16 Journeys on the Dark Streets of Urban Fantasy. The Fay. Bloodlines. Criminalities. The City. Original stories by Seanan McGuire, Joanne Anderton, Alan Baxter, Nathan Burrage, Dirk Flinthart, Rebecca Fung, Stephanie Gunn, Kelly Hoolihan, Kathleen Jennings, Pete Kempshall, Martin Livings, Anthony Panegyres, Jane Percival, Paul Starkey, Lyn Thorne-Alder and S. Zanne. Edited by the award-winning Amanda Pillar.

This novella collection is powerful, sexy and very, very deadly.'The Five Loves of Ishtar': Kaaron WarrenFollow the path that the goddess Ishtar takes through the eyes of her most devoted worshippers, her washerwomen. Sharokin, Atur, Ninlil, Shamiran, Ninevah and Ashurina share in their goddess' loves, losses and triumphs, as kingdoms rise and fall in the Land of Rivers.'And the Dead Shall Outnumber the Living': Deborah BiancottiIn modern-day Sydney, male pr...

Originally published in Venom and Vampires.Aria Ash shouldn’t exist…Born to a were mother and vampire father, Aria Ash is the perfect blend of two races, and in their world, that’s a death sentence. Hunted for as long as she can remember, she now hides in plain sight in the city of Skarva, and will do anything to keep her secret safe.Sebastian Talien is an alpha were with a troubled past. Ever since his pack went rogue and tried to kill thr...

Civilization has ended.Vampires, werewolves, and the Graced are at war with their human creators, and humanity is losing. But Laney might hold the key to salvation. Held captive with her fellow humans by alpha Wolfgang and his pack of weres, Laney secretly inches ever closer to breaking were and vampire blood dependency forever.But Laney doesn't have long. Their numbers decimated by plague, humans are being kidnapped and reduced to livestock. And when Laney...

Being the coroner has suddenly become the toughest job in town.Doctor Alice Reive has more bodies and fewer answers than normal, so she’s determined to find the murderer responsible before another vampire ends up dead. With the help of the vampire Dante Kipling and city guard Elle Brown, she races to track down the killer.Hannah Romanov has spent hundreds of years living on an isolated mountain. One of the only Graced vampires in existence, her quiet life i...

Enter a world where being different is dangerous.Looking for a new take on the vampire and werewolf legend? Then go no further!The Graced World: Limited Edition Boxset combines the first four action-packed stories of the Graced World, PLUS a bonus short story, which isn't available anywhere else! Each paranormal romance story is standalone, but builds on the characters and world within the Graced universe. Described as ‘paranormal romance with intelligence’...

Melissande Brown is finally free.After being controlled by a powerful psychic for most of her adulthood, Melissande’s finally free to live her life. But now her youngest daughter, Emmie, is in trouble. She’s picking fights at school and using her unique mental abilities against orders.Mikael Smythe’s life has not gone according to plan. The Night Captain of the City Guard, he’s a single dad with a son who’s deeply sensitive to other people’s emotions. Now h...

Too stubborn to die.Billie Young is a human city guard with a troubled past – she was kidnapped, tortured and almost killed by vampires. Though she survived, it’s left her scarred and damaged. Now, she trusts no one, and is focused on finding her attackers.Vere Radcliffe is a vampire spy who answers directly to the king. Recently returned home from a year abroad, he’s at loose ends, waiting for his next mission. But trouble is brewing in the city, and Vere ...

Her death magic prevents anyone from getting close to her. Until she meets him.Violet has only three goals: cure her sister's illness, find a job that doesn't involve getting into fights with pixies, and hide her soul-stealing abilities at all costs.Sounds easy, right? Wrong.When she accidentally reveals her power, she's kidnapped and trapped in the realm that separates the worlds of human and fae. And that is a very dangerous place to be.

Damnation & Dames is a collection of paranormal noir stories investigating the supernatural shadows surrounding classic crime. Inside this book are sixteen hand-picked stories, all original, featuring good guys, gumshoes, femme fatales, bootleggers, and gangsters: all your favourite noir characters mixed up with ghosts, giant monsters, faerie, vampires, and werewolves.

Bloodstones is the latest anthology edited by the award-winning Australian editor, Amanda Pillar. With Bloodstones, Amanda Pillar presents stories themed around myths and legends, in a dark urban fantasy setting. The anthology comprises 17 stories by a number of notable and up and coming writers: Dirk Flinthart, Nicole Murphy, Penelope Love, Jenny Blackford, Pete Kempshall, M.D. Curelas, Joanne Anderton, Richard Harland, Christine Morgan, Thoraiya Dyer, Kat Otis, Karen Maric, Dan Rabarts, ...

Dancing with Demons features four of Amanda Pillar’s short stories, available together for the first time. These tales will take you from London’s ballrooms, to seedy pubs in the Underworld, and to smoke-shrouded towns in a steampunk world. Vampires, demons, werewolves, and even the Devil await you within these pages.Featuring: ‘The Deal’, ‘Broken Reflections’, ‘Philomena and the Blond God’, and ‘A Clockwork Heart’.