The first volume includes the following novellas:Heart of IceDoes the Trickster of Asgard have a heart? And if he does, can it be broken? And if it can be broken, what will happen to those who break it? A chance meeting on a rescue mission turns Loki's world - for the good and the bad.Birth of GodsPeople get wiser as they get older, they say. The Trickster of Asgard, however, never does things the way other people do them. A...

The second volume includes the following novellas:Blood of RulersThe Trickster of Asgard has many jobs: right arm of the All-Father, agent, assassin, spy, scholar, sorcerer, hacker, council member… Now Loki can add two more at the same time: investigator and diplomat. Can he handle looking for a threat to all realms and negotiating a peace treaty at the same time?Protectors of EarthCan the Trickster of Asgard be caught on ca...

Jessica Blake is a villain, even by her own understanding. She builds robots and extorts money from government — while she's not in jail, that is. Starflame is a hero whose job it is to make sure Jessica is in jail, but there's more to it.When strange robots turn up on earth and wreak havoc, things begin to shift, then a court sentence forces Jessica to change her plans severely. Yet, changing plans are not the worst for a villain — they're good at dealing with them.

The Devil's Bull:An invitation to a calm weekend with mages turns foul when all of them are supposed to be sacrifices for the continued existence of their host. The trap has been well-prepared and there is no way the sacrifices can just run away. Will Isadora and Baron Asmodeus find a way past the wards blocking the mages' powers and show their host that it was a bad idea to include them as sacrifices?The Body Cathedral:Isadora is in trouble: she has many wraiths to...

"I will have to make hard calls over and over again in my position. Don't think I'll shrink back from this one."For well over twenty years, Alex was the spare - the third child with no clear position within an order of vampire hunters. And she was okay with it. Unfortunately, fate doesn't ask for your permission or that of those who think they rule your life. Now Alex is thrust into a position she never wanted and never was trained for. But one thing is for sure: A Dorsey doesn't s...

Isadora follows up on the suggestion to seek out an Immortal to the north-east of Egypt and travels to China, looking for a monk who might have forgotten to die over the centuries. Will her long travel through the Altai mountain range gain her the additional powers she seeks or will it be all for nought?Again, bodies are disappearing, but this time directly from the graveyards. Is there another amateur necromancer digging into things better left underground or is there another reaso...

These are the first three missions of Jamie Moriarty and Sherringford Holmes:The Cannon PlansWith the prices for flats in London, it seems prudent to share rooms and rent. Yet, when you room with a man called 'Holmes', weird things can happen. Jamie Moriarty and Sherringford Holmes find themselves under pressure by the secret service. Yet, never try to intimidate a mastermind - unless you wish to employ him afterwards. Once members of the secret service, Ja...

“As long as you’re not caught, all areas of the law are grey.”After the end of his criminal organisation, Steven Quinn has decided not to just retire from working life. Instead, he founded a small agency which employs a few of his former employees, including his right hand Jane Doe. Now the fledgling Black Knight Agency has to find its feet and the direction in which to go. Keeping in the grey area of the law, where the police can’t help, is the way to go, obviously, but how far in...

It all starts out as a regular summer in a resort town by the sea until lies drive Emilia and her best friend Florence out of the town.They are sent to Winterthorne Hall where an aunt Emilia has never before met resides. There, they are going to meet new people – including two young gentlemen of good breeding – and find themselves immersed into the mystery of who is haunting the Hall. Florence may say there are no ghosts, but Emilia has read enough Gothic novels to be ready to beli...

The calm lives of twin sisters Joanna and Alice Conrad are disturbed by the arrival of the worldly Madame Ducreux. What does the alchemist, chemist, and physician plan to do in London and why does she seem to think that Joanna and Alice might spoil her plans? One thing becomes clear early, though: There will be blood before this is over. It's good, then, that neither Joanna nor Alice are shy of spilling a little of it.

The second three stories about John Stanton include the following:The Case of the Horrid Hellhound in which John and his colleague are hunting for a mysterious hound who is haunting a forest and has already severely injured several people.The Case of the Goddess's Assassin in which John gets pulled into several assassination attempts on a holiday with most of the family.The Case of the Deadly Documents in which John...

The first volume sees Maddie getting through these three cases:The Mind-Control BeamWhen during a college football game, the home team vanishes without a trace, full-time reporter and part-time vigilante Maddie Dempsey is on the case. When, in addition, her best friend is kidnapped by the infamous Queen of Hearts, she has to slip into her alter ego as The Eye and see things through, no matter the danger to herself.The HunterWhat starts out as a regular Hallo...