New in August in Urban Fantasy...

Like your fantasy to be set in today's world then be sure to check out what's
new in Urban Fantasy this month...

FACE OFF, Mark Del Franco (ACE, July 2010, $7.99)

Laura Blackstone is a druid who can change her appearance. She is both the Fey
Guild’s public relations director and a secret agent for the International
Security Agency. And now she’ll have to choose where her loyalties lie when a
political war breaks out between the fey and human populations.

ETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESS, Jeaniene Frost (Harper Collins, July 2010, $7.99, Night Huntress) ETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESS is the latest installment in the Night Huntress series involving Master Vampire Mencheres and fearless, beautiful Chicago investigator Kira Graceling. Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares. At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears - this fearless, beautiful human who braved death to rescue him. Though her burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable. SUCCUBUS BLUES, Richelle Mead (Zebra, July 2010, 2010, $6.99, Georgina Kincaid)

When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl
can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do
anything just for a touch. Georgina Kincaid’s life is far less exotic. At least
there’s her day job at a local bookstore-free books; all the white chocolate
mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth
Mortensen. Something wicked is at work in Seattle’s demon underground. And for
once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won’t help because
Georgina’s about to discover there are some creatures out there that both
heaven and hell want to deny.

RISE OF THE POISON MOON, MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi (ACE, July 2010, $7.99)

Jennifer Scales is a were-dragon with a fiery temper-but a warm heart.
Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend, werachnid Skip Wilson, is out of the control. His
powers have grown as strong as his hunger for revenge, leaving her little
choice but to confront him-hopefully without giving in to her own dark side.

A DEVIL IN THE DETAILS, K. A. Stewart (ROC, July 2010, $7.99, Jesse James Dawson)

First in a new urban fantasy series about a man who fights demons to save
people’s souls. Jesse James Dawson was an ordinary guy until the day he learned
his brother had made a bargain with a demon. Jesse discovered there was only
one way to save his brother- put up his own soul as collateral, and fight the
demon to the death. Jesse is now a part of a loose organization of Champions
who put their own souls on the line to help those who get in over their heads
with demons. But now experienced Champions are losing battles at a much higher
rate than usual. Someone has changed the game. And if Jesse can’t figure out
the new rules, his next battle may be his last.

WAIT FOR DUSK, Jocelynn Drake (Avon, July 2010, 2010, $7.99, Dark Days) Instant New York Times bestselling author Jocelynn Drake returns with the fifth action-packed Dark Days novel. Feared by even her own kind, Mira is summoned by the coven to take her rightful place as Elder. With this honor comes grave responsibility- a commitment to the annihilation of the unleashed naturi. As a tide of blood is sweeping relentlessly across Europe, Mira is dispatched for the most devastating test yet. With the dark secrets that haunt her, she must confront the terrible truth of her past and protect her fragile sanity in the face of unanticipated treachery. VANISHED, Kat Richardson (ROC, August 2010, $7.99, Greywalker)

Why did Seattle investigator Harper Blaine-as opposed to others with near-death
experiences-become a Greywalker? When Harper digs into her own past, she
unearths some unpleasant truths about her father’s early death as well as a
mysterious puzzle. Forced by some very demanding vampires to take on an
investigation in London, she soon discovers her present troubles in England are
entangled with her dark past back in Seattle-and her ultimate destiny as a
Greywalker.

TOTAL ECLIPSE, Rachel Caine (ROC, August 2010, $7.99, Weather Warden)

Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin, her husband, the djinn David, and the Earth
herself have been poisoned by a substance that destroys the magic that keeps
the world alive. The poison is destabilizing the entire balance of power,
bestowing magic upon those who have never had it, and removing it from those
who need it. It’s just a matter of time before the delicate balance of nature
explodes into chaos-and doom.

UNSYMPATHETIC MAGIC, Laura Resnick (DAW, August 2010, $7.99, Esther Diamond)

Acting jobs don’t grow on fire escapes, so struggling actress Esther Diamond is
outraged when her guest role as a hooker on controversial TV drama The Dirty
Thirty is jeopardized by zombies, angry spirits, and a voodoo curse. But will
Esther’s courage backfire and end up leading her to become a human sacrifice on
the altar of the sinister supernatural powers that are taking over New York
City?