New Releases by Karen Chance

The seventh in the New York Times'' bestselling urban fantasy series!

Once a down-on-her-luck clairvoyant, Cassie Palmer is now the supernatural world''s chief seer. She''s overcome a lot to get where she is but may be facing her biggest challenge yet. Her lover, the part-fey war mage John Pritkin, is facing a battle for the throne of one of the great light fey kingdoms. Winning means gaining control of their army for the war with the gods that Earth is currently fighting. Losing . . .Losing wouldn''t be a great idea.In a race for a throne, there is no second place, and Faerie is not known for being forgiving. Cassie has to help her lover not only survive but come in first in a land that hates his human and demon blood and is determined to kill him rather than let him succeed. And as if that isn''t enough, an old villain from her past has a plan for revenge, one that might be even more dangerous than the fey.

Ignite the Fire: Incendiary struck a matchIgnite the Fire: Inferno brings a firestorm!Cassie Palmer, once a down on her luck clairvoyant and currently the chief seer of the supernatural world, is in the fight of her life. While on a rescue mission to Faerie, she is kidnapped by Aeslinn, a king of the light fey. He is her sworn enemy and has every reason to want to kill her, yet instead he offers a trade: her life for that of her lover, John Pritkin. Cassie doesn''t know what the king''s game is, only that it involves his alliance with Zeus, the head of the ancient pantheon who used to rule Earth and who is determined to do so again. In order to save her lover and the world, she has to figure out what Zeus and his royal puppet are up to. She also has to stop them, even if it means taking on the king of the gods himself.

A collection of short stories and novellas from the Cassandra Palmer universe. These are short stories and novellas written over the years to accompany the Cassandra Palmer books. They are available for free on the author''s website, but some readers expressed an interest in having them collected together into an anthology. They include "The Gauntlet", "The Queen''s Witch", "The House at Cobb End", "Shitty Beer", "A Family Affair", "Shadowland", "Pritkin''s POV from Tempt the Stars", "The Day of the Dead", and "Black Friday."

The tenth in the New York Times bestselling Cassandra Palmer urban fantasy series.

Cassie Palmer, chief seer of the supernatural world, faces her biggest challenge yet--her own allies! Everything''s on the line in the latest thrilling entry in the New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series. Cassie Palmer has been chief seer of the supernatural world for a little over four months. In that time, she''s battled two gods, fallen in love with two men, and confronted the two sides of her own nature, both god and human. So it''s not surprising that she currently finds herself facing two adversaries, although they have a single purpose: to wipe out the supernatural community''s newest fighting force, leaving it vulnerable to enemies in this world and beyond. To prevent catastrophe, the vamps, mages, and demons will have to do the one thing they''ve never managed before and come together as allies. Cassie has the difficult task of keeping the uneasy coalition intact, and of persuading her own two opposing forces, a powerful mage with a secret and a master vampire with a growing obsession, to fight at her side. She just hopes they can do it without tearing each other apart.

A war mage in Las Vegas stumbles across an ominous magical ward that appears as a dragon on her skin--and has a mind of its own, in this paranormal tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Cassie Palmer novels. Lia de Croissets''s mother is a werewolf--but Lia can''t shift. Caught between the Human and the Were worlds, she has found a place for herself as a war mage, working to help solve magical crimes. But when her Were lover goes missing, Lia learns Weres are being killed for their skins. Now Lia and her magical, unpredictable dragon tattoo may be the only hope of finding him alive. Skin Deep originally appeared in the anthology Inked.

Half-human, half-vampire Dorina Basarab is back--and facing her biggest challenge yet in the next urban fantasy in the New York Times bestselling series. Dorina Basarab is a dhampir--half-human, half-vampire. As one of the Vampire Senate''s newest members, Dory already has a lot on her plate. But then a relative of one of Dory''s fey friends goes missing. They fear he''s been sold to a slaver who arranges fights--sometimes to the death--between different types of fey. As Dory investigates, she and her friends learn the slavers are into something much bigger than a fight club. With the Vampire Senate gearing up for war with Faerie, it''ll take everything she has to defeat the slavers--and deal with the entirely too attractive master vampire Louis-Cesare....

