Once Bitten, Twice Shy and Another One Bites The Dust, by Jennifer Rardin (Orbit, 2007)

Meet Jaz Parks. Though she doesn’t look the part, she’s secretly a CIA assassin, working for a top-secret department to take out assorted deadly threats around the world. Partnered with Vayl, a centuries-old vampire who requested her specifically for the … Continue reading

Midnight's Daughter, by Karen Chance (Onyx, 2008)

Meet Dorina “Dory” Basarab. A 500-year old dhampir (half-vampire) subject to rage-driven blackouts, she works as a vampire hunter and occasional troubleshooter for her father, one of the most powerful vampires in North America. Her housemate and best friend Claire, … Continue reading

Magic Bites and Magic Burns, by Ilona Andrews (Ace, 2007/2008)

In the semi-near future, Atlanta has become a strange and dangerous place to live. Waves of magic sweep over the world with unpredictable frequency, cancelling out all things technological for the length of their duration. The supernatural is in full … Continue reading

Free Fall, by Laura Anne Gilman (Harlequin Luna, 2008)

Life used to be -easy- for Wren Valere. She kept under the radar, and did her job as a Retriever, acquiring objects for people who didn’t care about cost or legality. But that was before things got messy. Before she … Continue reading

Daemons Are Forever, by Simon R. Green (Roc, 2008)

For centuries, the powerful Drood family has protected the world from monsters, demons, evil cultists, and things that go bump in the night. Clad in their distinctive golden armor, they’ve been a terrifying, secretive force for justice, fighting a host … Continue reading

Black Magic Woman, by Justin Gustainis (Solaris, 2007)

Meet Quincy Morris, supernatural consultant, a specialist in occult interventions and unorthodox solutions. For a price, he’ll solve your problems, be they vampires or poltergeists, demons or wicked witches. Flush from his success at rooting out a nest of vampires … Continue reading

The Accidental Sorcerer, by K.E. Mills (Orbit, 2009)

For probationary Compliance Officer Gerald Dunwoody of the Ottosland Department of Thaumaturgy, it was supposed to be a routine safety inspection. You know, nose around a little, find out why the Stuttley’s Superior Staff factory hadn’t been submitting their paperwork … Continue reading

Sorcery and the Single Girl, by Mindy Klasky (Red Dress Ink, 2007)

When Jane Madison, a librarian working at the historic Peabridge Library in Georgetown, Washington D.C ., discovered a secret cache of magical books, crystals and other paraphernalia, she was catapulted into a world of witchcraft and magic. Now she has … Continue reading

Dog Days, by John Levitt (Ace, 2007)

Meet Mason. He’s a musical prodigy with a talent for improvisation, and a definite skill when it comes to performing magic on the fly. But ever since he quit being an active part of the magic game, he’s been content … Continue reading

Crashing Paradise, by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski (Ace, 2007)

The Menagerie, that strange collection of supernatural beings lead by immortal sorcerer and alchemist Arthur Conan Doyle is back, and this time, their worst enemies are lurking in the shadows, ready to put an end to their works. Ceridwen, exiled … Continue reading