New Releases by Caitlin Kittredge

From the mind of Caitlin Kittredge, the award-winning author of the Iron Codex trilogy and Vertigo comic Coffin Hill, comes Black Dog, the first book in a new urban fantasy series about revenge and hell...it''s Kill Bill with demons! Ava has spent the last hundred years as a hellhound, the indentured servant of a reaper who hunts errant souls and sends them to Hell. When a human necromancer convinces her to steal her reaper’s scythe, Ava incurs the wrath of the demon Lilith, her reaper’s boss. As punishment for her transgression, Lilith orders Ava to track down the last soul in her reaper’s ledger . . . or die trying. But after a hundred years of servitude, it’s time for payback. And Hell hath no fury like an avenging Ava. . . .

Kannst du deinem dunklen Schicksal entfliehen? Fern der Familie lebt die 15-jährige Moira in einem Internat, ständig in der Angst, wie ihre Mutter und ihr älterer Bruder dem Fluch der Familie zu erliegen und verrückt zu werden. Doch dann erhält sie eine Nachricht eben dieses Bruders, der sie auffordert, ein magisches Handbuch zu suchen, das ihr Vater einst geschaffen hat und das sie retten kann. Zusammen mit zwei Verbündeten macht sich die junge Moira auf die gefahrvolle Reise, an deren Ende sie mehr über ihre Familie und deren Andersartigkeit erfährt – entstammt sie doch einem alten Elfengeschlecht. Und dem steht eine gewaltige Aufgabe bevor: das Land von seinen derzeitigen Herrschern zu befreien und die Feen an die Macht zu führen.

Détective à Scotland Yard, Pete Caldecott enquête sur le kidnapping d’une jeune fille. Contactée par un mystérieux informateur, elle est frappée de découvrir que celui-ci n’est autre que Jack Winter, un mage qui l’avait initiée au monde de la sorcellerie. Mais Jack avait disparu il y a bien longtemps, et aujourd’hui, il n’est plus que l’ombre de lui-même. Cependant, il sait où sont les kidnappeurs : ils se cachent dans un monde magique parallèle. Bien que Pete ait essayé pendant de nombreuses années d’oublier Jack, la magie et le surnaturel, elle ne peut que suivre le mage dans les bas-fonds de Londres, où elle espère découvrir la vérité sur l’enlèvement, et sur ce qui est arrivé à son premier amour.

Following a night of sex, drugs and witchcraft in the woods, Eve Coffin wakes up naked, covered in blood and unable to remember how she got there. One friend is missing, one is in a mental ward--and one knows that Eve is responsible. Years later, Eve returns to Coffin Hill, only to discover the darkness that she unleashed ten years ago in the woods was never contained. It continues to seep through the town, cursing the soul of this sleepy Massachusetts hollow, spilling secrets and enacting its revenge.

After a stint as a Boston cop that ends in a bullet wound and unintended celebrity, Eve returns to Coffin Hill, only to discover the darkness that she unleashed ten years ago in the woods was never contained. It continues to seep through the town, cursing the soul of this sleepy Massachusetts hollow, spilling secrets and enacting its revenge.

DARK DAYS Caitlin Kittredge Jack Winter and his girlfriend Pete Caldecott have encountered a lot of strange creatures in the Black—primordial demons, hungry ghosts, witch hunters, and the Prince of Hell himself, Belial. When Belial asks Jack for one last favor to help him keep his throne, Jack may have finally met his match because Belial''s rival is something that no one—human or demon—has ever seen before... There''s a revolution brewing in Hell, and Jack might be the only one who can stop Belial''s rival from ripping a hole between the Black and the mortal world—a catastrophe that could be worse than Armageddon. But to win, Jack will have to do the one thing he swore he never would: become a servant to the Morrigan, and risk losing everything he knows and loves...including Pete.

