that they caged me, branded me, and kept me in the dark.I've been promised purity and redemption, freedom from my cage. Failure is not an option. My soul depends on it.I must hunt the Dread—a merciless clan of dragon shifters whose true nature reveals itself in the dead of night. For once my killer instincts might set me free.But one mistake is all it takes.One moment that costs me my freedom once more.Now, my life rests in the hands of Callan Steele, a Dread dragon whose touch sears my corrupted soul.He makes a claim on me that can't be true. He tells me that my wings are not my own. That my strength is stolen. And that the fire in my angelic heart—the flame I've feared my whole life—belongs to him.That I belong to him.Some angels fall, but I won’t crash and burn.Content information: Hunt the Night is dark urban fantasy romance, the first in the Supernatural Legacy series. Recommended reading age is 17+ for sex scenes, mature themes, violence, and language.

The Alpha 6: Protect. Procreate. Prevail.


Eric Vall - 2022
    

Aberrant Monsters


Debbie Cassidy - 2022
    Especially when the monster lives inside you.I’m a rift walker, one of a handful of humans able to step into a world of monsters and arcane magic. We follow three simple rules:*Never step into the eldritch realm after sundown.*Never stay for more than an hour*Never, ever bring anything backI broke all three rules.Now my body is host to a psychotic aberration who materialises after sundown to haunt me in the flesh. Flesh arranged on a body made for sin, despite its monstrous proportions.Telarion delights in tormenting me with his deep grumbling voice, and arrogant demands.He wants out. He wants to be free, and I’m totally on board with finding a way to evict him.But the Supernatural agency governing Eldritch activity have other plans for us.They want us to work for them, hunting down other eldritch horrors. In return, they’ll refrain from exterminating us and find a way to separate us instead.But the clock is ticking, because the longer we’re connected, the more I’m changing, and I’m afraid…Afraid that by the time they find a solution, it might be too late.I might already be a monster.A Paranormal Urban Fantasy with an MF romance.

Paranoid Mage


Inadvisably Compelled - 2022
    There are monsters and beasts living among people, but he learned very early not to admit such things, not if he didn’t want people to think him crazy.It turns out that the supernatural is real, but at thirty Callum has no desire to be part of that secret. Not that he has a choice when it turns out he is a mage, albeit one that hasn’t cast any spells in all his life. There are requirements, duties, and education that the powers that be insist he be subject to.To hell with that.---An Urban Fantasy and Magical Realism story with a healthy dash of genre subversion.

Midnight Moon


Linsey Hall - 2022
    But no one can hide from the City Pack forever. When they find me, they give me two options—pay back my father’s debt or die.If I want to live, my only shot is to rob the most powerful man in the city—the gorgeous Garreth Locke. He has a smile to melt your heart and a body to scramble your mind.But Garreth isn't just a hot, rich guy. Turns out, he's a freaking werewolf. And he wants me as much as I want him. Problem is, he's also dangerous. I can't let him know I'm trying to steal from him to pay back my enemies. I have no idea how I’m going to get out of this alive, or with my heart intact.Midnight Moon is the first in a new werewolf fated mates trilogy by Linsey Hall.

Crown of Shadows


Keri Arthur - 2022
    A confrontation with a former lover leads to the discovery of another murder and a missing jewel from a godly relic, and Beth learns that the Éadrom Hoard—one of three godly hoards now guarded by the elves—has been stolen.But this is no ordinary theft. Darker forces are at work, and they’re not only seeking the means to resurrect a god of destruction but the power to forever banish daylight. That power lay with Agrona’s Claws—three godly artifacts that, when used together, give the user full control over night itself.With the webs of suspicion drawing ever tighter around them, Beth & Lugh—with the help of two sexy elves and a cantankerous old goddess who knows far more than she admits—race to find the missing artifacts before those intent on unleashing chaos.It’s a race they must win, because it’s not just their lives on the line, but the fate of modern-day England.

