Author: alexowens
In the wrong hands, magic is dangerous. In hers, it’s deadly.As a child, Quinn killed someone with an errant blast of magic. The guilt from that accident drives her to redemption by tracking rogue shifters through snowstorms, toasting demented demons, and romping through graveyards playing zombie whack-a-mole, with a blessed sword in one hand and a fifth of Fireball in the other. That guilt is … guilt is why she’ll hunt the monsters and why they’ll fear the hell out of her—Quinn has nothing to lose and everything to atone for.But a girl’s got to start somewhere and Quinn’s first…
If the Devil comes to collect his due in person, you’re screwed.Claire hasn’t been back to Italy since she played a game of supernatural-chicken with a crazy witch and won herself a castle. That whole mess left a bad taste in her mouth and regret dripping from her fangs, but the crumbling relic won’t repair itself and the inhabitants of Casa Creepy have been left on their own for far too long.A … too long.A request from the head of the European Vampires, for Claire’s unique brand of spook-like services, is the nudge she needs to get on a plane…
If you want to see a gal’s fangs, just threaten her family.For Claire, life is good. She’s single-mommin’-it like a boss, she can finally wield magic without setting things on fire, and she’s found a way to feed that doesn’t involve venipuncture– though there’s still a fair amount of poking involved.But the past can be a real witch, and there’s no telling when it’ll come back to curse you, or … come back to curse you, or how badly it’s gonna sting. And sting it does. While helping Clive, the Vamp-POTUS, with the conclave at his D.C compound, Claire’s life…
Newly single, newly dead… and just getting started.After the disastrous trip that ended her life, Claire needs to get her magic and blood-lust under control. And let’s be honest, she could stand to rein in the regular ol’ lust too. Even so, thanks to her Vampire Disability Fund, life is good. Well, as good as it can be for an un-dead, single-mom.But then two brothers buy the fixer-upper next … buy the fixer-upper next door. Never mind that one’s a sin waiting to happen and the other is a bit of a jerk, neighbors are bad news for a vampire…
Death isn’t always the end… sometimes it’s only the beginning. Claire’s trapped in a dead-end marriage, strapped for cash and getting desperate. Her chance at freedom comes in the form of a music con in Florida. Her mission? Win over a few big clients and collect a fat bonus check. It should have been easy, but Claire didn’t count on a bewitched violin, its sultry Italian owner, Bette, or her … sultry Italian owner, Bette, or her dark and dangerous companions.Unfortunately, life isn’t all song lyrics and seduction. Tied to darkness by blood and power, Claire must harness her abilities…