Most Popular Books by Kim Harrison

New York Times–bestselling Author: She''s been put in charge of heaven''s dark angels—and as the new boss, she intends to shake things up . . . Madison Avery''s dreams of ever fitting in at her new school died when she did. Especially since she was able to maintain the illusion of a body, deal with a pesky guardian angel, and oh yeah, bring the reaper who killed her to his untimely end. Not exactly in-crowd material. It''s amazing that her crush, Josh, doesn''t think she''s totally nuts. Now Madison has learned that she''s the dark timekeeper, in charge of angels who follow the murky guidelines of fate. Never one to abide by the rules, she decides it''s time for a major change to the system. With the help of some unlikely allies, Madison forms a rogue group of reapers who definitely don''t adhere to the rules of the heavens. But as she grapples with the terrifying new skills that come with being a timekeeper, and tries to give a young hacker a chance to save his soul, Madison realizes she may not be prepared for what lies ahead—unless she gets some seriously divine intervention . . . "This fast-paced tale delivers some uniquely amusing moments." — School Library Journal

The second novel in the addictive bestselling supernatural series begun with Dead Witch Walking. To save herself and her vampire roommate, former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan must confront six feet of sheer supernatural seduction—the vampire master—and dark secrets she’s hidden even from herself.

A unique look inside the #1 New York Times–bestselling author''s beloved supernatural series featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. In the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlanders rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else. To survive among vampires, witches, Weres, gargoyles, trolls, fairies, and banshees—to say nothing of demons—humanity needs a guide. And now, written by Kim Harrison herself, here is an insider''s look at the supernatural world of the Hollows, from an overarching new story to character profiles, maps, spell guides, charm recipes, secret correspondence from the elusive Trent Kalamack, and much more. "A perfect present for fans of the Hollows. It explains the rules of the world through the eyes of a new person in an easy-to-read format." — The Daytona Beach News-Journal "The reader will be able to avail themselves of everything from birth certificates to journal entries to warrants. The author also takes a long look at different species'' traits, abilities, looks, etc . . . The reader will get to know The Hollows like they have never known before." — Fresh Fiction

In the wake of the solar eclipse, a portal between our world and a paranormal realm opens—and a scientist’s life will never be the same, in this thrilling serialized adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hollows. Dr. Renee Caisson knows there are worse things than an attractive man in uniform drafting her into a secret government project—especially when Major Jackson makes it clear that he isn’t bothered by her questionable past. But when her labs come back with decidedly odd results, the Major is forced to come clean over who the government is actually studying. Renee is shocked to learn her subjects are demonic-looking beings who call themselves “Neighbors”—refugees from a dying world, who arrived during the nation-wide solar eclipse. The Neighbors’ technology is unlike anything Renee’s ever encountered. At first, she dismisses an injury that inexplicably heals as “just one of those things”. And surely August, the most gregarious Neighbor, begins to speak English overnight because of the team linguist’s skills? Not until August begins evolving in real time to withstand Earth’s brighter, dryer atmosphere does she admit that the Neighbors’ “tech” feels less like science and more like magic—the same magic that brought them here in the first place, and the same they’re trying to rekindle with a mysterious labyrinth in order to return home and save their world. At least, that’s what August claims they came for…

This holiday, spend quality time with family and loved ones—living and dead . . . There''s no place like home for the horrordays—unless you''d prefer a romantic midnight walk through a ghost-infested graveyard . . . or a haunted house candlelight dinner with the sexy vampire of your dreams. The (black) magical season is here—and whether it''s a solstice séance gone demonically wrong with the incomparable Kim Harrison, a grossly misshapen Christmas with the remarkable Lynsay Sands, a blood-chilling-and-spilling New Year''s with the wonderful Marjorie M. Liu, or a super-powered Thanksgiving with the phenomenal Vicki Pettersson, one thing is for certain: in the able hands of these exceptional dark side explorers, the holidays are going to be deliciously hellish!

