What's hot in Urban Fantasy? Great question, here are books on the shelves in
March 2010, ones you'll probably want to add to your shopping list.
Mark Henry, BATTLE OF THE NETWORK
ZOMBIES (Kensington, 2/23/10, $15.00, Amanda Feral) In Seattle’s
undead circles, Amanda Feral is one of the beautiful zombies. Of course, when
you’re socializing with werewolves, devils, and rampaging yetis, there’s not
that much competition. Still, Amanda has a stylish rep to maintain, which is
getting tricky now that her tanking ad agency is obliterating her finances. The
fastest way to make some cash: appear on a new reality show, American
Minions, hosted by lecherous wood nymph Johnny Birch. Classy? Maybe not, but
a girl’s gotta eat.
Jeri Smith-Ready, BAD TO THE BONE (Pocket,
02/23/10, $7.99) For Halloween, WVMP and station owner Ciara Griffin is throwing
a bash. With cool tunes, hot costumes, killer cocktails—what could go wrong? To
start, a religious firebrand ranting against the evils of the occult preempts
the station’s midnight broadcast. Then, when Ciara tracks down the transmission,
the broadcast tower is guarded by what appears to be a canine vampire. Ciara
must protect the stationwhile struggling with her own complicated relationship,
her bestfriend’s romance with a fledgling vampire, and the nature of
hermysterious anti-holy powers.
Kim Harrison, BLACK MAGIC SANCTION
(HarperCollins, 2/23/2010, $25.99) Black Magic Sanction is the most
complex and emotionally charged adventure yet in author Kim Harrison’s New
York Times bestselling series featuring bounty hunter-witch Rachel Morgan.
Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and
other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter and lived to tell the
tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now.
Diana Rowland, BLOOD OF THE DEMON (Random
House, 02/23/10, $7.99) Welcome to the world of Kara Gillian, a cop with a gift.
Not only does she have the power of othersight to see what most people can’t
even imagine, but she’s become the exclusive summoner of a demon lord. Or maybe
it’s the other way around. The fact is, with two troublesome cases on her docket
and a handsome FBI agent under her skin, Kara needs the help of sexy, insatiable
Lord Rhyzkahl more than he needs her. Because these two victims, linked by
suspicious coincidence, haven’t just been murdered. Something has eaten their
souls. And as the killings continue, Kara soon realizes how much there’s still
to learn about demons, men, and things that kill in the night—and how little
time she has to learn it.
Available March 2nd
Chris Marie Green, DEEP IN THE WOODS (Penguin,
03/02/10, $15.00, Vampire Babylon) In this brand new novel in the
"dark, dramatic, and erotic" Vampire Babylon saga- With the female
master of the London Underground in her hands, stunt woman-turned A-vampire
hunter Dawn Madison must fight off her followers, a vicious pack of undead
teenage girls who put the vamps Dawn had to deal with in Los Angeles to shame.
Erica Hayes, SHADOWGLASS (St. Martin's,
03/02/10, $14.99, The Shadowfae Chronicles) Welcome to a secret world
hidden behind shadowy fairy glamour, where thieving spriggans rob you blind,
beautiful banshees mesmerize you with their song, big green trolls kick heads at
nightclubs and vampire Mafiosi rule the streets. Here a seductive magic mirror
lies hidden deep in a demon’s lair, with a simple warning: don’t stare at the
glass. Ice is a light-fingered fairy who can’t resist a look at the powerful
mirror. The mirror offers her a chance to achieve everything she’s ever dreamed
of. But when she pilfers it, she discovers that its power comes with a price:
the mirror is a gateway to obsession and madness... and it will take every trick
in her arsenal just to survive.
Jenna Black, THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND
(Random House, 03/23/10, $7.99) Morgan Kingsley, a kick-ass exorcist has a
supersexy demon living inside her. Personal matters with her human lover will
have to wait when the opportunistic owner of the Seven Deadlies demon club in
Philadelphia enlists Morgan’s help in heading off a crisis: It seems that demons
have started showing up at the hot spot in alarming numbers and in the unwilling
bodies of rough trade club-goers. Morgan is sure that Dougal, Lugh’s sworn
enemy, is behind this, but why? To find out, Morgan must summon every ounce of
power at her command—or risk becoming just another casualty in an all-out demon war.
Carolyn Crane, MIND GAMES (Random House,
03/23/10, $7.99) Justine Jones has a secret. A hardcore hypochondriac, she’s
convinced a blood vessel is about to burst in her brain. Then, out of the blue,
a startlingly handsome man named Packard peers into Justine’s soul and invites
her to join his private crime-fighting team. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime deal.
With a little of Packard’s hands-on training, Justine can weaponize her
neurosis, turning it outward on Midcity’s worst criminals, and finally get the
freedom from fear she’s always craved. End of problem. Or is it? Soon, while
battling her attraction to two very different men, Justine is plunging deeper
into a world of wizardry, eroticism, and cosmic secrets. With Packard’s help,
Justine has freed herself from her madness only to discover a reality more
frightening than anyone’s worst fears.
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