Luck is NOT on their side.When a series of bizarre coincidences leaves a man bleeding out in an alleyway, the Ember Guard call on their secret weapon: a takeout-fueled nonbinary vampire and their werewolf partner who's more puppy than beast.Grim knows Embervein like they know their own skeleton—a little too well. They may have a knack for sorting out the arcane, but their freak ability to see every body's bony insides has left Grim hiding from the one thing...

What should a battle-worn 11-foot tall drider do when she's retiring from the Ember Guard and looking for a big change? Open a cafe, of course! Unfortunately, Gwen's skills are highly specialized—she can contain a magical anomaly to protect the innocent without blinking, but taking inventory and tracking profits makes her sweat bullets. It’s not long before she wonders if patrolling the streets of Embervein wasn’t a safer bet.Help comes in the form of the city’s finest—a tireless m...

Welcome to Sweet Fang, the best shop in Embervein that offers what every monster craves… candy!Lillian Perth walks away from everything. Music, homesteading, the hand-painted sign business that was definitely her life's one true calling… After giving up on college, she heads to the monster city of Embervein, a pink slime in search of a new dream. When a crazy old lady ready to travel the world offers her ownership of a failing candy store, how can she say no?

A vampire without their wolf…Grim’s best friend is missing. With the Ember Guard baffled and the list of victims growing by the day, Grim’s going to need a lot more than coffee and takeout to solve this case.Grim can see the bones, but can they learn how to follow them alone? And how do you find a kidnapper whose captives steal themselves away?The Ember Bones novellas feature an honest depiction of platonic intimacy, thrilling mysteries, and...

Since 2005, Murder & Mayhem in Muskego has welcomed and hosted over 150 authors a thousands of fans of crime fiction to the Milwaukee area. Just in time for the 8th annual benefit, a short story anthology featuring bestselling, Edgar and Shamus award-winning writers who have attended the day-long convention has been created. The collection is edited by Jon and Ruth Jordan.Contributors include: Megan Abbott, Dana Cameron, Reed Farrel Coleman, Hilary Davidson, Sean Doolittle, J.M. Ed...

A queer, seaside, cozy fantasy, equipped with a bookstore cat.After falling for one another as adventurers, Arileas Damaris and Finnean Goldmark begin a life together travelling around the realm. Almost a year later, they decide to take a vacation in a town called Arrowmount, where the sea and sun calls to them.Once there, they fall in love with the place and its people. Ari and Finn take a leap together and buy the local bookstore and start a life amidst the sun-so...

Why steal a potion when you can steal a potioneer?Grumpy potioneer Ambrose Beake has only one social event marked on his calendar: the country's three-day Potion Convention. Alchemists from all over the world pour in to discuss their life's work, and Ambrose eagerly dives into the excitement. Greeting old friends, speaking on panels, hopping into heated debates…And getting kidnapped by an underground crime syndicate.The criminals demand that Ambrose...

East-ward I lived, near the waves glimmerin' gold, Singing for my people, the stories and tales of old...After the biggest job of her life goes sideways, magical artifact thief Lottie Luck is out of, well, luck. With no job on the horizon and only the clothes on her back, she makes a snap decision to head to Arrowmount, where her estranged sister lives, to regroup and figure out where she's going next.Kirandir Dulra, a favored Arrowmount town bard, is happy enough w...

“No one builds worlds like Melissa Marr.” ―Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author on GraveminderThe Magicians meets One Last Stop in this brand-new fantasy romance Remedial Magic, about an unassuming librarian who 1) has fallen in love with a powerful witch; 2) has discovered that she is a witch; and 3) must attend magical community college to learn how to save her new world from complete destruction by ...

A reclusive fey, a townguard, and the creature that brought them togetherFor the past few decades, Meriwen has created a life for herself tucked away in the forest bordering Arrowmount surrounded by her lush garden and many creatures; both mundane and magical. She chose a life tasked with managing and balancing the magic flowing through ley lines that have bundled themselves into powerful nexuses.Zanve is a town guard perfectly content with his life. He has his fri...

'An absolute bear-hug of a book!' SANGU MANDANNAWhen a promise is made, a fate is woven.Imprisoned for a crime he cannot remember committing, Lucky is more comfortable with the four walls of his cell than the world outside. That is until he's ripped free from his prison and swept out into the ocean. . . and rescued by The Dreamer.But The Dreamer is no ordinary vessel, with its crew of outcasts and heretics who possess the a...

In this magical mix-up of fairy tales and murder, Little Red Riding Hood solves the mystery at the heart of Beauty and the Beast: what does it take to overcome a curse?Traveling alchemist Red settles into life as a shopkeeper in rural Belville and expects to focus on her potions. But crime stops for no woman. Neither does Red's friend, police officer Thorn! When a beastly criminal escapes to a nearby abandoned castle and is found murdered, Thorn immediately suspects Luca, ...