IKER THE CLEANER Some problems have temporary solutions…others require a permanent response. Meet Iker the Unseen, expert conflict resolution professional. When Iker gets a call from the Dark Council to resolve a conflict involving an ancient clan of vampires, he finds that he is the target of an elimination protocol. Someone wants Iker the Unseen to remain unseen…permanently. Now, with Dark Council Enforcers hunting him, and clan heads ordering his death, Iker must uncover who sanctioned a kill order against him—and remove them before its too late. DAYSTRIDER In order to cheat death…sometimes…you have to die. Iker the Unseen has eliminated Renault, one of the Triumvirate, and in the process has made his difficult life…nightmarish. When the remaining members of the Triumvirate want Iker eliminated, they mobilize the DCE-Dark Council Enforcers to get their revenge. But not everything is as it seems. Someone is controlling the remaining members of the Triumvirate, someone ancient and powerful. Someone who stands to gain by having Iker removed from the board. A Daystrider. Now, Iker must uncover the identity of this Daystrider before the DCE eliminates him and those close to him. In order to uncover the influence in the shadows, Iker must walk in the light. NIGHTWALKER Even the brightest day must surrender to the darkest night. Solis has been eliminated, but the real threat, Roze the Daystrider is still alive. And she wants revenge. In order for Iker to disappear into the shadows, he must first step into the light and face an enemy stronger than any in his past. Now, together with Byako and her group of Nightwalkers, Iker must stop Roze before she destroys the Dark Council and plunges all of the vampires into a civil war. If he succeeds, he can fade back into the shadows. Failure will mean the death and destruction of his world as he knows it. Failure is not an option.

T. Kingfisher meets Cassandra Khaw in this “fast-paced ” haunted house story full of “ old-school horror ” and “ brimming with edgy tension and evil” ( Library Journal )! When the terrifying plot of a horror novel comes to life, its author discovers there’s a fine line between humanity and monstrosity . . . Blackwood mansion looms, surrounded by nightmare pines, atop the hill over the small town of Crooked Tree. Ben Bookman, bestselling novelist and heir to the Blackwood estate, spent a weekend at the ancestral home to finish writing his latest horror novel, The Scarecrow . Now, on the eve of the book’s release, the terrible story within begins to unfold in real life. Detective Mills arrives at the scene of a gruesome murder: a family butchered and bundled inside cocoons stitched from corn husks, and hung from the rafters of a barn, eerily mirroring the opening of Bookman’s latest novel. When another family is killed in a similar manner, Mills, along with his daughter, rookie detective Samantha Blue, is determined to find the link to the book—and the killer—before the story reaches its chilling climax. As the series of “Scarecrow crimes” continues to mirror the book, Ben quickly becomes the prime suspect. He can’t remember much from the night he finished writing the novel, but he knows he wrote it in The Atrium, his grandfather’s forbidden room full of numbered books. Thousands of books. Books without words. As Ben digs deep into Blackwood’s history he learns he may have triggered a release of something trapped long ago—and it won’t stop with the horrors buried within the pages of his book.

How can she stop evil if she can't even control her own dark magic? Skylar has a few problems: Getting out from under her famous mother’s shadow. Making it through the Academy of Magic without getting herself killed. And trying not to murder the devilishly handsome, so-infuriating-she-wants-to-strangle-him Asher once they’re partnered with each other. So when she discovers a new baddie gathering power in her city, someone with insane magic and a powerful grudge against her family, Skylar knows it’s her chance to stop them. The only problem? Skylar’s got dark magic of her own. Uncontrollable magic. Magic she has to keep hidden. As maddening as Asher is, she’ll have to work with him if she wants any chance at stopping this new threat. But with her darkness growing more powerful by the day, hiding what she is will likely be impossible. And soon, her biggest enemy just might be herself… If you love fast-paced fantasies full of snark, heart, thrilling twists, and a slow-burn romance then you’ll love the complete Darkness Within series! This bundle contains all four books in the Darkness Within series: 1. Called by Darkness 2. The Cursed One 3. Enemy of Magic 4. The Dark Prince

The reanimating virus left billions dead. The UK and Ireland remained safe. Until now. Deano and BD, a father and son a universe apart. Nothing in common. Not wanting anything in common. But today all that will change. Bedlam has been unleashed. The streets are swarming with infected and survival is all that matters. To make it, they’re going to have to trust each other, depend on each other, fight for each other like they never have before. The city is bleeding. Nowhere is safe. Will they find refuge before nightfall or is it already too late? One thing’s for sure. This will be the longest day of their lives.

Work at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life. "...a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe" --Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of Misfortune Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What she's not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately. Just when Cassie thinks she has the problem under control, the recently deceased Busby Tenpenny insists he's been murdered and claims Cassie might be responsible thanks to a wicked brand of magic she's been exposed to. The only way for Cassie to get her life back to normal is to tame her magic and uncover Mr. Tenpenny's true killer. Simple right? Of course not. Because while Cassie works on getting her newly acquired magic sorted, she's blowing up kitchens, angering an entire magical community, and discovering her past is more closely tied to Busby Tenpenny than she could have ever imagined. If you like comic fantasy whodunits with plenty of wry humor, a cast of unforgettable characters, a touch of paranormal mystery, and piles of pastries, you'll find it hard to pry yourself away from this first book of the Cassie Black Trilogy. Note: While this book delivers a contemporary fantasy tale with snarky giggles and a few hexes, it's fairly clean with only an itty-bitty bit of light cursing, one fight scene, and no hanky panky or sexual situations. The Cassie Black “Trilogy” has now grown to a very un-trilogy-like six books that include… The Undead Mr. Tenpenny (#1 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 1.0) The Uncanny Raven Winston (#2 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 1.0) The Untangled Cassie Black (#3 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 1.0) The Unusual Mayor Marheart (#1 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 2.0) The Unbearable Inspector Oberlin (#2 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 2.0) The Unexpected Mr Hopkins (#3 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 2.0) What readers have to say about the series so far... "Wow and wow again! I absolutely loved this book! You get such a feel for the characters and the story is so fast paced you don't want to put it down." "More, please!" "I was unable to put this down when I started reading it. The author combines humour with a fast paced murder mystery all packed into a funeral home." "…suffused with dark humor and witty dialogue..." "Cassie Black, won me over in the first book of this series, and she doesn’t disappoint in this one!!!"

Paige Turner has always been a bit of a disaster, but this time, she might have really outdone herself. When Paige’s bank account screams for help, she never imagined her next gig would be as Shadow Harbor’s newest (and possibly most accident-prone) librarian. But forget about organizing dusty old books—Paige is now in charge of shelving something a tad more explosive: magic. And not the fun, sparkly kind. We’re talking dark, dangerous, and likely-to-blow-up-in-your-face magic. Her job? Keep the supernatural subworld from going berserk, all while fetching and filing magical artifacts from around the globe. No pressure, right? Except one tiny mistake could spell doom for the entire world. Or, you know, get her flattened by a rogue spell gone wrong. Teaming up with a teacup-sized dragon who’s heavy on the sass and light on the help, Paige stumbles—literally—through her new role. And when her first assignment turns into a chaotic math lesson involving way too many werewolves, she starts to wonder if the world can survive her as the new librarian. Fans of The Librarians and Warehouse 13, get ready to laugh out loud with this enchanting, klutz-tastic cozy mystery fantasy series. Buy Shadow Beasts now and join Paige in her magical misadventures!