Fast-Time at Aldmont High (The Time Flow Stories Book 1)


Laurence Dahners - 2022
    

The Poisoned Forest


Yasmine Galenorn - 2022
    An abomination, or so they call my kind. I’m a loner, but I’m also loyal to my sister. Turns out, the rest of the family couldn’t care less. I’m the only one willing to go after her when she vanishes.She’s being held in Owlanvine, a city in the desert. To reach her, I must travel through the Poisoned Forest, one of the darkest, deadliest places in Wildemoone. But the Lord of the Hunt and his Lady take pity on me and offer me help.Now, together with a small band of allies who I swear are more trouble than they’re worth, I’m out to save my sister before she’s lost forever, and before the forest does all of us in.This is a spinoff of the Wild Hunt Series. You do not need to read the Wild Hunt Series to read the Hedge Dragon Series.

Harem of Freaks: The Complete Series


Crystal Ash - 2022
    

Apocalypse Cultivator 3: A Cultivation Fantasy Adventure for Men (Warped Earth)


Jack Bryce - 2022
    

The Elemental Collective: Volume Two: An Elemental Paladins Spin-off Series


Montana Ash - 2022
    

The Everchanging Dilemma


Richard Raley - 2022
    Pregnant with the Curator's child, killing her is an option only the heartless can stomach. Most troubling, inside her broken mind are precious secrets about Obadiah Paine's clandestine network, information that might save hundreds of Mancer lives, bring the fugitive Three Queens to justice, and destroy their Wilder Army.Yet Isabel remains one of the deadliest beings on the planet: the Maximus of the Body, the Queen of Temptation, the Everchanging.How do you hold her, how to you convince her, and . . . can you save her?This is THE EVERCHANGING DILEMMA.Follow Evelyn Strange, Eva Reti, Ceinwyn Dale, and others in this new KING HENRY TAPES side novel as Richard Raley marks his return from illness and grief, let's get the MancyVerse back on track!

Chronicles of a Vampire Queen: Alaskan Fang: Book 3: The Feylord


Sara King - 2022
    

Something Sinister This Way Comes


R.K. Dreaming - 2022
    When tensions get high, Charming and I fall out over how to solve the case.Can we catch the killer before the killer catches us?And more importantly, how can I find my path to happiness once Charming is free? Because like it or not, I’ve grown attached.I’m seeking a miracle, and right when I thought I found it, I'm on the verge of losing it.

Blood Marked (Nightworld: Court of Magic, #3)


J.N. Colon - 2022
    But the more time they spend together, the hotter the fire grows between them. And neither one of them is prepared for the inevitable explosion.When their search for the relics leads them to the grand witch’s most sinister secret, Thorn is forced to do the one thing she swore she never would. Return to Illyria.Even if she manages to dodge her coven’s lethal claws, the damage is already done, and no one, least of all the fae prince, will escape the consequences of Ellexia’s nefarious plan.As the partners collide with things long thought dead and buried, Thorn must untangle a web of deceit before she dooms herself and all of Nightworld to a fate worse than death.

Something Charming This Way Comes: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel


R.K. Dreaming - 2022
    Plagued with life-long ill health and now jobless too, she needs a miracle – and she might just know how to get one.She has just enough juice left in her psychic-tank to stumble upon the answer to all of her prayers – a genie. Fresh new start – here she comes!Except genies are never quite what they seem.Hers is Charming by name, but tricky and quarrelsome by nature, and far too handsome for his own good. Worse, he insists that wishes won’t work, and the key to her happy future lies in her dark past.Sigourney must solve the decades old mystery of her mother’s death and catch a notorious murderer, something sure to make her more enemies in this magical town.But where there is danger, there are miracles in waiting.Hurled into a whole new adventure, Sigourney feels more alive at forty-four than ever before. Goodbye rule-book – this time she’s doing things her own way.Read it now and join Sigourney on the first enchanting cozy mystery adventure of her midlife!Books In This Series:Book 1 – Something Charming This Way ComesBook 2 – Something Sinister This Way ComesBook 3 – Something Enchanting This Way Comes

