In Shakespeare’s most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved. Antonio promises money to help his friend Bassanio woo Portia. He borrows the sum needed from the cruel Shylock, but there will be a dreadful penalty if the loan is not repaid.The golden world of Portia’s Belmont calls forth some of Shakespeare’s most lyrical love poetry. But the dark shadow of Shylock is never far from the heart of this brilliant comedy as it moves toward its court...

Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question.The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be enough as he desperately attempts to eliminate all who might threaten his ill-gotten p...

Parting with God’s Hand might mean the foul-mouthed half-angel has to lie low, but he’s still got to pay the rent. Will Josiah Quinn be able to do that if he hunts bounties no one else will accept? Yes, as long as he can stay alive. When a vampire hunt goes terribly wrong, Stefan is left clinging to life by a thread. Will Josiah betray the only friend he has left in the world to save the man he loves? Or will he sacrifice Stefan for the army he needs to defeat his father once and for all? ...

Without the protection of his guardian angel, Josiah’s body is deteriorating. Remiel is on the cusp of victory in Hell, and Heaven is divided. The irreverent half-angel’s only hope of saving himself and all of humanity rests in finding God before it’s too late. But since when has he ever given a damn about saving the world? No, this is personal, and Josiah will stop at nothing to find God, even if it means going alone. He’ll crisscross the globe and leave no stone unturned in his search. N...

Dying is easy. Coming back is the hard part.After shattering his soul during a spell, Lazarus has just six days to find the pieces and put them back together. Not an easy task when every reaper in the underworld is gunning to claim his soul, including the reaper king, Thanatos.To reclaim the lost fragments of his soul, he'll have to face old enemies, travel to Faerie to battle his most fearsome foe yet, and acquire a vast sum of sugary snack cakes. If he fa...

Working for Heaven is a living Hell for rogue wizard Josiah Quinn. There are too many rules and not enough easy cash. His first official assignment from the God Squad? Solve a string of brutal murders that he believes are part of an intricate and all-too-familiar summoning ritual involving broken mirrors. His investigation leads him to the front door of Stefan Nikolaides, the one and only living Oracle in North America. What Josiah learns from Stefan’s terrifying visions sends him deep int...

Deck the halls with eldritch monsters . . .The holidays have been anything but relaxing for Lazarus Kerrigan. Between planning a wedding and selling his house, he's barely had a moment to think about the supernatural.When strange, Christmas-themed monsters begin attacking him in the open, it's time for the gloves to come off. Mask is making his move. Lazarus and company are determined to take the fight to him.A battle with Mask means traveling back ...

The City of Angels holds a world of nightmares for irreverent wizard Josiah Quinn. Not even the end of the world could convince him to visit. But when his estranged daughter Maggie goes missing, he’s on the first flight there to track her down. As he tries to pull together the threads of Maggie’s life, Josiah uncovers a disturbing trend: sex, drugs, and dangerous magic. Maggie was walking an all too familiar path toward destruction. And now she’s gone. To find her, Josiah must navigate an ...

Old sins cast long shadows even Death can't hide from.It's been a year since Lazarus went to Hell to free Emma's soul. With Loki gone, things are finally starting to settle down for the Pale Horseman.At least until a dangerous supernatural virus forces New Orleans to grind to a halt. With thousands of innocent people infected, Lazarus must find the source and shut it down before it becomes a global pandemic. Just when he thinks he's got it under control, re...

A psychic assassin. A demonic presence. Survival has deadly consequences . . .After escaping an asylum, Felix drives across three states in search of bloody vengeance. When he arrives, however, he is instead roped into a plot to apprehend a psychic assassin murdering clergy. If he succeeds, Bishop X has promised to write him a blank check. If he fails, death will be the least of his worries.The assassin, however, is more cunning and deadly than even Felix C...

King John of England is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria, and the papacy. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision?As alliances are made, broken, and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weakness and reliance on those around him—including his powerful mother Queen Elinor and Faulconbridge, the cynical and witty bastard son of the dead King Richard I.In this early history play, King John is played by Michael Feast, the Basta...

Love and wit conquer all in Shakespeare's sparkling comedy of self-delusion and disguise.Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister, Kate, is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take on Kate?The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. While he sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagant to loving wife, young Lucentio and his clever servant, Tranio, plot to win Bianca.Frances Ba...