The search for love is spooky in these four paranormal tales of dating disasters from four great authors. She thought her date was out of this world. Actually, he was not of this world . . . We''ve all been on bad dates, nightmare dates, dreadful experiences that turned out to be uniquely memorable in the very worst way. But at least our partners for these detestable evenings were more or less . . . human! Now Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland—four of the very best writers currently exploring the dangerous seduction of the supernatural—offer up dating disasters (and unexpected delights) of a completely different sort: dark, wicked, paranormally sensual assignations with werewolves, demon lovers, and the romantically challenged undead. Sexy, witty, chilling, and altogether remarkable, here is proof positive that some love matches are made someplace other than heaven.

Step into another realm! Enjoy the complete Once Dead, Twice Shy along with excerpts from two other novels by bestselling author Kim Harrison. My name is Madison Avery, and I''m here to tell you that there''s more out there than you can see, hear, or touch. Because I''m there. Seeing it. Touching it. Living it. Madison''s prom was killer—literally. Now, thanks to a mysterious amulet, she''s stuck on Earth: dead but not gone. She has no idea why the dark reaper who did her in was after her, but she''s not about to just sit around and let fate take its course. With a little skilled light-bending, the help of a light reaper (one of the good guys . . . maybe), her cute crush, and oh yeah, her guardian angel, Madison''s ready to take control of her own destiny once and for all, before it takes control of her. Well, if she believed in that stuff.

Delve into paranormal realms of magic and danger in this anthology of five new stories from New York Times–bestselling authors. Revisiting the worlds they made famous in their wildly popular fiction, authors Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, and Jocelynn Drake—plus YA author Melissa Marr with her first adult supernatural thriller—unleash their full arsenal of dark talents in Unbound. Each story in this all-new anthology plunged readers into the shadows where the strange forces stalk the unsuspecting . . . and every soul is a target. The pixy Jenks faces a murderous dryad in Kim Harrison''s "Lay Line Drifter". In "Reckoning", Jeaniene Frost''s master vampire is out to stop a ghoulish serial killer. "Dark Matters" by Vicki Pettersson explores a superhero''s illicit affair. Savannah''s vampiric Keeper must solve a perplexing murder in "The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten". And in "Two Lines" a woman must contend with her deadly desires or risk a monstrous transformation.

Rachel Morgans erster Fall kostet sie beinahe Kopf und Kragen: Kaum hat sie sich gemeinsam mit der Vampirin Ivy und dem vorlauten Pixie Jenks als Kopfgeldjägerin selbstständig gemacht, hat sie auch schon ein Killerkommando am Hals. Nur ein Mann kann ihr jetzt noch helfen, doch der ist dummerweise ihr Todfeind ...

From bestselling author Kim Harrison comes this original short story (to be featured in her anthology Into the Woods, October 2012) where things are most definitely not as they seem. A pet shop employee’s innocent date with a customer quickly turns disturbing rather than delightful. She and her family hold a centuries-old secret, and they want him to stay with them forever . . .

For better or worse, a solar eclipse brought humans and paranormal beings together, sparking one woman’s battle to master magic or lose our world, in this riveting serialized adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hollows series. As time has passed, Dr. Renee Caisson has begun to see the demonic, alien August as more than a research subject or an unlikely colleague—they’ve become friends. And together she and August have helped the two societies of Nextdoor and Earth through the confusion of first contact, the danger of misunderstandings, and the anger of mistreatment. But when a popular blogger and conspiracy theorist twists August’s words, an uproar ensues, turning a powerful section of human society against the Neighbors—and resulting in Renee’s house arrest. Her could-be boyfriend, Major Jackson, says it’s to protect her, though that’s not how Renee sees it. Torn between duty and friendship, August jumps Renee to freedom, fully aware that the journey might reveal more to her than she should know. The wily Neighbor has pieced together that Renee has been unconsciously using their magic, a fact that, if revealed, will cause more, not less, conflict between the humans and Neighbors. For if the people of Earth can master magic and exile August’s people again, the Neighbors will not survive. . . .