Aoife Grayson must face death to win back Dean—the love who was ripped from the Iron Lands of the living when he was shot in the arctic north. But getting to the Deadlands is something that Aoife can''t do on her own. And if she can find a way there, Tremaine would surely never allow it. He has sworn to keep her in the Thorn Lands, the fairie home of her mother, Nerissa. But Aoife is determined to find her way out. And she has no trouble if that means she has to kill Tremain and his queen to do it.

The next installment of the Black London series finds crow-mage Jack Winter and former detective Pete Caldecott continuing their quest to save the magical realm of Black London from certain destruction. Original.

In de sombere steegjes van het stadje Lovecraft is magie echt, net zo echt als de straf die ligt op het gebruik ervan: ketters belandden op de brandstapel. Aoife Grayson is bijna zestien; de leeftijd waarop iedereen in haar familie doordraait als gevolg van het necrovirus. Volgens de proctoren, de leiders van Lovecraft, ligt het necrovirus ten grondslag aan ketterij. Dan krijgt Aoife een brief van haar oudere broer, die haar vertelt dat ze het heksenalfabet moet vinden als ze zichzelf wil redden.

Everything Aoife thought she knew about the world was a lie. There is no Necrovirus. And Aoife isn''t going to succomb to madness because of a latent strain—she will lose her faculties because she is allergic to iron. Aoife isn''t human. She is a changeling—half human and half from the land of Thorn. And time is running out for her. When Aoife destroyed the Lovecraft engine she released the monsters from the Thorn Lands into the Iron Lands and now she must find a way to seal the gates and reverse the destruction she''s ravaged on the world that''s about to poison her.

In an alternate 1950s, mechanically gifted fifteen-year-old Aoife Grayson, whose family has a history of going mad at sixteen, must leave the totalitarian city of Lovecraft and venture into the world of magic to solve the mystery of her brother''s disappearance and the mysteries surrounding her father and the Land of Thorn.

Arriving in the City of Angels to track a sorcerous serial killer, Pete and Jack go up against an evil older than the Black itself to stop Los Angeles from being turned into Hell on Earth.

Take a walk on the wild side of urban fantasy. Spend some quality time lolling in the moonlight shadows with loves that come out only at night. From light- spirited romps to black-hearted noir, from steampunk London to the bleeding edge of the present, come tales of love, eros, betrayal, and seduction in a beguiling vein. Bestsellers Tanya Huff, Caitlin Kittredge, and Toni L.P. Kelner join Dana Cameron, Sarah Hoyt, John Lambshead, Diana Rowland, and editor Mark L. Van Name to create a dazzling cast of vampires, werewolves, witches, and zombies, oh my. Oh my. At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Je me présente : je suis Pete Caldecott, inspecteur au Scotland Yard. Ma spécialité : les enquêtes paranormales. Quand les enfers viennent chercher leur du, Pete doit lutter de toute son ame pour aider son homme à survivre... Mais dans les ténèbres de Londres se cachent des mystères plus dangereux encore. Et ils ne pourront espérer s''en sortir qu''ensemble.

In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft''s epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam the streets after dark, and for everything that the city leaders deem Heretical—born of the belief in magic and witchcraft. And for Aoife Grayson, her time is growing shorter by the day. Aoife Grayson''s family is unique, in the worst way—every one of them, including her mother and her elder brother Conrad, has gone mad on their 16th birthday. And now, a ward of the state, and one of the only female students at the School of Engines, she is trying to pretend that her fate can be different.

To end the supernatural war raging through Black London, Pete Caldecott is ordered to kill the crow-mage, which, plunging her into a moral quandary, forces her to turn to an unholy source for help.

When the Dubois investigation turns up an unexpected connection to the Russian mob, Luna finds herself heading down a terrifying path of no return. Soon she is held captive by the very evil she hunts—one that reaches far across the borders of Nocturne City to the seedy brothels of Europe and beyond. Now, with street smarts, seduction, and a sixth-sense for danger as her only weapons, Luna will enlist the help of her former lover Dmitri—who has his own reasons for bringing down this crime ring—and risk it all in the ultimate showdown.