Sugar Cookies and Sirens: A Sugar Shack Witch Mystery Holiday Novella


Danielle Garrett - 2022
    

Made from Magic (Made from Magic #1)


Marianne A. Scott - 2022
    Made from Magic. Made to Conquer. Made to Rule.15 years ago, my father earned a life sentence for illegal Dark Magic experimentation. His test subject? Me. I’ve spent every day since, training to control the rare lightning magic he unlocked.I swore to use this gift to protect all Elemental Witches from similar torture.Now he’s escaped and Dark Magic Covens are threatening the safety of the Kingdom of Magic.This reconnaissance mission should be a piece of cake. Lead an elite team to spy on one of the known covens. If only it didn’t also happen to include a certain prince with certain off-limits chemistry…It should be a simple mission…but why do I feel like it could destroy everything I know about my Kingdom and my Magic?Made from Magic is a New Adult Urban Fantasy featuring a strong female protagonist who knows she’s the sh*t, and a male love interest who would literally burn the world for her. Contains adult situations including violence and spicy romance…not in the same chapter…for the most part. Great for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash Ages 18+

Heaven Can't Wait: A Reverse Harem Fairy Romance (The Twilight Court Book 14)


Amy Sumida - 2022
    

Shadow Witch: A Slow Burn Paranormal Witch Romance (Voodoo Academy Book 1)


Rebecca Hamilton, Veronica Shade, and Brea Viragh - 2022
    When, exactly, were they planning on telling her? Apparently not until she almost kills half her school.When Verika’s shadow magic nearly takes out the cast of her school play, her parents send her to a voodoo academy they run in New Orlean’s mirror world to get her powers under control.It’s there, at Académie de Marie Laveau, that Verika learns the hot man from her dreams isn’t just a figment of her imagination…but the most feared student ever to walk the academy’s halls.So when things start to go missing from her teachers’ classrooms, and it appears someone is aiming to pin it on Mr. Dark and Dreamy himself, Verika knows no one is going to step in to save him.No one but Verika, anyway.Except, Tobias isn’t looking for a hero, and Verika’s not cut out to be a detective. Considering she’s been shadow walking in her sleep and can’t account for her own whereabouts after the lights go out, it seems she’s better suited as a suspect instead.Fans of the Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead and the Harley Merlin series from Bella Forrest will love this new adult, slow-burn paranormal academy romance from Veronica Shade.Scroll up and one-click to see if Verika can find a way to make life at Voodoo Academy work…all while dealing with bullies, would-be boyfriends, and worse…herself.Voodoo Academy is a spin-off series of Academy of the Damned but can still be enjoyed by readers who haven’t read Academy of the Damned.

Escape from Yokai Land


Charles Stross - 2022
    Angleton, the Eater of Souls. This mostly involves policing yokai: traditional magical beings, increasingly grown more annoying and energetic.But then Bob's simple trip turns into a deadly confrontation with the ultimate yokai. It's massively powerful. It's pink. And it says "Hello."

Something Enchanting This Way Comes (Midlife Wishes Cozy Mystery Trilogy Book 3)


R.K. Dreaming - 2022
    

Night of the Blood Red Moon


Patricia Logan - 2022
    When she died giving birth to a child who could never take the throne, I ran. I left home, shirking my responsibilities, knowing eventually they’d catch up to me. Well, they have. My father now insists I marry a female half my age so I can father a proper heir and secure our rule over the First House for several more generations.Being chosen to serve the king is a dream come true.Even though I grew up poor, I worked hard to support my mother. When my mentor chose me to travel to America with the king, I was unbelievably honored to meet his son, the future ruler of all werewolves. I didn’t know how to react when I first laid eyes on Prince Caster, but he cast a spell over me with a single glance, and my life changed forever. I was not only looking at my future king, but the man made just for me. The moment his lips met mine, I knew this story would end horribly…in either heartache or death.Denying destiny is a terrible idea.As desperately as I want to ignore my attraction to the common brown wolf, I cannot. The moment I saw the warm glow of his amber eyes, the need to take him into my arms and drag him off to my bed was overwhelming. Alas, I have a duty to perform, and it doesn’t involve the man Mother Nature made only for me.This story won’t end well…I just know it.(Night of the Blood Red Moon is a paranormal gay romance with an HEA ending)

