Dive into six full-length urban fantasy novels by USA Today and national bestselling authors!
Escape into tales of shifters and sorceresses, gamers and bakers, demons and artifact hunters, plus one very mischievous Norse god. Full of adventure, mystery, romance, and plenty of snark, these novels will immerse you in magical worlds while you turn pages far into the night.
Huntress Born by Aimee … night.
Huntress Born by Aimee Easterling – Werewolf and baker Ember leaves her pack to hunt for her missing half brother. But with danger growing on all sides, it’s only a matter of time before she gets burned. By an author described as a “good choice for Patricia Briggs fans.”
Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta – Half-demon and half-human, Muse tried to lead an ordinary life. But when an underworld assassin comes after her, she must embrace her powers—and make a formidable deal with the Prince of Greed.
Justice Calling by Annie Bellet – Between hiding out from her evil ex-boyfriend who wants to steal her power and keeping her friends safe from dangerous magics, Jade Crow has all the problems. For fans of The Dresden Files and the Iron Druid, this is a nerdy urban fantasy full of snark and fireballs.
Getting Wilde by Jenn Stark – Tarot-reading artifact hunter Sara Wilde can find anything, for a price. Then a wickedly sexy magician offers her the ultimate challenge: Sneak behind Vatican walls…and steal the Devil himself. Globe-trotting, fast-paced, high-stakes adventure perfect for fans of Darynda Jones, Faith Hunter, and Ilona Andrews!
Wolves by C. Gockel – When Amy prays for help, Loki the Norse God of mischief and Chaos isn’t the savior she has in mind. Loki can’t resist Amy’s summons, but he can insist that she help him outwit Odin, ruler of the Nine Realms. The start of an epic urban fantasy with myth, magic, and mayhem!
Empowered: Agent by Dale Ivan Smith – The world says those possessing superpowers are either heroes or villains. But what if you’re both? Former rogue empowered Mathilda Brandt must return to villainy in order to save her family and thousands of others from a psychotic criminal mastermind.
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First things first… this cannot be real, but it is… this is an incredible offer!!!!
The “Shadow Magic Box” is a compilation that includes six full-length series starters by some of the most interesting authors in Urban Fantasy. I still cannot believe this set really exists! I have read some of the stories before, others were new to me, and no, I would not tell you which. Just say that they are books by my favourite UF authors of all times. I pick the set for two reasons: first I wanted to try the to me unknown authors and secondly it comes in handy to have all six books in a single place so to speak. As all six books are the opening story in a series the set offers a fantastic overview into a variety of bestselling authors. Do yourself a favour and pick the set right now, you would hardly get a better offer and chances are that you’ll find your next favourite author among its pages!
This is a quick review of each of the stories
Huntress Born (Wolf Legacy Series) by Aimee Easterling
Ember is a female Werewolf, who is forced to leave her pack for the first time as her half-brother goes missing. Her initial conviction of doing a quick run, finding her brother and returning back home, is challenged as soon as she put her eyes in a certain (and very forbidden) human. Ember is adorable, naïve, funny and smart all at once, and as a bonus…. there are cupcakes.
Beyond the Veil (Veil Series) by Pippa DaCosta
Muse a demon/human hybrid trying to blend in the human realm, has to embrace her demons powers as an assassin from beyond the veil threatens to destroy her very existence in this realm. The uneasy relationship between Muse and Akil (her demon master) is delicious, Aki is exactly the kind of character you would love to hate and can live without.
Justice Calling (Twenty-Sided Sorceress Series) by Annie Bellet
Jade Crow have been on the run for twenty-years from Samir her ex, who wants to strip off her powers. As the owner of a game-shop in Wylde, Idaho she is just hiding in plain sight as Alek, a were-tiger enforcer shows up to complicate things. Jade is a very unusual heroine, and a very strong one.
Getting Wilde (Immortal Vegas Series) by Jenn Stark
Sara Wild is a treasure hunter capable to find anything… for a price using a very special method: Tarot reading. As Armaeus Bertrand, the genuine Magician of the Major Arcana ask her to find and recover the Devil from a prison in the Vatican, she is more than eager to please, and so her position as official “hunter” for the Arcana Council begins. Sara and Armaeus are one of the most satisfying pairings in Urban Fantasy.
Wolves (I Bring the Fire Series) by C. Gockel
In this unexpected mix of Norse Mythology and Urban Fantasy, the life of Amy Lewis (an average American human) and Loki (the Norse God) become entangled as Amy is being chased by an enormous wolf, as the very same time as Loki wakes up in his cell without recognition of what has happened to put him there. Loki true to character the ultimate antihero, a trickster who stops at nothing to reach his goal, but no evil in nature, and as Amy comes into play his capacity for good manifest. There is both deep moments and funny times in the story. A must for all Norse Mythology fans out there.
Empowered: Agent (Empowered Series) by Dale Ivan Smith
Meet Mathilda Brandt the villain or maybe not? Mat just didn’t want to join the Hero Council, so they threw her in prison. Now she just turned twenty-one and have been paroled, which bring a whole new set of problems. Mat just wish to be let alone and go on with her life, but as a gang of criminals threatens her family, she must accept “the offer” of some secret agency to avoid going back to prison for good this time. Mat is a villain turned hero with superpowers and witty retorts. A fast-paced story with action and whimsical elements.
This is a really great set of books by some really great talented authors. Each book has a great storyline that grabs your interest. I love the characters and each book is well written. I would definitely recommend reading this set.
First off I can’t believe this box set was free. I plan on picking up a couple of these series and running through them. Now the one from Jenn Stark I have already raced through that series and loved every book and branched out to more. These funky, strong, crazy, stubborn women have been thrown into the lives they now find themselves immersed in. While they fumble and make mistakes they are clearly up for the challenge (they just don’t know it yet). The characters have you spinning sometimes but bring it all to a finish in a great way leaving you wanting more of the series. Lost of thrills and intrigue, action and mayhem and mostly clean reads they will lead you on through their chase. Loved the set and the intro to some new exciting authors.
Oh boy, I’m having a major problem doing this review of Shadow Magic: Six Strong Heroines of Urban Fantasy. The problem is that not only have I read 5 of the 6 stories, but those are 5 of my very favorite authors and I totally adored each of these books (each separately reviewed). Not surprisingly, considering the company it’s in, I also very much totally enjoyed the one book I had not yet read (Getting Wilde by Jenn Stark). Bottom line: you may be at risk of finding yourself addicted to some new series (I did, even though these stories work standalone) but its more than worth it as these individual stories are all 5-star rated and they and the book-set is very highly recommended.