Cary and the Cursed Jack-O'-Lantern


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Who knew pumpkins could do that? Cary Redmond encounters a lot of unusual things in her life as a magical Protector. A cursed Jack-O’-Lantern, however, is new. But since the creepy pumpkin is in her best friend’s place of business, Cary is quick to help. The only problem is she has no idea how to stop a curse. Or a pumpkin. Or, really anything. Getting between bad guys and good guys…she does that all day long. Stopping a deadly pumpkin come to life…not so much. But Cary is up for the challenge. At least, she hopes so. Because if she’s not, it could cost her her best friend’s life. 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




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




A Very Cary Holiday


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Holidays bring friends, family, and…Trouble. At least if your job title is Magical Protector. Cary Redmond spends most of her holidays jumping into danger. Stopping bad guys, protecting innocents, and doing her job as a walking, talking Kevlar vest. Because magic, mayhem, and disasters don’t take holidays off. In fact, sometimes the holidays are the problem. But Cary is always ready to leap into the fight, tackling the dread, the deadly, the bespelled, and the strange. And if she helps a friend along the way, all the better. Because when the holidays bring Trouble, Cary’s on hand to save the day. Don’t miss this year of Cary Redmond adventures all in one collection. Includes Cary and the Cursed Jack-O’-Lantern Cary Holidays Cary’s Galentine’s Day Cary’s Leprechaun Troubles Cary’s Beltane Night Out keywords: Dark urban fantasy; contemporary 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




Haunts and Howls and Guardian Spells


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Between haunts and howls…new guardians rise. In mystical worlds of deadly magic and danger, the innocent need heroes, guardians, protectors to stand in the way of evil, to keep the world safe and balanced—even if the imperiled never realize trouble looms just out of sight. Reluctant heroes strive to do whatever they must in these five short stories of contemporary fantasy, where nothing is as it seems. Where wizards and faeries lurk, and shapeshifters prowl. Where magic swells to both hurt and heal. And where destiny calls those fated to save the world. For readers who love dark tales of mystery and magic, with heroes fated to keep innocent people safe, don’t miss this exciting collection from bestselling author Kat Simons. Including a brand new story in the action-packed urban fantasy Cary Redmond series. keywords: Dark urban fantasy; portal fantasy; Urban fantasy; paranormal urban fantasy; contemporary fantasy; dark fantasy; short story collections; demons and devils; witches and wizards; series urban fantasy; urban fantasy magic; magic and mayhem; monsters and demons; heroes and warriors; faery fantasy; myths and legends; horror fantasy




Romancing the Leopard


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Their world is not what it seems… Dylan Jones planned for this solar eclipse for two years. He got a prime site at one of the best locations in Oregon, and he intends to savor his last taste of freedom before he has to settled down and finish his Ph.D. thesis. He’s at the festival for sun pictures and maybe some all-night sky watching. And if he can manage it, some much needed time in his leopard form. He’s not there for a weekend fling. But the sexy genius in the site next to his proves too tempting to ignore. Something about Cat’s scent calls to his leopard, pulling him in like catnip, and he just can’t resist her. Catalina Donovan came to Oregon for the solar eclipse, and only the eclipse. Getting away from New York and the constant pressure from the tiger shifter males to choose a mate only increases her determination to enjoy the festival. And the super hot guy in the camp site next to hers only adds spice to her vacation. There’s something about Dylan that draws her, something she can’t quite put her finger on. For someone like Cat, unraveling the puzzle of him is as tempting and enticing as his sexy voice. But there’s more to Dylan than Cat knows. And more to their new relationship than Dylan wants to admit. As they countdown to the eclipse, and things between them heat up, Dylan must decide how much to admit to Cat, how much he dares tell a human. When tiger shifters show up to lay a claim to her, Dylan realizes he might just have to fight for her. And a future neither of them expects. Keywords: Paranormal romance; shapeshifter romance; tiger shifter romance; tiger shifter paranormal romance; paranormal romance series; contemporary fantasy romance series; cat shifter paranormal romance; leopard shifter romance; cat shifter romance