Cassie Palmer can see the future, talk to ghosts, and travel through time—but nothing’s prepared her for this. Ever since being stuck with the job of pythia, the chief seer of the supernatural world, Cassie Palmer has been playing catch up. Catch up to the lifetime''s worth of training she missed being raised by a psychotic vampire instead of at the fabled pythian court. Catch up to the powerful, and sometimes seductive, forces trying to mold her to their will. It''s been a trial by fire that has left her more than a little burned. But now she realizes that all that was the just the warm up for the real race. Ancient forces that once terrorized the world are trying to return, and Cassie is the only one who can stop them...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tempt the Stars comes the latest in the series that''s "well worth getting hooked on"(Fresh Fiction). You’d think that being chief seer for the supernatural world would come with a few perks. But as Cassie Palmer has learned, being Pythia doesn’t mean you don’t have to do things the hard way. That’s why she finds herself on a rescue mission skipping through time—even though she doesn’t entirely understand her dimension-bending new power. Rescuing her friend John Pritkin should have been an in-and-out kind of deal, but with the near-immortal mage’s soul lost in time, Cassie has to hunt for it through the ages—with Pritkin’s demon dad in tow. He’s the only one who can reverse Pritkin’s curse, but with the guardians of the timeline dead set on stopping anyone from mucking about, Cassie will have to figure out how to get her friend back without ruffling too many feathers—or causing a world-ending paradox or two....

Cassandra Palmer vient de vaincre un dieu. Mais vous ne croyez tout de même pas qu’elle va faire une petite pause ! Si votre boulot, c’est d’être la Pythie – la voyante en chef du monde surnaturel – vous n’avez pas souvent de vacances. Cassie ne sait plus où donner de la tête. Tout en explorant ses pouvoirs, elle essaie de démêler ses problèmes affectifs avec Mircea, un vampire, certes sexy, mais dont la vie reste un mystère. Et comme si ça ne suffisait pas, elle doit préparer son intronisation, qui la fera accéder officiellement au poste de Pythie. Mais ce n’est pas au goût de tout le monde. Quelqu’un est prêt à tout pour empêcher la cérémonie d’avoir lieu. Quitte à faire en sorte que Cassie ne vienne jamais au monde. Bref, elle doit encore sauver sa peau. Et le monde. Mais encore faut-il qu’elle trouve le temps !

Un legado reciente convirtió a Cassandra Palmer en heredera del título de pitia, la vidente más poderosa del mundo. Normalmente, el puesto se consigue después de años de entrenamiento, pero las circunstancias que rodean a Cassie son un tanto anormales. Ahora, Cassie se ve atrapada en una situación en la que dispone una cantidad ingente de poder que los vampiros, duendes y magos de la ciudad quieren monopolizar o erradicar a toda costa… y que ella misma no se atreve a usar. Es más, Cassandra acaba de descubrir que cierto maestro vampiro un tanto arrogante le ha lanzado un hechizo mágico que advierte a cualquier posible pretendiente para que no se acerque a ella... y que podría explicar la incomprensible atracción que existe entre ellos.

Dorina Basarab es una dhampir: medio humana, medio vam-pira. La mayoría de ellos llevan vidas cortas y violentas, pero Dory ha conseguido mantenerse cuerda desatando su rabia sobre demonios y vampiros que merecen morir. Tras la desaparición de su tío Drácula, Dory espera recuperar la paz. Pero recibe dos visitas: una amiga quiere que la ayude a buscar una reliquia mágica fey y el atractivo vampiro Louis-Cesare está como loco por encontrar a su antigua amante, Christine. Cuando el vampiro al que Christine está ligada, el mismo que está en posesión de la reliquia, aparece muerto, ambos se dan cuenta de lo que hay en juego: alguien se dedica a matar a los miembros del Senado de los vampiros y quizá ellos sean los siguientes.

