When Cary Met Angie


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For Cary Redmond, sometimes the mayhem really is all about the magic… After only a few months as a Protector, Cary’s got the basics of the job down. Get between the good guy and the bad guy. Good guy survives. Everyone’s happy. Except the bad guy, of course, but they don’t really count. Introduce magic into that equation, however, and Cary knows she’s out of her league. A magic problem needs a magic solution. And while the super powerful witch who comes to her aid isn’t exactly what Cary expects, she’ll take all the help she can get. She might even survive the night, with a little help from her newest friend. Keywords: urban fantasy; urban fantasy series; paranormal fantasy; shapeshifter fantasy; contemporary fantasy; dark fantasy; urban fantasy short story series; magic and mayhem; vampires and shifters; witches and wizards; fairies and legends




When Cary Met the Good Guys


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See how it all got started. Cary Redmond is just an ordinary woman contemplating a new career when she gets “tricked” into the life of a magical Protector. A paying job, which is always good, but still, not exactly something she’d trained for. Her first year’s introduction to magic and mystery proves eventful, and not always in a good way. But as Cary learns to survive her new job, she meets some of the most important people (and pets!) in her life. These are their stories… When Cary Met Jaxer When Cary Met Pickles When Cary Met Marianne When Cary Met Angie When Cary Met Lucy Keywords: urban fantasy; urban fantasy series; paranormal fantasy; shapeshifter fantasy; contemporary fantasy; dark fantasy; urban fantasy short story series; magic and mayhem; vampires and shifters; witches and wizards; fairies and legends




When Cary Met Lucy


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In Cary Redmond’s life as a Protector, magic does not always cause the mayhem… Running into the darkness under a bridge is not the sort of thing an ordinary woman should do late at night. But for Cary Redmond, it’s just part of her job as a magical Protector. And frankly, after the not-so-fun dinner with her parents, charging into danger to rescue the innocent seems like a good idea. Almost as good as the donut she was going to have before her Protector senses went off. What she discovers in those midnight shadows, however, changes her perspective completely on women running into the darkness under a bridge. And sets the stage for a brand new friendship. Keywords: urban fantasy; urban fantasy series; paranormal fantasy; shapeshifter fantasy; contemporary fantasy; dark fantasy; urban fantasy short story series; magic and mayhem; vampires and shifters; witches and wizards; fairies and legends




Dinner with the Joneses


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A family dinner with leopard shifters…what could go wrong? Cary Redmond’s first introduction to her leopard shifter boyfriend’s family proved a little more interesting and fraught than she might have liked. Okay, the trip was a disaster. So Deacon’s mother declares a do-over. And no one argues with the Jones family matriarch. They even agree to come up to Portland, into Cary’s territory, for the big meal. What could possibly go wrong? Unfortunately, in Cary’s world, anything that can, usually does. And when her bosses show up with a job, she can’t refuse. Magical Protectors don’t get time off for family events… Not when there are innocent people to protect and monsters on the loose. Author’s Note: This story takes place about a week after the events of The Trouble with Leopard Queens and Shifter Wars (Cary Redmond Book 3) and contains spoilers for the novel. Keywords: urban fantasy; urban fantasy series; paranormal fantasy; shapeshifter fantasy; contemporary fantasy; dark fantasy; urban fantasy short story series; magic and mayhem; vampires and shifters; witches and wizards; fairies and legends




Witches and Weavers and Ghosts, Oh Boy


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Don’t mess with a magical Protector’s best friends… For magical Protector Cary Redmond, nothing is more important than her family and her friends. And that means standing behind her friends—or in her case, in front of them—whenever they need her help. She’s there when they call. No matter what dangers they face. Even when those dangers rub against her biggest fears. Nothing stops Cary from getting between her friends and the bad guys. Because no one messes with the people Cary loves. Don’t miss this collection of three action-packed Cary Redmond novellas. And find out just how far Cary will go to save the people she loves. Stories in the collection: Cary vs the Goblin King Cary Goes to Hawaii Cary and the Demon Witch keywords: dark urban fantasy, short story series, urban fantasy short story series, Urban fantasy romance, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, dark fantasy, horror fantasy, series paranormal romance, shapeshifter romance, demons and devils, witches and wizards, werewolves and shifters, series urban fantasy, paranormal shifters, urban fantasy magic, magic and mayhem, horror romance, monsters and shapeshifters