When Jet and Iridium - best friends turned enemies - came together to bring down a supervillain, they inadvertently destroyed the secret Corp-Co transmitter, whose frequency kept the New Chicago''s heroes of in-line - and sane. Now the city is plunged into chaos as these heroes are suddenly the biggest threat. Corp-Co brings in a new Squadron from India - but when heroes are tied into a system of sponsorship, only money, and not a sense of duty, can persuade them to save the day. As they haggle, Everyman sets out to destroy the powers with a group of enhanced super-soldiers, and the mysterious villain Doctor Hypnotic is lulling heroes and supervillains alike into his seductive web - a dream-world where everything is perfect, but nothing is real. Once again Jet and Iridium are forced to set aside their hatred of each other to do what they were born to do: save the world.

Thirteen years ago, Jack Winter lay dying in a graveyard. Jack called upon a demon and traded his soul for his life... and now the demon is back to collect its due. But Jack has finally found something to live for. Her name is Pete Caldecott, and because of her, Jack''s not going to Hell without a fight. Pete doesn''t know about Jack''s bargain, but she does know that something bigger and far more dangerous than Jack''s demon is growing in the Black. Old gods are stirring and spirits are rising--and Jack doesn''t stand a chance of stopping them without Pete''s help.

Someone, or some thing, is setting fire to the homes of the city''s most infamous non-humans, racking up a body count that''s growing by the day. And strange, otherworldly creatures no one has seen before—selkies trolls and harpies—are causing chaos throughout the city. Racing to stop the carnage, Luna turns to sexy federal agent Will Fagin for help. As they work to uncover the source of the bloodshed, Luna''s attraction for Will deepens. But just as she learns Will''s darkest secret, Nocturne City is thrust into total chaos—leaving Luna and Will in a path of destruction they may not be able to stop...or survive.

Christine Warren "Devil''s Bargain" Supernatural bounty hunter Lilli Corbin made a pact with the Prince of Hell: She agreed to recover a book of prophecies. When she learns it could trigger the apocalypse, Lilli is forced to make the ultimate choice: save her soul, or the man she loves? Marjorie M. Liu "The Robber Bride" Welcome to a post-apocalyptic world where women are fed on for their life forces. Now it''s up to Maggie, one of the last female survivors, to hunt down and destroy an army of darkness... Caitlin Kittredge "Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go" Ava is a demon slayer who needs help from mage Jack Winter to reach the demon underworld—a place of dark seduction...and, maybe, one of no return. Jenna Maclaine "Sin Slayer" London 1889. Jack the Ripper is killing off the city''s vampire population, and now it''s up to Cin Craven to hunt him down—and save the infected Michael, the love of her undead life.

"This dark tale takes supernatural shadows to the next level . . . [Kittredge''s] fans will enjoy the mix of magic and city grit." — Publishers Weekly Her name is Pete Caldecott. She was just sixteen when she met Jack Winter, a gorgeous, larger-than-life mage who thrilled her with his witchcraft. Then a spirit Jack summoned killed him before Pete''s eyes—or so she thought. Now a detective, Pete is investigating the case of a young girl kidnapped from the streets of London. A tipster''s chilling prediction has led police directly to the child . . . but when Pete meets the informant, she''s shocked to learn he is none other than Jack. Strung out on heroin, Jack''s a shadow of his former self. But he''s able to tell Pete exactly where Bridget''s kidnappers are hiding: in the supernatural shadow-world of the fey. Even though she''s spent years disavowing the supernatural, Pete follows Jack into the invisible fey underworld, where she hopes to discover the truth about what happened to Bridget—and what happened to Jack on that dark day so long ago . . . "Atmospheric and filled with a gritty realism . . . the novel crackles with conflict and perilous magic. For those who love their urban fantasy hypnotically treacherous, this book''s for you!" — Romantic Times "Kittredge introduces readers to the dark side of life and magic in a well-formed fictional world with characters that you can''t help but like." — Darque Reviews

