Samantha Hawthorne lives a rather curious life in New Orleans running a magic and herb shop. As an Elemental Witch in the Big Easy and owner of a wolf Familiar as well as the head of a former Faerie Queen, curious is as quiet as it gets for Sam.Until children start turning into blood-thirsty Changelings and attack their parents.When one of these children shows up in front of her shop, Sam and her friends are determined to find out where they’re coming from and where the exc...

Seventeen stories from NY Times and USA Today bestsellers and award-winning authors that will lure you to the darker side of faerie tales. More Grimm than Disney, in this collection you’ll find twists on Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, Rumpelstilstskin, The Snow Queen, Cinderella, The Pied Piper, Alice in Wonderland, and Red Riding Hood, plus new tales paying homage to the old traditions.Shadows cannot exist without light, however, and you’ll find enough happily ever afters to lift yo...

Ginger Blackstone needed a change in her life. Getting a call from her home town’s Sheriff, then hearing him say, “We’ve arrested your grandmother for murder,” wasn’t it.Three bodies later and Ginger finds herself, and the hot new small-town doctor, up to their broomsticks in trouble. Ginger sets out to find the real killer before her missing sister’s name shows up on a list in The Book of Ill Deeds.

Zoë Martinique was just your average, single female, past 25, looking for love and/or exciting job opportunities. Then life handed her the dubious ability to travel outside of her body at will—which she turned into a career, hiring herself out as a literal spook.But one night things get out of hand while she is out-of-body: Zoë witnesses a murder. What’s worse, the killer is also a traveler—who not only sees her but tries to pursue her.To save herself, Zoë must somehow guid...

Chattanooga, Tennessee 2009Before Detective Crwys Holliard moved to New Orleans, he was a detective in the historic city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. As a bit of a lone wolf, he had his ups and downs as he made his way through life, until everything changed when a tragic part of Crwys's past makes his lover a target in a serial killer’s vendetta against women who have crossed Crwys’s path. Unfortunately, this also makes Crwys the prime suspect in their deaths.-----

*All new, exclusive stories!* Six brand new tales of adventure, love, and treacherous fey magic from six award-winning, bestselling authors. Enter these fantastical realms where dark powers lurk and the ordinay world can be transformed in a heartbeat to a place of wonder—and danger. From the hidden fae folk dwelling among mortals to the challenges of babysitting a malicious fairy, these tales will cast their enchantment over you!Cover by Howard David Johnson.

My name is Dharma Parande, God Mother's Child with a strong Water Elemental. In laymen's terms, Witch.In my world I'm the normal one. Ivan Westerfield on the other hand, is a Cyber Witch. He doesn't need a computer to do a bit of web surfing. He's anything but normal. So I asked him to help me steal a file from the Computer of a Ceremonial Magician.It seemed like a good idea...

How do we tell the good from the bad when they look the same?Elemental Witch and Magic Shop owner, Samantha Hawthorne, faces her future with the knowledge she was raised, taught, and groomed by the very evil responsible for the disappearance of her mother. Threads of Arcane Magic linger alongside the guilt Samantha endures for killing an innocent in her failed pursuit for revenge.Now Clerics, the Witch’s Judiciary Branch, appear and request her aid in proving the s...

Darren "Dags" McConnell wants to recover the memories of his childhood. Memories that could hold the key to what happened in a fire that took his mother and left him buried inside a tree. When conventional means of memory recovery prove useless, Dags finds a spell promising to shine a light on his past.But like all spells, it lacks one final ingredient. He travels to Savannah, Georgia to collect the dust of his ancestors. A chance reunion with an old friend searching for his missin...

Secrets are like our past. They always come back to screw up our future.As the French Quarter drags into the Summer heat, Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne makes plans for her future, which includes getting through her imposed stint as a Cleric and pinning down a date for her wedding. All plans disappear when her Air Elemental makes a rash decision that tips the balance of power out of Sam's favor.Will Sam and her friends be able to mend her shattered power while ...

“We’ve arrested your grandmother for murder.”That's what my home town Sheriff told me when he called to let me know Mama D was in trouble. I packed everything and headed to Castle Falls, South Carolina to figure out what's happening.Three bodies later and I find myself, and the hot new small-town doctor, up to our broomsticks in trouble. My family and I set out to find the real killer before my missing sister’s name shows up on a list in The Book o...

Now that Samantha no longer possesses the powers of an Elemental Witch, adjusting to life as a mere mortal, married to a Drachen, is harder than any enemy she’s ever encountered. Why? Because though she’s powerless, her friends aren’t, and those powers are leading them down paths she cannot follow.Ivan’s inability to resist the call of the Cyber Web has Dharma terrified. She’s worried about his physical health after finding him unresponsive.Kyle’s