Ritual Magic


Thea Atkinson - 2022
    But in order to brave the territory of this unusual crime scene, she has to learn the secret of controlling the unstoppable force of her magic. As she digs into the woman's past, Brie uncovers a connection to her mother's disappearance.The trouble is, the black coven is still practicing in the shadows, and they'll do anything to keep her from discovering the truth.With Layne battling unseen forces in his werewolf pack, she can't rely on him to help her rein in her powers, and just as she's getting closer to finding answers to the woman's death, the coven strikes again. This time, however, the victim is a dead ringer for Brie. It's clear the coven is coming for her.Now, she must find a way to convince the coven she is dead. If she can't, then all the magic in the world won't save her from the secrets that will unravel her carefully buried past she thought she knew about her past.And that grave is one she should never exhume..

Rise of the Shade


Lia Davis - 2022
    Being half-archangel and half-vampire makes her one of Jacksonville Sheriff Office’s best detectives and a suspect’s worst nightmare. When she arrives at the scene of her next case, it’s obvious this murder isn’t a typical human crime of passion or rage. As a powerful hybrid, Randi can sense something is off, and not just because the body was dumped in a church parking lot. Luckily, her many gifts include the ability to dig up dirt on anyone. This time, getting to work won’t be so simple. Surprised by a new partner, Randi knows her life is about to get a little more complicated. There’s a reason she doesn’t work with others. To the outside world, she’s just a police detective and single mom, but the reality is she has a secret identity to keep. With the case taking a dark turn and her new partner obviously keeping secrets of his own, the last thing Randi needs is more trouble. So when the angelic and demonic factions start bidding to hire her to kill other supernatural beings just like herself, she patently refuses. The rogue hybrids known as The Shade are none of her concern, and she isn’t interested in becoming an assassin. But when she finds herself in the middle of her own case with The Shade coming for her, she must reconsider. The half-angel, half-demon miscreants won’t stop until they’re dead or they have what they truly want: Randi’s son.

The Awakening


J.A. Roles - 2022
    With love, friends, and family at stake will she find the strength to survive long enough to find true happiness? Sapphire:England is my home, and home to the Pennines - hills rooted deep in myth and legend. And that’s all I ever believed it was… until I met him. Now I know vampires, werewolves, witches, and warlocks walk amongst humans. The Pennine Prophecies dictate the fate of the supernatural world. A world that is under threat by an ancient evil who will stop at nothing to satisfy his bloodlust. If it comes to laying down my life for the people I love, I know what my choice will be. They’re the reason I wake up each day. The reason I continue to fight, the reason I refuse to give up. The reason I have to tell you my story. The Awakening is the first book in the Pennine Prophecies series.

Mage Unmasked (The Greenwood Academy Book 1)


Robin Roseau - 2022
    

Kiss of Light (Immortal Hearts Series #2)


Lilah T. Bane - 2022
    I don’t cry. I never feel remorse. And I can’t fall in love.Tala is a spy and a hunter. A powerful demon, she can track anyone or anything with relentless determination and zero emotion. So it’s more than a little galling when she’s suddenly stuck acting as a bodyguard to a vampire.Sure, Count Darian Lemar the Third is gorgeous, sensuous, and has the body of a god. But he’s a bloodsucker. And Tala hates bloodsuckers. They’re nothing but alluring psychopaths.So what is it about this dark and dangerous vampire that makes her ache with desire?Lemar has sworn never to return to his father’s kingdom. To do so means certain death because of a horrific crime he committed a century ago. But the beautiful shaitun who kidnaps him has other plans.She’s sworn to protect him from the bounty on his head whether he wants her to or not - and she won’t take no for an answer. She’s tough, stubborn, and a little bit crazy.But there’s something about her that sets his cold undead heart on fire.A steamy paranormal fantasy romance for lovers of Jennifer L Armentrout, Sarah J Maas, Jeaniene Frost and Kresley Cole. Kiss of Light is Book 2 in the Immortal Hearts series.

