Urban Contemporary

My secret is finally out. I am a Boneweaver, and the last of my kind: A beast who can shift into any other. Now there’s an elephant sized target on my back and two people I love have been taken from me. In order to get them back, I’m going to have to do the unthinkable: present myself to the most dangerous beasts of the underworld and Scythe Kharkorous is going to help me do it. The Great White shark with the sharp, cold eyes has plans no one can guess at and the devastating secret he’s about to reveal to me will turn my world upside down. Everything is about to change.

As summer closes in, Mikura and Tokatechi enter a new stage of their life, now a married couple. But it doesn't feel like there has been too much drastic change in their blissful, leisurely life. Mikura's busy cooking like always, while Tokatechi's busy with her work in the orchard. As time goes by, Mikura's circle of unique acquaintances steadily grows within the Beastly Wilds, and he gradually learns more about this beautiful forest of secrets.

PJ Norris continues his trek around Kingscountry in search of more dragon shifters. He and his best friend Grant arrive in the town of Cheshireville, which had a nearby secret magical enclave that safely hid creatures during the reign of the evil queen. But all is not well in the small town: a monstrous creature has been frightening the citizenry at night, and Firewing Investigations is hired to get to the bottom of things. PJ hopes this is the dragon shifter he's been searching for, but as he's learned, anything is possible in a magical town.

Villains have all the fun - everyone knows that - and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from 16 urban fantasy series get their own stories - including the baddies of New York Times best-selling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry. For every hero trying to save the world, there's a villain trying to tear it all down.

Eric Carter has a lot on his plate. He's hunting the Oracle of Las Vegas, a literal talking head that manipulates the future to make its prophecies come true. But it has a new trick. It can change the past, too. Now Jazz Age Los Angeles is invading the present. Long gone buildings suddenly restored, decommissioned Red Car trains appearing on paved over tracks, miles of the city changing back to orange groves.

In 1816, Elizabeth's life had been carefully planned for her. A home, a family, a life that she was trained to fill... and had never questioned if she wanted, until the future she expected was stolen from her. In the present day, Heck's hopes and dreams have been destroyed, the life she was fighting for gone in an instant. Amid the devastation of her plans, she's determined to fight for her dreams.

From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE MISSING AND THE DEAD comes the short novel: 22 DEAD LITTLE BODIES, plus two short stories: STRAMASH and DI STEEL'S BAD HEIR DAY, and a novella: THE 45% HANGOVER, all featuring his most popular characters – DS Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel. They say...

When thirty-two-year-old Ava Winslow inherits a flower farm from her late grandfather's estate, she's determined to uncover the secrets she knew her family was hiding. As she draws closer to the truth, the last thing she expects to find is a portal hidden on the property leading to another world. Desperate to learn what her mother never revealed before her death, Ava is thrust into a magical land of fae on the brink of war.

Prince Darleon Goldenwill has always lived for battle magic and duty—until a forbidden portal yanks him from his 18th-century dragon realm into the heart of 21st-century Los Angeles. Bruised, bewildered, and half-transformed, he awakens in the care of Mia—a fiercely independent nurse reeling from betrayal and burnout. Thrown together by fate (and fractured magic), Darleon must learn to navigate the bewildering rhythms of modern life. Mia, equal parts exasperated and intrigued, can’t deny the spark igniting between them—especially when Dar’s dragon-heightened senses detect her every heartbeat.

Urban’s arrival at Hathaway House was as painful and as unexpected as possible. He’d been placed here with Lance’s help after Urban suddenly lost his spot in his current center. Still scarred and injured, Urban should be happy to have what help he could get. But for the first time, he realizes that he wants to be more than as good as he can be—for someone very special at Hathaway House. Too bad his scars are so ugly....

Set in a gritty, urban underbelly, Olive Green, Soaked in Red follows Joel and Daria, two young addicts scraping by in a rundown apartment, bound by shared despair and fleeting highs. Their fragile existence is disrupted by Phil, a volatile ex-con whose obsessive pursuit of his former lover, Claire, spirals into a dangerous game of vengeance. As Joel and Daria flee to a rural farm seeking refuge with a kind couple, the Saloans, they confront their demons—addiction, guilt, and the specter of Phil’s relentless stalking.

The wizard Margle the Horrendous takes special pride in never killing his enemies. Instead, he transforms them into various accursed forms and locks them away in his castle. It's Nessy's duty to tend this castle. Its a lot of work, but she manages, taking pride in housekeeping talents that keep the castle from collapsing into chaos. But when Margle suddenly dies, everything begins to unravel.

When Chance Bates finally finds love in the arms of Patrice Trent, Patrice’s mother discovers that Chance had been born to a woman with severe mental illness, and she sets in motion a chain of events that could destroy them all.

Cornelius Kralle ist ein einäugiger Kater, der Hexer werden will. Eines Tages wird die Hexenuniversität vom bösen Zauberer Lord Xavier Mortas belagert. Nur Cornelius und seine Freunde können ein schreckliches Schicksal für alle Hexer-Studenten verhindern. Eine Odyssee voller Gefahren und Rätsel beginnt.

Los padres del joven esquimal Smile han desaparecido. Acompañado de su amiga Kesuk, ambos descubren unas extrañas huellas a la salida de su casa. Siguiendo ese rastro, la pareja llega hasta un iceberg, en cuyo tobogán descienden para acabar en la sala de un trono. Han sido trasladados a un planeta mágico, a años luz de la Tierra, llamado Memento.

Donovan was shot by a cop. Four of the nine shots were lethal or would have been, if their target had been anybody else. The Foundation picked him up, brought him back, and trained him further. “Lethal” turns out to be a relative term when magic is involved. When Marci was 15, she levitated a paperweight and threw it at a guy she didn't like. The Foundation scooped her up for training too. “Hippie chick” Susan got well into her Foundation training before they told her about the magic, but she's as powerful as Donovan and Marci now.

What happens when an ex-cop decides to buy a motel and train young private investigators? When retired cop Jack Heitman buys a motel and begins the daunting job of training young private investigators he gets more than he bargained for. Mix in a serial killer, a house full of alpha males, strong independent women, plenty of twists and turns, lots of sexual tension, and you get Urban Renewal. Get ready for a thrilling ride full of twists, turns, and unpredictable relationships and cases.

Teri and Phil had never needed their own personal god. But when Phil is passed up for a promotion - again - it's time to take matters into their own hands. And look online. Choosing a god isn't as simple as you would think. There are too many choices; and they often have very hefty prices for their eternal devotion: blood, money, sacrifices, and vows of chastity. But then they find Luka, raccoon god of prosperity. All he wants is a small cut of their good fortune. Oh - and to crash on their couch for a few days.

Izar se retrouve propulsée au cœur du Monde Oublié où tout lui est étranger. Ses croyances volent en éclats à l'apparition de ses pouvoirs et un ultimatum s'impose à elle : choisir son camp. Tâche rendue d'autant plus difficile à cause de Lui. Vega. Désigné comme son Protecteur, il est censé lui apprendre à maîtriser ses facultés, qu'elle peine à canaliser. Il est l'homme de ses songes, celui qui hantait ses cauchemars. Aujourd'hui, il hante sa réalité.

The Dirty Divorce series has been a wild ride, and listeners just can’t get enough of the Sanchez family drama. In this installment, the children of Rich Sanchez, Juan and Denie, don’t disappoint. Juan is determined to become his own man speeding through the fast lane of money, cars, and women.