FIRST PLACE in Readers' Crown Award for urban fantasy. FIRST PLACE in Central Florida RWA's Touch of Magic contest for paranormal romance. ****************************************************************************************************************************************** When demons threaten the game, angels don’t play by the rules. Cassie Durrett dreams of the darkness. And lives the nightmare. She's working for a tightwad boss at a pretentious NYC diner, dealing with paralyzing pain that doctors can’t diagnose, and trying to hide her hands that glow purple whenever she ...well, whenever. So, when mystery man, Gabe, walks out of her dreams and into her life to spout some nonsense about her being a mythical creature, she chalks it up to one more crazy thing to add to her it’s-a-crappy-life list. Yet, when his predictions start to come true, she'll need his help to beat back the darkness-spawned creatures invading her reality. Pretty soon Gabe has her running half way across the country in search of answers. As a bond grows between them, Cassie worries not about losing her mind to the paranormal madness, nor her life to hellish monsters. Rather her deepest fear is surrendering her heart to a powerful man fallen from grace.

A Touch of Darkness

Romance

Moss, Tina

Casale, Yelena

Paranormal

City Owl Press

Heat Up the Night...Heed the Call. Gossip mag reporter Sera Benenati knows a thing or two about unearthing secrets...and burying them. As an unregistered supernatural, her freedom depends on keeping her fire-wielding abilities contained. Yet, the threat of a little flame isn't enough to snuff out her journalistic pursuits. She s determined to claw her way to the top and land a spot with a real paper. When she tracks a lead on a string of gruesome paranormal murders to the small town of Buckhorn, Arizona, she s certain she s landed the perfect scoop. But, as the crime scene reveals victims with bite marks, torn flesh, and battered bodies, Sera may have smoked out more than she can burn. As the investigation grows hot and Sera winds up in the cross-hairs, she ll need the help of a sexy shifter, special agent Talon Rede, to unmask the murderers before she becomes the next victim.

Code Black (Paranormal Crimes Division)

Tina Moss

Meet Jimmy. Exorcist. Shameless. Cursed. Not All Exorcists are Equal....One is Marked
When defrocked ex-priest, Jimmy Holiday, agrees to help an old friend with his sick daughter, he doesn’t expect the horrors that await him. Blackmoor, his friend’s new residence, rests upon the outskirts of the town of Sorrow’s Point. The mansion’s history of magic, mayhem, and death makes it almost a living thing – a haunted mansion straight out of a Stephen King novel. Jimmy must decide if the young girl, Lucy, is only ill, or if the haunting of the house and her apparent possession are real. 
After the house appears to affect him as well with colors of magic dancing before his eyes, rooms warded by a witch, and a ring of power in his voice, Jimmy is met by a transient who tells him he has “the Mark.” Whatever being “marked” means, Jimmy doesn’t care. All he wants to do is help Lucy. But, helping Lucy means performing an exorcism.
“Defrocked priest Jimmy Holiday's narrative voice is a strong blend of insightful, self-deprecating, and sincere.” - Publisher's Weekly ★★★★★
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Q: Who are you and what is your writing like?
A: I’m a quirky girl from West Virginia who loves all things horror. Give me vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and other things that go bump in the night, and I’m happy as a clam. My writing reflects that as well as my sense of humor. I don’t think I’ve written anything that doesn’t have one character that provides some element of comic relief.
Q: What books do you write?
A: I write fantasy, horror, and now sci-fi for both young adults and adults. I’ve also dabbled with YA Paranormal Romance and would like to sink my feet into that again. And, I have an idea for a historical. But the historical requires a lot of research and is many moon off.
THE MARKER CHRONICLES
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<li>SORROW’S POINT (book 1)</li>
<li>SORROW’S EDGE (book 2)</li>
<li>SORROW’S TURN (book 3)</li>
<li>SORROW’S LIE (book 4)</li>
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Q: Why should readers pick up your books?
A: The Marker Chronicles is one of those weird stories. It’s about exorcism and told from the point of view of the exorcist. But, Jimmy Holiday isn’t your ordinary exorcist. He’s something else. 
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Sorrow's Point (The Marker Chronicles)

Literature & Fiction

DeVor, Danielle

Genre Fiction

You Can’t Go Home Again…Except When It's Summer Love. Eat a stick of butter or return to her hometown? School teacher Kinsley Bailey would rather risk the caloric overload. Staunton, Virginia is laced in bad memories of a mentally ill mother, an estranged father, and the first boy who broke her heart. Yet the news of her father’s death has forced her return to the nightmare. Now in the heat of summer, Kinsley’s left unraveling the mysteries surrounding a house, an antique gun collection, a flabby basset hound, and a safety deposit box that no one in the family wants to discuss. After a series of tough breaks, army soldier Bastian Harris desires the serenity of small town life in Staunton. Even with women signing up for his shooting courses and emphasizing their desires for a different kind of target practice, he keeps his nose down and his gun in his holster. Yet when a certain auburn-haired blast from the past comes blazing into his shop to sell her late father’s antique gun collection, he might have to reconsider the tranquil life and take up arms for the one woman he could never forget.