Werewolf cop Luna Wilder returns in the paranormal series with "a gutsy, likable protagonist and a well-made fantasy world" (Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times–bestselling author). When werewolves from Nocturne City''s oldest packs start showing up shot through the head execution-style, police officer Luna Wilder must find out what''s killing them and why . . . before she becomes the next victim. Luna traces the killings to a band of shapeshifters made of smoke and shadow who drink the blood of their victims for strength. Believed to exist only in legend, their race is all too real—and now their leader, Lucas Kennuka, is out to wrest Luna''s heart from her beloved Dmitri. To make matters worse, Dmitri is suffering from a mysterious illness brought on by a demon bite, and his condition grows more grave with each passing day. Now Luna must rely on Lucas to defeat an invisible enemy—a serial were-killer bringing death and destruction to all who stand in its path . . . Praise for the Nocturne City series "Dark and cutting edge." — Romantic Times "A winner." —Karen Chance, New York Times–bestselling author "Hot, hip, and fast-paced." —Lilith Saintcrow, New York Times–bestselling author

A shapeshifter cop must solve a serial murder case and prevent two warring witch covens from destroying a city in this romantic paranormal urban fantasy. In the shadows of Nocturne City, witches lurk and demons prowl, and homicide detective Luna Wilder must keep the peace—while living life as a werewolf. Now bodies are turning up all over town, the brutal murders linked by a cryptic message: We see with empty eyes . . . To make matters worse for Luna, she can''t get wolfishly handsome Dmitri Sandovsky out of her mind. The last time he helped her with a case, Dmitri suffered a demon bite that infected him with a mysterious illness . . . and now his pack elders have forbidden him from associating with Luna. But she''ll need his help when high-level witches start turning up slaughtered. Because a war is brewing between rival clans of blood witches and caster witches—a magical gang war with the power to burn Nocturne City to the ground. "With a gutsy, likable protagonist and a well-made fantasy world, Pure Blood is real enough to make you think twice about locking your doors at night. A swiftly-paced plot, a growing cast of solid supporting characters, and a lead character you can actually care about—Kittredge is a winner." — New York Times–bestselling author Jim Butcher Caitlin Kittredge''s Nocturne City Novels Night Life (#1) Pure Blood (#2) Second Skin (#3) Witch Craft (#4) Daemon''s Mark (#5)

"A book that seamlessly blends a police procedural with a paranormal"—first in the addictive Nocturne City series from a talented voice in dark fantasy ( Night Owl Reviews). Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night . . . Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace. As an Insoli werewolf, Luna travels without a pack and must rely on instinct alone. And she''s just been assigned to find the ruthless killer behind a string of ritualistic murders—a killer with ties to an escaped demon found only in legend . . . until now. But when she investigates prime suspect Dmitri Sandovsky, she can''t resist his wolfish charms. Pack leader of a dangerous clan of Redbacks, Dmitri sends her animal instincts into overdrive and threatens her fiercely-guarded independence. But Luna and Dmitri will need to rely on each other as they''re plunged into an ancient demon underworld and pitted against an expert black magician with the power to enslave them for eternity . . . "I loved the mystery and the smart, gutsy heroine." —Karen Chance, New York Times–bestselling author "Don''t go to bed with this book—it will keep you up all night. It''s that good." —Lilith Saintcrow, New York Times–bestselling author "A tense, gritty urban fantasy that grips the audience from the onset." — The Mystery Gazette "Luna is tough, smart, and fierce, hiding a conflicted and insecure nature behind her drive for justice and independence, without falling into cliché. It''s also just a lot of fun to read." —Kat Richardson, national bestselling author

Children keep murdering their parents as the ghosts of Coffins past weave their spell around Coffin Hill. It all comes home when Eve is forced to see through the eyes of the one person she least expected to ever have anything in common with: her own mother.