Contemporary Supernatural

For the extraordinary people of Chimera Connections, love is more than a human experience—it’s a soul-deep bond that transcends the physical and spiritual realms. Their gifts amplify the intensity of their connections, making the need for their fated-mate impossible to ignore. For some, the journey to love is instantaneous and perfect. For others, it’s a battle of wills, trust, and serendipity. When the pull of a soulmate becomes undeniable, will they surrender to the power of love—or resist the destiny that calls to them?

A city of shadows. A grimoire of secrets. And a power that could be her salvation—or her doom. After the mysterious death of her friend Selene, librarian Vesper Ainsley finds herself bound to a powerful grimoire that should never have been within her grasp. This book draws her into Nightreach—a shadow city of dangerous magic and hidden agendas, where every step reveals more secrets about Selene's fate and the forces now hunting Vesper. Facing ruthless magical factions, Vesper is thrust into the dark world of the Luminous Concordat, a secretive council of powerful witches who challenge ...

Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are widely represented throughout modern culture. They can be found in any number of entertainment, commercial, and other contexts, but popular media or commodified representations of ghosts can be quite different from the beliefs people hold about them, based on tradition or direct experience. Personal belief and cultural tradition on the one hand, and popular and commercial representation on the other, nevertheless continually feed each other.

He saves her, but can she save him? This is no fairy tale... Amidst the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands, mysteries of the past converge with the present, weaving a tale of lost love, haunting legacies, and redemption. Jack Mathers is drawn into a suspenseful journey, seeking answers about his mother's death and his father's bizarre behaviour. As ancient folklore involving enigmatic Highlanders, sinister wolves, and ethereal cranes resurfaces, the Mathers family is plunged deeper into a supernatural enigma. "The Crane Wife" by Max China is a heart-wrenching exploration of love, ...

An old friend brought me a vision of a future where my daughter gets executed. I'll see about that. The problem with the future is that it's surprisingly difficult to change. In this particular branch, my daughter will get executed to establish peace between Earth and the Mirrorrealm. Why? Because she's about to start the war between the realms. In particular, one of the gods of Mirrorrealm travels between worlds in his tower, and he's about to visit Earth. That wouldn't be much of an event if Lillith, my dearest daughter, wasn't hell-bent on destroying that tower and freeing the souls ...

A witch. A cop. A spell. Did her magic net her the wrong man? Or the right one? Yasmin has been in love with Tristan Goodman since she took the job at his family’s witchcraft shop several years ago. He’s never really noticed her, not the way she wants. One little love spell can’t cause that much trouble, can it? But when Yasmin winds up in the middle of a gang war, and in the arms of LA Detective Luke Salzone, she realizes she might have been wishing on the wrong star after all… Luke doesn’t believe in magic, nor in anything he can’t see or touch. But he just might start to ...

Smoke, Sid, Abraham, and their allies see the writing on the wall. They have one focus—use Boon’s portals to seek and destroy their foes before it’s too late. But the unpredictable portals bring trouble as people from other worlds arrive, posing nefarious problems. Meanwhile, the humongous, all-powerful Lord Master arrives in DC with a host of dragons at his disposal and the United States government under his claw. Specks launches a counterattack that leaves the heroes in the lurch, banishing them from their home forever.

James Stark is back from Hell, trailing more trouble in his wake. To return to LA, he had to make a deal with the evil power brokers, Wormwood - an arrangement that came with a catch. While he may be home, Stark isn’t quite himself...because he’s only partially alive. There’s a time limit on his reanimated body, and unless Stark can find the people targeting Wormwood, he will die again - and this time there will be no coming back.

Mallory Conway's troubled childhood taught her that the best reason to marry is for money and security, but that doesn't mean deciding to marry has been easy. Facing yet another troubled relationship, she abruptly escapes New York City for the family's Idaho cabin where she plans to continue her "advice to the lovelorn" column, "Misery Loves Company". Gunnar McDermott dreamed of being a helicopter pilot doing search-and-rescue in the roadless Idaho mountains until a battle in Afghanistan shattered those dreams. Now they meet again, as two completely different people.

Dungeon Party links a fantasy world and the people playing in it. When longstanding personality conflicts erupt, the volatile Randall Keller secedes from Alan Crandall's gaming group. In pursuit of a coveted prize at an upcoming convention, Alan replaces Randall with two female recruits who reinvigorate the campaign. Randall chooses a darker path by spreading infectious cynicism through the gaming community while plotting his revenge. When the Middle Mirth convention gets underway, Alan's group must stop Randall and his avatar.