The Trouble with Death and Demon Gods


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Trouble’s Last Stand… Magical Protector Cary Redmond has not been enjoying her test year. Discovering she absorbs magic, figuring out how to release that magic, and dealing with enemies from her past regularly complicates her life. Her seventh year has been overflowing with Trouble. And way too many demons and vampires. Now, with only two months left to go, Cary must face her greatest enemy again. Not to stop him. But to protect him. Family squabbles suck. And when they involve demons, chances of realm destruction are high. Cary will need all the help she can get in this epic stand against the forces of evil. Because if she can’t stop the demons this time… Her world will burn. keywords: Urban fantasy romance; contemporary fantasy; urban fantasy; paranormal romance; dark fantasy; horror fantasy; series paranormal romance; shapeshifter romance; witches and wizards; werewolves and shifters; vampire paranormal; demons and devils; series urban fantasy; paranormal shifters; magic and mayhem




Ting Ling


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Beware the noise behind the walls…And the dropped Cheetos Albert just wants some peace and quiet. Work and silence and no disturbances. Instead, a noise…a ringing noise in his apartment drives him to distraction. The noise even invades his dreams. When he realizes the ringing is coming from inside the walls, Albert really starts to worry. Anything could be behind that wall. Anything could be making that sound. Discovering the truth, however, proves more terrifying, and strange, than anything Albert could have expected. Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS. keywords: Contemporary fantasy, paranormal, portal fantasy, short story, short story collections, action adventure, portal fantasy short stories, dark fantasy, horror, demon paranormal fantasy, alien invasion, humorous alien invasion,




Bone Lantern Witch


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The demons call and magic answers… When hunting demons nearly kills her, witch Angie Jordan runs away to New York City, takes a job reading fortunes, and spends two years trying to forget her past. She was born to be a witch, not a demon hunter. Escaping that world means giving up the love of her life, a man who could no more resist the hunt than she could refuse the call of magic. That sacrifice is one of the hardest things she’s ever done. But staying with Sebastian means living in a world that will eventually destroy everything she loves. And she doesn’t dare take that risk. The demon realms are restless and persistent, though, almost as persistent as Sebastian, dragging her back to the hunt. This time, a young girl is in danger, and Angie can’t refuse to help. But in her quest to rescue the innocent, dark secrets emerge, threatening everything Angie has built, plunging her into a deadly battle that pits the will of a demon against her magic. She must face her deepest fears, and the haunting shadow of a love she just can’t quit. Because in a fight where the strongest will wins, Angie has to find that inner strength… Or die.




I Just Ate a Bug


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Fighting an alien invasion requires a good appetite… I’m an out of work dog walker who never expected to confront the end of the world in my lifetime. Especially not when that end of the world comes in the form of an alien invasion. Who expects that to happen for real, right? But there you have it. Aliens. Invading Earth. And only a rough band of us humans to defend the entire planet. With the only weapons we have. If we can stomach using it. Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS. keywords: Contemporary fantasy, paranormal, alien invasion, humorous alien invasion, science fiction, short story, short story collections, action adventure, science fiction short stories, dolphins and bugs, aliens vs humans, humorous paranormal aliens




Moonlit Strange


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She’s a witch in a demon hunter’s world… Angela Jordan is a witch with a very particular set of skills. One of those skills has her embroiled in the demon hunter world. Not her calling. But the hunt still lures her in. Confronting the kinds of nightmares most humans never have to face, Angie accepts the work though she wouldn’t go so far as to say she enjoys it. Still, demon hunting keeps her close to the man she loves. And saving innocent lives is worth the danger. But ensuring demons aren’t loosed on the human realm comes at a cost. One that might be too high for Angie to pay.