What's New In Urban Fantasy

Here are some great new Urban Fantasy reads to enjoy this month:

BLOOD SONG, Cat Adams (TOR, August 2011, $7.99 Reprint)
This is the first volume in a thrilling new urban fantasy series. Bodyguard Celia Graves has accepted her share of weird assignments, both human and supernatural. But her newest job takes the cake. Guarding a Prince from terrorists and religious fundamentalists is hard enough, but it seems like the entire supernatural world is after this guy too. When she is betrayed by those she is employed to help, and everything goes horribly wrong, Celia wakes to find herself transformed. Neither human nor vampire, Celia has become an Abomination— something that should not exist—and now both human and supernatural alike want her dead. With the help of a few loyal friends—a sexy mage, a powerful werewolf, and a dedicated cop—Celia does her best to stay alive. On the run from her enemies, Celia must try to discover who is behind her transformation- before it’s too late.

WORKING STIFF, Rachel Caine (ROC, August 2011, $7.99, Revivalist)
Bryn Davis was killed on the job after discovering her bosses were selling a drug designed to resurrect the dead. Now, revived by that same drug, she becomes an undead soldier in a corporate war to take down the very pharmaceutical company responsible for her new condition.

BLACK NIGHT, Christina Henry (Ace, August 2011, $7.99)
Some jobs are too hot to handle. Madeline Black is an Agent, which means she escorts the souls of people who have died to their afterlife. But as a direct descendant of Lucifer and heir to her father Azazel’s principality, Maddy learns that politics really are hell. She’s already betrothed to a fallen angel she can’t stand, and in love with a half nephilim she can never touch. Now Lucifer has a special job for her: negotiate a treaty between Hell and the Fairy Court!

WATER TO BURN, Katherine Kerr (Daw, August 2011, $7.99)
Secret agent Nola O’Grady is back and ready to save San Francisco from all evildoers, alien and otherwise. With the aid of her “bodyguard” and lover Ari Nathan, Nola’s new mission is to track down and apprehend the mysterious “Brother Belial,” head of the now-dispersed Chaos cult— and a possible invader from another dimension.

LABYRINTH, Kat Richardson (ROC, August 2011, $7.99, Greywalker)
To find the ghost of her killer—and rescue her father—Harper Blaine will have to enter into the Grey. And with her growing powers pulling her deeper into that paranormal world, she’s afraid she may not be able to come back out.

SHADOWFLAME, Dianne Sylvan (Ave, August 2011, $7.99, Shadow World)
It’s been three months since musician Miranda Grey became a vampire and married David Solomon. But when a powerful force from David’s past appears, Miranda begins to realize how little she really knows about her husband.

Enjoy- Sara Edmonds