Welcome to the Lost Souls ParaAgency, where agents work together to ensure the safety of humans and to prevent exposure of the paranormal community. Sidney Cross is serving out his probation for some blood-sucking crimes committed in the early 1900s. All he has to do is monitor an elementary school teacher who refuses to acknowledge her witch ancestry and make sure she stays that way. With a charmed amulet that allows him to roam free during the day, and a witch who has zero interest in magic, this humdrum assignment should be a piece of cake. What could possibly go wrong?

Cassandra sees death and devastation all around her, in vivid detail. It's the price of living with her OCD and extreme anxiety. In every situation, Cass imagines the worst possible fate for everyone in her life. Her dad in a pool of blood after a break-in. Her beloved older neighbor, homeless. A splinter in her finger turned to gangrene. But this time, it's not her imagination. The boy next door, Colin, is destined to die. Cass has foretold a real death before; she knows this is a true vision.

🔥 "A hauntingly beautiful tale of love, fate, and the supernatural. Scorched Souls will consume you from the very first page." – Readers' Favorite 💀 He was supposed to be dead. Aden felt the blade, the life drain from his body, and the bitter grief of knowing he had left those he loved unprotected. In those final moments, he prayed Madison was safe, that his brother and Charlie would survive. But then… something stirred within him. A fire. A force. A defiance against the abyss that threatened to claim him. And then he saw her. She was a warrior with lavender hair, standing in a ...

Ancient grimoires. Deadly shadows. When magic calls, darkness answers... A pulsing blue grimoire hidden in the library stacks was never part of Vesper Ainsley's carefully ordered world. But when her friend Selene dies under mysterious circumstances, the ancient spellbook chooses Vesper as its new wielder, awakening a raw, untamed power within her that threatens to spiral beyond her control. Pursued by grotesque creatures and shadowy figures through London's supernatural underbelly, Vesper's only ally is the enigmatic mage Rafe. Together, they must navigate Nightreach—a shadow city that ...

A Little Red Riding Hood Re-telling The closer I get to him, the harder it is to tell if Vail is my protector... or my greatest threat. Lily Rhodes never believed in fairy tales—until one started coming after her. In the shadow of a haunted forest, she leads a quiet life working at her grandmother's antique shop, blissfully unaware of the dark legacy that has followed her family for generations. When she stumbles upon a mysterious mask that pulls her into a world of ancient curses and dangerous magic, Lily learns that her bloodline is tied to the infamous Red Cloaks—warriors who once ...

Robin Martine has destroyed witches all across the country, but since her confrontation with the demon Andras, Robin has had to deal with her toughest adversary yet: herself. While coming to grips with new abilities, she and her boyfriend Kenway make their way to the deserts of rural Texas, where new opportunities await. Something lurks in this isolated town of Keystone Hills: a dangerous gang ruled by a husband who wields an iron fist over his wife and daughter. Robin vows to protect these Latina women from harm, but may be underestimating how powerful Santiago Valenzuela is....

A giant walks into a bar, and leaves with a succubus… Despite being a human, Dianne grew up with the stories that she comes from a long line of female demons. She doesn’t believe the family lore – at least until the day a huge football player tracks her down, claiming that she called to him in his dreams. Nephilim Elijah is used to being the biggest guy in the room. He’s turned his size into a profitable career in American football, but the giant has always felt like something was missing. When a curvy beauty starts haunting his dreams, he’s determined to track her down. The ...

Experts in the art of stealing time, Travellers live on the edge of both mortal and immortal realms. But a few fight their outlaw instincts.

Gwenhwyfar Byron Owens learned everything she knows about potions and spells from her two Wiccan moms, who are forbidden by Otherworld laws to teach magic to mortals. But when their latest transgression results in the kidnapping of a mortal woman, Gwen figures the only place to hide them all is in Summerland, the Wiccan afterlife. But Gregory Faa - a member of the Watch - is hot on their heels.

Being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude - not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer - James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies. None, though, are as fearsome as the vindictive Angra Om Ya - the old gods. But their imminent invasion is only one of Stark's problems right now. LA is descending into chaos, and a new evil - the Wildfire Ripper - is stalking the city. No ordinary killer, The Ripper takes Stark deep into a conspiracy that stretches from Earth to Heaven and Hell.

Trorm Coldstorm is an orcish foreign exchange student attending college to learn wizardry on a football scholarship. The plan was simple. Play football, learn magic, stay out of trouble. Nothing has gone as planned. Things are finally turning around for Trorm when Nymal's sister shows up demanding help casting an illegal and dangerous spell that can manipulate time. When both Trorm and Nymal refuse, things go horribly wrong. Now there's a monster on the loose with the ability to shove people backwards in time, reverting them to who they used to be and carrying a deep hatred for Trorm.