"Rachel Morgan''s come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking. She''s faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witchs, and soul-eating demons. She''s crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon. She''s lost friends and lovers and family, and an old enemy has become something much more. But power demands responsibility, and world-changers must always pay a price. That time is now. To save Ivy''s soul and the rest of the living vampires, to keep the demonic ever after and our own world from destruction, Rachel Morgan will risk everything"--

Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in by the FIB to help investigate, former witch-turned-day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth: others want to create their own demons, and to do so they need her blood. She''s faced vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, and more—but this time Rachel''s toughest challenge might be humanity itself.

Harper Voyager USA, part of the global science fiction and fantasy imprint of HarperCollins, presents Voyager, a free ebook sampler with excerpts from 15 new or upcoming releases, as well as an introduction from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey. You''ll find: An Introduction from Richard Kadrey Excerpts from Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour The Stolen by Bishop O''Connell The God Hunter by Tim Lees Soda Pop Soldier by Nick Cole The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey Once Upon a Rhyme by Jack Heckel Demon by Erik Williams The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato Superheroes Anonymous by Lexie Dunne Asylum Tales Part I: Demon''s Fury by Jocelynn Drake Fish Tails by Sherri Tepper Black Dog by Caitlin Kittredge Metrophage by Richard Kadrey On Her Majesty''s Behalf by Joseph Nassise

I''m Madison Avery, in charge of heaven''s hit squad . . . and fighting it all the way. When Madison died the night of her prom, she knew her life would never be the same. Now she has a powerful amulet that gives her the illusion of a body, a team of rogue angels by her side, the ability to flash forward into the future to see the shape of destiny, and a perfect boyfriend who doesn''t even mind that she''s dead. But Madison soon faces her most difficult decision yet. She could have the one thing she wants most in the world: a normal life. But would that mean giving up everything she''s worked so hard for?

Good communication is essential to the successful organisation-that''s why today''s top managers demand top performance from their PR team. This book equips the reader with cutting-edge communication strategies to achieve peak PR performance, and fast track their career. Strategic Public Relations combines the author''s extensive experience in the PR frontline with thousands of hours of international research to create an authoritative reference. It is written for people who wish to gain a better understanding of the application and benefits of a strategic approach to organisational communication and is based on current business and management practice. “The book Strategic Public Relations by Kim Harrison is one of the most comprehensive and useful public relations texts in the field. It covers in depth both the theoretical and practical dimensions of public relations and is a scholarly work of some standing. The book is well researched, provides a judicious selection of theoretical insights without being overwhelming and is brought to life by a good and varied portfolio of case studies. The book is appropriate for under-graduates, post-graduates and practitioners, and is eminently accessible and readable. Harrison skilfully combines academic rigour with relevance. This is a text of significance and will be influential as it becomes more widely read.” - Professor Anne Gregory, one of only two full PR Professors in the UK, former President of the UK’s Chartered Institute of PR, editor/author of 16 books and dozens of academic articles, consultant to the Prime Minister & Cabinet, several govt departments and commercial clients.

« Un démarrage renversant pour une nouvelle série ! » BookRiot Detroit 2030 : doublée par la personne qu''elle aimait et trahie par l''organisation gouvernementale secrète qui l''a entraînée à utiliser son corps comme une arme, Peri Reed est une renégate en fuite. Ne jamais pardonner ni oublier a toujours été le credo de Peri. Mais son travail le rend particulièrement difficile à appliquer au quotidien. En effet, elle est un drafter, car elle possède un pouvoir inestimable qui lui permet de modifier le temps, mais la condamne aussi à oublier à la fois l''ancienne histoire qu''elle a modifiée et celle qu''elle a réécrite. Et lorsque Peri découvre son nom sur une liste d''agents corrompus, elle comprend qu''elle a été manipulée par l''agence. Elle rejoint alors un vétéran mystérieux dans une course mortelle pour reconstituer la vérité sur sa dernière mission, incapable de faire confiance... même à elle-même !

Ihr dritter Fall verlangt Rachel Morgan alles ab: Ein Dämon ist hinter ihrer Seele her, ein Werwolf möchte mit ihr ein Rudel gründen und der mächtigste Drogenboss Cincinnatis droht, in ihrer Heimatstadt einen Bürgerkrieg anzuzetteln. All das wäre noch zu ertragen, würde ihr nicht auch noch ein sexy Vampir den Schlaf rauben ...