All I Ever Wanted: Second Chance, Summer Romance (Summer Love)

Mills, Katrina

Contemporary

Torn apart by war and abandoned by the gods, only one hope remains to save humanity. But the savior isn’t human at all. 
Trapped by his Maker’s command to protect a mysterious box, Adem is forced to kill anyone who tries to steal it. When a young boy chances upon Adem’s temple, he resists temptation, intriguing the golem. As the boy and his sister convince Adem to leave the refuge of his temple, the group lands in a web of trouble. 
Now Adem will do whatever necessary to keep his new young charges safe, even if it means risking all to get rid of the box. Their saving grace comes in the form of an angel who offers to set Adem free of the box’s magic by granting his greatest desire—making him human. 
But first, Adem must bring back the angel’s long-dead human love from the Underworld. In doing so, he will risk breaking the barrier between the realms, a cataclysm that could launch the Third Realm War. To set things right, he may be forced to give up the only thing he’s ever truly wanted…a chance at a soul of his own. 
Royal Palm Literary Award for Book of the Year and First Place for Fantasy 
If you like Jeff Wheeler, Andrzej Sapkowski, Lindsay Buroker, D.K. Holmberg, or Sara C. Roethle, you’ll love this epic fantasy adventure complete with a golem! 
“Wenstrom’s debut is the catalyst for a planned series of fantasy war tales, kicked off with this thoroughly expanded retelling of the Orpheus myth...the clever use of weathered fantasy tropes and occasionally lovely turns of phrase will propel readers into book two.” – Publisher’s Weekly 
What reviewers are saying: 
★★★★★ “Twisting and turning, MUD won’t let itself be defined or outsmarted...I’m hopelessly addicted.”
★★★★★ “There's something primal in MUD. It's a reverent, mythical story of supernatural beings who justify desperate measures in their quest to feel complete.”
★★★★★ “I LOVED this book and will encourage my kids to read it, also. I know they will love it just as much.”
★★★★★ “Competently written, nicely paced, and intelligently plotted.”
★★★★★ “An unlikely hero, a golem. A perilous journey…Spellbinding story.”

Mud (Chronicles of the Third Realm War)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Wenstrom, E. J.

Fantasy

When the world fears you, being Gifted is a curse. In the cornerstone of the rural south, Brooklyn, Mississippi, no one dares make eye contact with the strange Caibre family. Until the rewards are worth the cost. The townsfolk come, cash in hand, always at night, to pay for services only a Gifted can provide. No matter the Gifts prevalent in her family, at twenty-one, Tallulah is expected to follow the path laid out for her: marriage, babies, and helping her mama teach the family home school program. She’s resigned to live the quiet life and stay out of trouble…until she meets Logan. An outsider and all around rebel, Logan doesn’t care about her family’s reputation. Yet after a tragic loss wreaks havoc on the crumbling relationship between the Caibres and the townsfolk, Tallulah must decide if love and freedom are worth risking everything.

Blackbird Summer

Shotwell, Em

Everyone has a dark side where their inner demons roam. When the devils of our nightmares murder in their sleep, only one can stop them. Jaime Connor was once one of the mightiest archangels in heaven. Sent to earth to stop demons from claiming another victim in their sleep, she has battled far too long. Tired of all the killing, she awaits the demon who will overpower her and send her back to heaven. Yet her life lingers on and a dream she can’t remember plagues her thoughts. Only remnants of her memory remain in the image of a gorgeous demon who circled her before the kill—the scent of Ireland on his breathe, a brogue on his tongue, and the sea in his penetrating eyes. The demon must have died. She never would have woken if he hadn’t. That’s how it works. How it’s always worked. So why did he appear in her world the next day? And why is he trying to seduce her? Will he be the fated one to finally steal the life of the strongest dark angel the world has ever known? If she’s lucky, that will be all he steals.

Purgatory's Angel (Dark Angel)

Hughes-Millman, B

Getting hired to be a personal wizard for a billionaire may just become a death sentence. Colin Fisher is a young man with a lot of problems on his plate: a dying father, a dead car doubling as a home, and a mysteriously disappeared fiancée. You’d think with a magical inclination he’d be able to turn it all around, but not so much. Yet his bad luck appears to be on the way out when the CEO of a multinational corporation offers him a job. It’s a sweet gig as a personal wizard with a fat paycheck. It just has one catch. The paranoid CEO isn’t a mere hypochondriac, he’s been hexed with an authentic ancient curse. Now Colin is the only thing standing between his new boss and a frozen bundle of fangs, claws, and rage. If he can’t stop the cannibal ice demon in time to save his new boss, it’ll be back to living out of his dead car. That is, if he even survives the battle.

Frostbite (Modern Knights)

Bader, Joshua

Zimm, a former sniper and current FBI Special Agent, spent his last five years volunteering for every military suicide mission since losing his wife and unborn child until he met Zaida during a hostage situation. After following her across the world, he is assigned to a magical task force as Zaida's protection detail. When the Queen marks the only man Zaida has ever loved as her last target, Zaida must risk her immortal life to save Zimm.

Killing Song (The Legacy)

Joya, Luna

"King debuts with a delightful, character-driven rom-com Fans of slow-burn romance will be swept away." - Publisher's Weekly Amalie Warner wants another shot to prove that she can be a successful writer. After hitting the bestseller's list nine years ago, she's lost her spark. Feeling pressure from her father to leave her writing behind and to work for her family's lucrative hotel business, she's desperate to find inspiration for her next big idea, something that challenges and excites her, something real. Enter Julian Smoke, a failed tennis player making a dream run for the US Open. After a chance meeting at a bar, Amalie hates him instantly. He's cocky and arrogant, but Amalie knows his story could be her big break. Could he be more? Everyone knows that in tennis, love means zero, but these two are about to change that. Perfect for fans of Hands Down, by Mariana Zapata, and the film, Wimbledon.

Painting the Lines: A Hot Romantic Comedy (Ace of Hearts)

King, Ashley R.

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