Dates, Dinners, and Other Disasters


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Is one normal night out really too much to ask…? All Cary Redmond wants is to go on a date with her new leopard shifter boyfriend. Just one normal, ordinary date. Other people go on dates all the time. Cary and Deacon should be able to manage at least one. That shouldn’t be too much to ask, right? Wrong. Being a magical Protector complicates everything in Cary’s life, including her ability to have a life. Dating and getting to know her boyfriend’s family of powerful shifters is stressful enough. The last thing she needs is constant disruptions and disaster. Unfortunately, Cary’s life is always full of trouble. And when innocent people are in danger, Cary has to help. Stories in the collection: Cary and Deacon (Try to) Go on a Date Date Night Take Two Third Date’s the Charm Dinner with the Joneses Keywords: paranormal romance; shapeshifter romance; cat shifter romance; leopard shifter romance; 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




Going Out of Business: Everything's for Sale


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Completing the job isn’t the hard part. The hard part is finding the way home… Teri collects difficult things. All kinds of things. From many different realms. For a lot of different people. Sometimes dangerous people. Sometimes desperate people. Sometimes they’re both. And sometimes the things they want prove almost impossible to find. She specializes in those things. Teri’s good at her job. And she gets paid well for her work. But once on a job, she’s got one way, and only one way, home. Collect the difficult thing. Then find the doorway back to her realm. If she succeeds, she gets paid. And gets to go home. But if she fails… She’ll never see the ones she loves again. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND GUARDIAN SPELLS keywords: portal fantasy, contemporary fantasy, magic fantasy, action and adventure, short story collections, fantasy adventure, urban fantasy magic, magic and mayhem, heroes and warriors, myths and legends




Redemption in Stone


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A fated mate, a werewolf among monsters… Rebecca Logan has spent her long life hunting monsters, ensuring humanity remains safe from nightmare creatures created by a vengeful god. Cursed by the same god, but promised a way out by another, Becca never expects to find her fated mate, the one person who can save her, her destined love…just as she uncovers a new monster on a killing spree. A monster with weapons that strike directly at her Family. Duty demands she hunt and destroy the monsters. But that duty endangers her mate. And if she can’t convince him they’re meant for each other, they’ll both suffer. Adam Walsh left his werewolf pack a disgrace, becoming a dreaded rogue. Alone, and without the security and structure of a pack, Adam knows he doesn’t have much longer before his animal nature takes over, turning him into a killing machine that will destroy everything in his wake. So when the beautiful monster hunter drops into his life, he knows he has to resist her. Impossible when she looks at him with her beautiful brown eyes, offering hope he hasn’t had in years. But he has nothing to offer Becca in return except exile and danger. As they hunt the new monsters and fend off a hostile werewolf pack, Becca and Adam resist the pull of the consuming passion building between them. Their secrets loom, an impenetrable wall. And if they can’t learn to trust each other, their natures will destroy them both. keywords: Paranormal Romance; Dark Fantasy; werewolf and shifter; horror fantasy romance; paranormal and urban fantasy; monsters and myths; paranormal werewolves and shifters romance; fantasy and futuristic romance; Urban Fantasy romance; horror romance; horror fantasy; series paranormal romance; monsters and demons




Fated in Stone


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Will one mistake destroy their future… Benjamin Logan has fought monsters for more than three hundred years, knowing one day he’ll be granted his promised mate, his true love, the one fated to break his curse. But meeting her in the middle of a deadly battle with a monster and its human minions topples all Ben’s plans. To save her, he makes one of the biggest mistakes of his life. A mistake that could cost him everything. Elle Barker finds people for a living, tracking down missing loved ones for people out of options. Using her psychic skills, Elle discovers her newest target held captive in a compound that holds terrifying monsters unlike anything she’s ever seen. Out of her depth and desperate, Elle must overcome her suspicious nature to trust the one man who knows how to survive the deadly creatures. Only to learn he’s not what he seems either. To survive, Ben and Elle must work together even as the building attraction between them overwhelms their common sense. With the world at risk, and the monsters getting stronger, their own feelings must take a backseat. But saving their future and stopping a horrifying plot, means accepting their bond… Before it’s too late. keywords: Paranormal Romance; Dark Fantasy; werewolf and shifter; horror fantasy romance; paranormal and urban fantasy; monsters and myths; paranormal werewolves and shifters romance; fantasy and futuristic romance; contemporary fantasy; Urban Fantasy romance; horror romance; horror fantasy; series paranormal romance; monsters and demons




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.