The first volume includes the following novellas:Heart of IceDoes the Trickster of Asgard have a heart? And if he does, can it be broken? And if it can be broken, what will happen to those who break it? A chance meeting on a rescue mission turns Loki's world - for the good and the bad.Birth of GodsPeople get wiser as they get older, they say. The Trickster of Asgard, however, never does things the way other people do them. A...

The first volume sees Maddie getting through these three cases:The Mind-Control BeamWhen during a college football game, the home team vanishes without a trace, full-time reporter and part-time vigilante Maddie Dempsey is on the case. When, in addition, her best friend is kidnapped by the infamous Queen of Hearts, she has to slip into her alter ego as The Eye and see things through, no matter the danger to herself.The HunterWhat starts out as a regular Hallo...

"Finally, this pompous bastard has gotten what he had coming for a long time."Twenty years ago, Thomas Crowe was called 'The Magpie' and he was the up and coming jewel thief. Then his partner made him take a fall and his career was over. Thomas only recovered from his past when he met Inez in the slums of Rio de Janeiro years later. He adopted her and took her to Paris, the city he always felt was his real home. Now Inez is succeeding him as a jewel thief and she's doing well. And ...

These are the first three missions of Jamie Moriarty and Sherringford Holmes:The Cannon PlansWith the prices for flats in London, it seems prudent to share rooms and rent. Yet, when you room with a man called 'Holmes', weird things can happen. Jamie Moriarty and Sherringford Holmes find themselves under pressure by the secret service. Yet, never try to intimidate a mastermind - unless you wish to employ him afterwards. Once members of the secret service, Ja...

The first three stories about John Stanton include the following:The Case of the Modern Bluebeard in which John and his colleagues have to find out what is behind the disappearances of the wives of a nobleman.The Case of the Dead Socialite in which John has to clear his brother's name and find out how the same woman can have died several times in a row without staying dead.The Case of the Extinct Fish in which a nic...

"We are the thin red line which separates order from chaos."For a thousand years, the Knight Agency has secretly kept watch, protecting mankind and society from innumerable threats. For five of those, Agent Jane Browne has already played her part in this game as well. But now, a threat is aimed at herself and the few she cares about. The mysterious 'M' might find out it's not a good idea to tease a Knight Agent in general - and much less of a good idea to tease Agent Browne in perso...

The second volume includes the following novellas:Blood of RulersThe Trickster of Asgard has many jobs: right arm of the All-Father, agent, assassin, spy, scholar, sorcerer, hacker, council member… Now Loki can add two more at the same time: investigator and diplomat. Can he handle looking for a threat to all realms and negotiating a peace treaty at the same time?Protectors of EarthCan the Trickster of Asgard be caught on ca...

The Monster of Crow CanyonHer work takes Vivian Boone, the Brass Marshal, to Crow Canyon where a strange monster has attacked two mines and disturbed the peace. Is the enormous snake which several people have seen real or just imagination? If it is real, what is it?The Disappearing CattleCows have been disappearing from several ranches without a trace and Vivian is in the area to visit an old friend of her mother who has moved west....

The calm lives of twin sisters Joanna and Alice Conrad are disturbed by the arrival of the worldly Madame Ducreux. What does the alchemist, chemist, and physician plan to do in London and why does she seem to think that Joanna and Alice might spoil her plans? One thing becomes clear early, though: There will be blood before this is over. It's good, then, that neither Joanna nor Alice are shy of spilling a little of it.

"I will have to make hard calls over and over again in my position. Don't think I'll shrink back from this one."For well over twenty years, Alex was the spare - the third child with no clear position within an order of vampire hunters. And she was okay with it. Unfortunately, fate doesn't ask for your permission or that of those who think they rule your life. Now Alex is thrust into a position she never wanted and never was trained for. But one thing is for sure: A Dorsey doesn't s...

It all starts out as a regular summer in a resort town by the sea until lies drive Emilia and her best friend Florence out of the town.They are sent to Winterthorne Hall where an aunt Emilia has never before met resides. There, they are going to meet new people – including two young gentlemen of good breeding – and find themselves immersed into the mystery of who is haunting the Hall. Florence may say there are no ghosts, but Emilia has read enough Gothic novels to be ready to beli...

The Third Reich was supposed to last 1,000 years. It fell after 13. What if the Nazis had tried again after mastering genetics and their uses?Jonathan Cooper lives in the Fourth Reich where all of this happened and a man like him, with an Angelo-British father and a Kenyan mother is below the Aryan master race. In his darkest hour, though, he is saved by a strange, dark-skinned woman with resources none of the resistance cells can match. Who is the mysterious Loki and can she bring...