Watching Water


A.B. Herron - 2022
    But when her roommate is attacked by a brutal stalker, Nora leaps to the rescue and makes herself a target. The fight to keep her true nature a secret from everyone around her, including Zayden-a man with secrets of his own-intensifies as she searches for the predator trailing her. Seeking clarity in the woods only unearths more mysteries as magical creatures, naked and willing, offer Nora assistance with her struggles. Her wild side reawakens, tempting her towards a relationship she fears damaging with her feelings, or her secrets. Does she have the courage to reveal her true self to Zayden before the darkness hunting her catches up? Will the truth destroy all she holds dear, or push her into even deeper waters?

Faerie Magic


Anna Applegate - 2022
    Now the freedom that had been so close is a distant memory….because humans who learn of Faerie can never go back.Imprisoned as an energy source for the Unseelie Kingdom, Cora now serves the heir to the throne: Noah Driscoll. And although Prince Noah disagrees with the practice of imprisoning humans for energy-feeding purposes, that's a secret the future Unseelie King needs kept quiet.Which means even if he’s against it, he needs Cora to pretend he’s feeding, and she needs to keep up the ruse, too. Because if Noah isn't feeding on her, she’ll be assigned to another Fae who will.And yet, somehow she’s found herself loyal to these monsters the minute they're threatened, and starting to fall for the Prince of the Unseelie himself… Two mistakes that are about to cost her what little she has left.Fans of Bella Forrest and Stephenie Meyer won't be able to put this new-adult, paranormal romance down!One-click now to escape to Faerie on this new, magical adventure!

The Immortality Trials (The Immortality Trials Trilogy Book 1)


Madison Nicole - 2022
    

Earth Song


L.A. Magill - 2022
    Lucky loves working for her family’s bear shifter security firm. She can keep her secret abilities hidden in plain sight. The drawback? The higher she climbs, the more she has to work with humans in their Rotting cities.When a human requests her for an unusual contract in DC, Lucky wants to refuse—until she learns the client probably knows her secrets. There’s only one man who could have betrayed her. Again. Lucky delves into the contract to bury the past… but Earth magic has other plans.Join Lucky’s adventure today and explore the hopeful yet cruel world you know as you’ve never imagined it before.

Warwick Dragons: Books 1-3


Milly Taiden - 2022
    Enjoy!Taming London - Includes a Bonus Slice of LifeLondon Warwick, dragon shifter and millionaire playboy, has been living a life of debauchery. He has no plans of changing his ways. Not even when his mother, a force of nature, decides he needs to revamp his image before he finds his mate. London has no plans on making things easy for the public relations wiz his mom hired to clean up his image. Not even if she’s his mate.Loving York - Includes a Bonus Slice of Life​​​​​​York Warwick, dragon shifter, widower, and owner of the most renowned bank in the world, is adamant that working twenty hours a day is normal. No, he doesn’t need to open his heart to love again, no matter what his meddling mother believes. He’s done with love. So what if he likes spending time with the stunning antique dealer his mom has hired. It’s just because she’s a daredevil in five-inch heels…and his mate.
Romancing Paris - Includes a Bonus Slice of LifeParis Warwick, dragon shifter and reclusive artist, prefers being alone. No mates, no kids, and barely any friends. It’s all just a distraction from his art. He never goes out to clubs. Ever. Of course, the one night he goes out changes his life. When he sees her. His mate. He knows he can’t walk away from the beautiful Corinne, so he vows to only have one night with her. That’s it. Then it’s back to loneliness, right?

Death Takes a Detour


Shereen Vedam - 2022
    A mystery. A legacy to uphold.Abbie Grimshaw’s road to recovery from a traumatic experience takes her on many journeys. On a whim, she stops at St. Michael’s church and runs straight into more danger. This time, there’s a supernatural complication: she can see—and talk to—the Earl of Ashford. He died in 1816, but death doesn’t stop him from charging Abbie with the safety of two young orphans. She never imagined life would send her literal demons to battle, but Abbie is a Grimm, like her mother before her. There’s a long legacy of defending the innocent at stake.If she cannot master child-minding and demon-slaying simultaneously, her own legend will be short-lived.If you enjoy ghostly tales with a fairy tale flavor, you’ll love this new face on the Grimm scene.Pick up this magical adventurous mystery today!