Puede que Cassandra Palmer se haya convertido ya en la todopoderosa pitia, pero eso no va a impedir que sigan tratando de asesinarla. Son muchos los que no desean que la independiente Cassie sea la maestra clarividente y nada los detendrá hasta que no la vean a dos metros bajo tierra. El Senado apoya a Cassandra en su nuevo puesto, pero protegerla tiene un precio: tendrá que aliarse con el atractivo maestro vampiro Mircea, que afirma que ella le pertenece. Pero incluso a los vampiros les costará mantener a Cassie viva, ahora que el autoproclamado dios Apolo, el origen del poder de la pitia, la tiene tomada con ella. Para salvar la vida, y al mundo, Cassie va a tener que enfrentarse a su creador de una vez por todas...

Recientemente nombrada la mayor vidente del mundo, Cassandra Palmer aún tiene una espina clavada: un hechizo la mantiene sentimentalmente unida a Mircea, un atractivo vampiro maestro, y mientras sea así, nunca recuperará las riendas de su vida. La magia que les une solo se puede romper con un conjuro que se encuentra en el Códice Merlini, un antiguo grimorio. Parece ser que el Códice se ha perdido en estos últimos tiempos, así que Cassie tendrá que buscarlo en el único sitio en el que aún se puede encontrar: el pasado. Pronto se da cuenta de que el libro se ha perdido por una razón. Los hechizos que contiene son tan peligrosos que por su deseo egoísta de liberarse de Mircea podría poner en peligro al mundo entero.

Cassandra Palmer a beau être la toute-puissante Pythie, ça n’empêche toujours pas les gens d’essayer de la tuer. Certes, le Sénat des Vampires la soutient, mais sa loyauté a un prix : Cassie a dû s’allier à Mircea, un maître vampire beaucoup trop sexy.Or, protéger Cassie n’est pas une mince affaire, car elle a réussi à mettre en rogne Apollon lui-même, le dieu à l’origine du pouvoir de la Pythie. Pour sauver sa peau,et le monde, au passage –, cassandra va devoir affronter son « créateur », et le mettre une fois pour toutes hors d’état de nuire.

Cassandra Palmer a beau être devenue voyante suprême de l’univers, elle a quand même une sacrée épine dans le pied. Tant qu’elle sera soumise au charme qui la lie à Mircea, un vampire particulièrement alléchant, elle n’aura aucun contrôle sur sa vie. Le contre-sort se trouve dans un ancien grimoire : le Codex Merlini. Mais celui-là est introuvable... du moins dans le présent. Il faut retourner dans le passé pour espérer mettre la main dessus. Et s’il est si bien caché, c’est parce qu’il est extrêmement dangereux. D’un côté, ce Codex dont les sortilèges peuvent anéantir le monde, de l’autre, les pouvoirs de la Pythie, qui, s’ils tombent entre les mains des vampires, peuvent le réduire à néant. Voici Cassie face au plus grand dilemme de son existence !

Cassandra peut communiquer avec le monde des esprits, talent qui lui vaut l’intérêt des morts et des non-morts. Elle n’a pas de souci avec les premiers, même s’ils sont parfois collants, mais elle préfère éviter les seconds. Pourtant, lorsque le suceur de sang mafieux à qui elle a échappé retrouve sa trace, elle est obligée de réclamer la protection du Sénat des vampires. Mais cette aide n’est pas gratuite : ayant été élevée par des vampires, Cassie sait d’expérience que leur prix ne sera pas le sien...

Cassandra est devenue la Pythie, celle qui règne sur toutes les voyantes du monde. D’habitude, on accède à ce sacerdoce après des années de formation, mais le cas de Cassie n’est pas vraiment habituel. Toute une galerie de vamps, de Faes et de mages convoitent son pouvoir exorbitant pour le détruire ou s’en emparer... alors qu’elle n’ose même pas l’utiliser ! Pour tout arranger, un maître vampire lui a jeté un sort destiné à éloigner tous ses courtisans. Cela pourrait d’ailleurs expliquer l’attirance qu’elle éprouve pour lui. C’est la goutte d’eau : Cassie est décidée à ne plus se laisser manipuler !