Blood and Fire


Kim Mullican - 2022
    My life does not lack excitement or danger. I have it in spades.Then the Mageri surprised me with an orphan...yes, an orphan. I can’t even keep a house plant alive, let alone a kid. It turns out that I’m her only living relative, and even though we’ve never met, I’m her only hope. Great. Can I feed her after midnight? What does she eat? I have no idea what I’m doing.They tell me this little witchling will need care for a few years until she comes of age. The bizarre fire leaking out of Elaina’s hands is a pretty good indicator that she is no witch.Then the coven comes—they want her back. Necromancers show up, turning my vampire friends into enemies. If that isn’t bad enough, I have a demon problem now too.Join me, and see if we can make it out alive!

Secrets and Truths (Otherside Heat #1)


Whitney Hill - 2022
    When her boss makes it clear he's got a target on her back, she seeks dangerous allies to regain control of her future.Vampire vagabond Cade is running from his past and thirsty for more powerful blood than mundanes can offer. Most of Otherside is off-limits, but the human-blooded are fair game. When he and Lya cross paths in a scandalously sexy way at a Raleigh nightclub, Cade finds the perfect target. But nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems in the supernatural community, not even lust. And for love to win, predator and prey must find a way to meet in the middle—or die trying. Told from two perspectives, this red-hot, action-packed vampire romance has no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happy ending.Fans of the Shadows of Otherside series will see some familiar faces alongside the new, with this story set approximately four years before the events of Elemental. Newcomers can read this book as a standalone entry.Content warnings: consensual on-page sex, physical violence, on-page death, blood drinking, swearing, slurs (not toward any real racial or ethnic group/identity), alcohol use, threat of sexual violence, implied past sexual violence, and remembrance of past abusive relationship.

Superstitions and Apparitions (The Sisters, Texas #13)


Becki Willis - 2022
    He hires In a Pinch to go in first and deem the house livable and ‘haunt’ free. On her first night in the house, a high-pitch scream awakens Madison. Now, she’s rethinking the wisdom of accepting this new assignment…Book 13 (nothing spooky about that!) of the best-selling The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series.Read it for free on Kindle Unlimited.

The Promise of Lightning


Jenna Weatherwax - 2022
    At least, when the Goddess Aphrodite is involved — but Vanessa Reyes’ life seems more Greek Tragedy than Happily Ever After.When a supposed clerical error turns the moment Vanessa has spent all her life waiting for into a nightmare instead of a dream-come-true, she finds herself in an unprecedented situation.With two soulmates instead of one; Alexander, Vanessa and Theo are forced to question everything they ever wanted and where they truly belong. After all, can you really be whole with only half of your soul?

Violet Spark


Elsa Jade - 2022
    College dropout. Gamer. Screwup.I had big plans for art school in California, but when the best mom in the world—mine—needed help, I came home to Arbolito, Arizona instead. I even got my old high school job back, making smoothies at the Desert Freeze…in winter.So, yeah, by day, my life is a cold, tropical-hued hell. But at night, I escape reality by plugging into my favorite video game, Legendelirium, to become a powerful, sexy witch, going on epic quests while vanquishing baddies.Until a cute guy from my gaming world shows up at work, gives me the worst kiss ever, and my reality and fantasy lives get blended by purple goo laced with lethal, nanorobotic technology.Now, I’ve got powers—strange, witchy ones. Scary people are after me, and I don’t know who to trust. And, get this. Somehow, it's up to me to defeat them, or it's game over.Enter the fast, fun, urban fantasy adventure of the BUTTERFLY WITCH series, where magic and science become one—mostly accidentally.* This is a standalone first book in the brand-new BUTTERFLY WITCH series. Contains swearing, some intense action scenes (low gore), super-slow-burn romantic interest (also low gore), and does not end on a cliffhanger—but, yeah, there's more to come! *

The Eos Key: Wynter Blood Book 1


D.M. Lewry - 2022
    Traumatized after her mother’s death, she silently grapples with her pain until she saves the life of a mysterious man who reveals to her a world of true magic, and terrifying wonder.Eric Wynter is a vampire Ward sworn to protect the creatures of the city. After centuries of heartache and loneliness, he is finally ready to end his existence.When fate brings them together, Alia is irresistibly drawn into Eric’s world, where witches and vampires are more than childish bedtime stories. Together, they discover she too has an incredible power running through her veins. A power so rare, every creature in the city will kill to get their share of it...Will Alia allow Eric into her life, and into her heart?Will Eric be able to defy destiny and keep those he loves safe?The Eos Key is a dark and magical story that will keep you spellbound long after the last page.

Wolves' Mate (Magical Academy of the Dark Book 5)


Jasmine Wylder - 2022
    War has attacked the other houses, driving them from the Academy. Their secrets are falling one by one. Parker, Leonidas, and Jasper are on the run, stalked by bounty hunters.As Leonidas and Parker attempt to combine the Phoenix Seed with necromancy to get answers from the long-dead house of Apocalypse, Jasper seeks out secrets to undermine War’s efforts. The net is closing tighter around them, though, and they don’t know how long it will be until the rope is around their necks.When War reaches out to Parker promising to spare her Dark Princes if she gives up the Phoenix Seed, she faces an impossible choice—her lovers or her world? Can she save either one? Or has the apocalypse truly begun?Fans of Terry Bolryder, Charlene Hartnady, and Zoe Chant will devour the Magical Academy of the Dark series!Scroll up and one click to start reading this high heat, shifter menage romance series from Jasmine Wylder today!

Realm Walker's Rising


Rachel Taylor - 2022
    Somehow he found my awkward, shy self endearing. And something about him filled in the emptiness I’d felt my entire life even while surrounded by my friends and family. My soul recognized him and my body came alive from his heated touches and praises.He spoke of reincarnation and how all the myths were real. He told me I was the reincarnation of someone special. But he couldn’t tell me who without fracturing my mind.After meeting him, strange things started happening. Someone was always watching me, everywhere I went, everything I did.(Naturally,) Rune was the only one I could trust to keep me safe from this mystery threat.While on the run, I was forced to figure out who I was and what I was. Both past and present. And how Rune played into this knowing who I was in my past life.Please check the front part of the book with a note from the author that lists components of the book and series that some are allergic to. Go to the author's social media on tick tock (TT) willowmcquerry.author where they are listed in the pinned video.

Long Way from Home


Seanan McGuire - 2022
    Meanwhile, Laura's trying to deal with an Alice who's literally climbing the walls and an infant Hodag that ISN'T on their student housing agreement, and Mary just sort of wants to drown everyone.It's a new day in Buckley Township and Ann Arbor, Michigan, and nobody's having a good time!

Full Moon Saloon


Aimee Easterling - 2022
    My job isn't just a paycheck. It's a way to ensure my unborn niece's heritage won't work against her when she grows up.So I dive right in to bag a hot alpha werewolf who's using his bar as a front to murder human women. Unfortunately, I soon discover Thom is being framed.Then the true murderer begins to hunt the hunters. Can I keep my family safe by continuing to follow orders like a wolf?Full Moon Saloon is the first book in a brand new series by the USA Today bestselling author of Wolf's Bane.

Black Dog Short Stories IV


Rachel Neumeier - 2022
    Four novellas set after the events of Copper Mountain:Thaddeus puts his own twist on a diplomatic mission.Tommy finds his introduction to Dimilioc somewhat eventful.Ethan takes responsibility for working out problems with Sergei Vasiliev and his people.A simple mission turns anything but simple for Keziah and Justin.