The thrilling prequel to the New York Times bestselling Cassie Palmer series, featuring seductive and dangerous Master Vampire Mircea Basarab. Fifteenth century Venice is a safe haven for the masterless dregs of the vampire world, a city where they can live without the fear of retribution for violating another’s territory. Still, there are plenty of ways for a young vampire to die in the glittering city, a lesson that prince turned pauper Mircea Basarab must learn quickly. But there are opportunities, too—in the service of a secretive courtesan, in the bed of a beautiful senator, and in the hunt for an ancient assassin. As a vendetta older than Venice itself comes to a climax, Mircea struggles to evade the dangers of his current life, to come to terms with his past, and to uncover the truth hidden behind a city of masks… Includes a bonus excerpt of the first Cassie Palmer novel, Touch the Dark. Praise for the Cassie Palmer Novels: “A series well worth getting hooked on.”—Fresh Fiction “Karen Chance will enthrall you.”—USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca York “The urban fantasy equivalent of a summer blockbuster.”—SF Site “Chance takes her place along[side]...Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, MaryJanice Davidson, and J. D. Robb.”—SFRevu Karen Chance has lived in France, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong, but always comes back to America. She currently lives in central Florida, the home of make-believe, which may explain a lot. She’s the author of the New York Times bestselling Cassie Palmer series, including Reap the Wind, Tempt the Stars, and Hunt the Moon.

Being a goddess is a lot less fun than you might think. Especially when you’re only a half goddess, and you only found out about it recently, and you still don’t know what you’re doing half the time. And when you’ve just used your not-so-reliable powers to burglarize the booby-trapped office of a vampire mob boss. Yeah, that part sucks. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for Cassandra Palmer, aka the Pythia, the freshly minted chief seer of the supernatural world. After all, Cassie still has to save a friend from a fate worse than death, deal with an increasingly possessive master vampire, and prevent a party of her own acolytes from unleashing a storm of fury upon the world. Totally just your average day at the office, right?

Cassandra Palmer acaba de derrotar a un dios. Después de algo así una diría que merece un descanso, ¿no? Sin embargo, ahora que es oficialmente la pitia, la vidente más poderosa del mundo, no podrá permitirse ni un minuto para celebrarlo, ya que se encuentra más ocupada que nunca: está tratando de descubrir hasta dónde llega su poder, intentando reflexionar acerca de su complicada relación con el enigmático y sexi vampiro Mircea y preparándose para su próxima coronación. Pero alguien totalmente contrario a que se convierta en la pitia está dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa con tal de que no se lleve a cabo la ceremonia de coronación, incluso asegurarse de que Cassie nunca haya nacido.

Dorina Basarab er dhampyr – halvt menneske og halvt vampyr. Livet hennes snus på hodet da bestevenninnen Claire blir kidnappet, samtidig som mestervampyren Mircea ber om hjelp til å bekjempe Dorys onkel – den ondskapsfulle Dracula. Dory vil helst arbeide alene, men må takke ja til støtte fra den mystiske og kjekke mestervampyren Louis-Cesare. Hvis Dory skal klare å redde Claire, må hun våge å møte sin verste fiende ...... Nattens datter er utgitt som bok 28 i Udødelig spenning, en serie med frittstående, overnaturlige spenningsbøker av ulike forfattere.

Cassie Palmer ist zurück! Nun muss sich die Seherin der magischen Gemeinde mit den Problemen herumschlagen, die so ein Job mit sich bringt. Nach einer Zeremonie wird ihre Macht sich nämlich erst vollständig entfalten – doch so weit wollen es ihre Feinde am liebsten gar nicht kommen lassen. Sie versuchen, Cassie vorher zu töten, und gehen dabei nicht gerade zimperlich vor: Ein Dämon bemächtigt sich Cassies Körper, und es erfordert all ihre Tricks und die Kräfte ihrer Freunde, allen voran eines gewissen attraktiven Kriegsmagiers Pritkin, um sie aus den Klauen ihres Peinigers zu befreien. Und wenn möglich, bevor der Dämon sie in ihrer eigenen Badewanne ertränkt.