Through the Grey


Kat Richardson - 2022
    The journey begins with a ghost’s pleas for justice that lead paranormal PI Harper Blaine to an unsuspected crime. Ranging from harrowing to humorous, these ten tales from the imagination of best-selling author Kat Richardson travel into the realms of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and more: Share a drink with a reindeer on the run. Discover a young genius whose nightmares may be the key to a post-apocalyptic world’s return to the sunlight. Meet a witty woman warrior and her wisecracking dragon companion. Accompany Detective Rey Solis on a strange case of bank robbery. Confront a mysterious figure in a magical tower. Befriend menacing clockwork dogs. Accompany an undead thief on one Hell of a job. Enter a roadside dive where a salesman’s life takes a comic turn for the worst. Explore a Mexican graveyard with Harper Blaine on the Day of the Dead.This volume includes two previously unpublished pieces, as well as the limited-edition version of the Harper Blaine story Chemotherapy, and two other tales from the Greywalker universe. Enter the Grey and let the journey begin.

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Bigfoot


Jim Butcher - 2022
    Three hard to find Dresden short stories reimagined and interwoven with additional material to make a wholly original graphic novel story featuring Harry taking on a case and going under cover to watch over Irwin Pounder, Bigfoots Scion.Featuring a cover by Chris McGrath the current Dresden Files prose cover artist.Don't miss this sixth all-new graphic novel story set in the official Dresden Files continuity and exclusive to Dynamite.

Fairy Godmurder (Fractured Fae, #1)


Sarah J. Sover - 2022
    But she got too close. When the beloved Princess Francesca is brutally murdered on her watch, Gwen refuses to resume her fairy godmother duties. Instead, she laces her docs and hits the streets of Boston in search of the bastard who took Frankie from her, a serial killer who operates in lunar cycles. But Gwen’s magic is on the fritz, and bodies are piling up.Gwen enlists the talents of Chessa Moon, an upbeat pixie crime blogger who will do anything for a scoop. Together, they open new leads as they race against the hunter’s moon. As the killer hits closer and closer to home, Gwen is forced to confront her past and nail the killer, or she’ll lose more than just her shot at vengeance—she’ll lose the only person in her life worth a damn.“FAIRY GODMURDER comes along and knocks you on your ass with a world that lures you in and keeps you there. Sarah Sover puts the fae in fatal!”James R. Tuck- The Deacon Chalk series

Second Nature


Amber Boudreau - 2022
    Not who she is, nor where she came from. It's been six months and nothing. Zip. Zilch. Now she's settling into a new life. She's back on her feet, literally, and working at a garage in Eustace Park for a boss as grumpy as he is handsome. She has an apartment, friends, and an insatiable curiosity about werewolves.No one knows why the wolves disclosed their existence to the world, but the one-year anniversary of their reveal is fast approaching. A fight brews between two alphas that could threaten the rest of humanity unless Mavis can remember who she was. She knows she's not a werewolf, but she is something else.When pushed from a balcony Mavis' second nature reveals itself. She shifts into a magpie to save her skin. Now she'll have to harness her strange abilities and investigate her disappearance to find out what happened to the Aldwulf, the alpha of all alphas. However, the past is gone and Mavis isn't the same person. With the opportunity to be whoever she wants, what kind of person will she choose to be?

Witch's Gamble (The Witches of Vegas 3)


Mark Rosendorf - 2022
    Now, Isis is a vampire and the most powerful witch in the world. Zack is also a vampire, and the president of New Salem. They thought the threat was long behind them. But Valeria escaped into the past where she set history on a horrific path.Now, everything has changed around Isis. New Salem is destroyed, Valeria is queen of Earth, and no one has heard of Zack. To save reality, Isis must travel through time, reliving events from a history she barely recognizes, and find a way to set reality back on course. Not that she has any idea how to do that, or how to avoid the all-powerful Valeria in the process.Isis will face challenges she can't possibly overcome, yet she must, or every single life from the past, present, and future is doomed.

Dark Wolves: A Paranormal Menage Romance (Magical Academy of the Dark Book 3)


Jasmine Wylder - 2022