New Releases by Shannon Mayer

"This main character has echoes of Rylee Adamson, yet still holds her own flare, the world building is unique and the book has some beautiful snarky humor that left me gobbling it up! The author has a deft hand at bringing bad ass women to life, I can''t wait for book two!"~~ReviewerThe Witch''s Reign...a land of unnatural hellish cold ruled over by the Ice Witch herself, who is in turn guarded by three creatures-Wolf, Bear, and Raven. Those lovely beasts derive their power directly from their mistress and just happen to kill any who cross their paths. To get THERE, you first must pass through the Dragon''s Ground. Full of, you guessed it, dragons who for the record, also do not like trespassers.Sounds like a fun place to go, doesn''t it? Yeah, not so much. You see the thing is my best friend, Darcy was sent with a team into the Witch''s Reign to recover a powerful jewel that belongs to our mentor, and they are long overdue to come back. That leaves me, Zamira "Reckless" Wilson to go after my friend because no one else will. Somehow, I get saddled with a human-a male no less!-tagging along for the ride. A human that is as weak and useless as my shifting abilities. Throw in a weapon that might be trying to kill me, and a small dragon that has a penchant for Shakespearean insults, and you''ve got my life in a nutshell.May the sands of the desert swallow me whole because this is going to be a friggin bumpy ride.

To save my son, I would give up my soul. To survive this journey and stop those who face us I may have to do just that. My son is waiting for me to bring him home, to rescue him from the horrors he''s faced on his own. I won''t take the chance I will find him only to fail him again. Which means I must unearth a way to kill his captor, a man who is immortal. A man who made a deal with the devil to attain his power. As it stands there is only one way to end that monster''s life. A way that is far from simple. With a pair of guns strapped to my hips, and an ally at my side, I will finally face down the evil that created me, crossing the world to do so. I can feel death stalking us, waiting for us to slip up. But I am no stranger to death, and I will face him too if I must to save my boy. To bring him home. If you thought I was deadly before, its nothing to what I will bring in this final round. Also available: Fury of a Phoenix (The Nix Series Book 1) Blood of a Phoenix (The Nix Series Book 2)

The tenth book in Shannon Mayer’s USA Today bestselling Rylee Adamson urban fantasy/paranormal romance series, available to the trade for the first time. “My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I''m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. My final salvage, and this time I must rescue the entire world. Orion has fooled the entire human population with his lies, and they follow him like mindless zombies. They are the lost ones now. I have my allies and my loved ones with me, but while they will fight to their death, it is still not enough. I must seal the Veil closed and send the demons back forever. There is only one thing left for me to do. Face Orion alone. But Orion knows my weakness. And he has stolen her away leaving me with a choice no mother should ever face. Save my daughter . . . or . . . save the world? Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Blood of the Lost is the final book in USA Today-bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

I thought that going after those who''d destroyed my life would help me move on. At the very least, that it would ease the thirst for vengeance singing in my blood. I was wrong. With my guns at my side, I continue to search for ways to punish the one man who took everything from me. The man who killed my family. Death is far too good for him. I want to make him suffer, to take from him everything he loves. To that end, I need a code breaker, one who deals in magical glyphs. But in the hunt for her, I discover there are far more secrets to my life, and my blood, than I ever could have imagined. Secrets that are burning their way out of the past and the shadows. A promise dangled in front of me by the enemy of my enemy is too sweet to ignore. And I will cast all my cards on the table for the one chance that the promise he offers is true. That my son is alive. God help those who stand between my boy and me.

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking, and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing. And with each name that is added to those we’ve lost, my confidence cracks a little more. Yet there is hope. A child saved. A life lost. A prophecy fulfilled. Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Wounded is the eighth book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

To stand at the side of an elemental as their familiar is a gift given to few familiars. Yet here I stand with my thirteenth-Larkspur, child of the earth. I do not want this charge, for all my previous have ended in deaths I could not prevent. I am not sure my heart can take another loss of one bonded with me. Larkspur''s strength and heart call to me as only one other elemental''s had, and I cannot deny the need to protect her, and to shield her from all pain. This is my story, my struggle to accept Larkspur as my charge, and the last time I will ever have to bond with an elemental. Goddess help me keep us both alive.

I knew the sins of my past would call to collect what was left of my soul. If I''d known the price I''d pay, I would''ve sacrificed more to stay hidden from the magic. In the middle of Wyoming-away from the abnormals of the world-I thought I was free and clear. I started a new life. Found a love I''d never known in a husband, and a son who was my everything. And in a blinding instant, that life was stolen from me. The rage of a grieving mother is an ugly beast. More so when she has the skills and killer instinct to back up the wrath and the knowledge that an accident was anything but. Once more, I will pick up my guns. This time to hunt those who took my husband''s and son''s lives. Let them see the assassin, trained to kill abnormals, stalk the shadows again. Let them see the Phoenix rise from the fragments of a broken life as she burns with a fury that cannot be contained. Let the killing games begin.

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Demons are putting rips in the veil in order to cross over and steal my friends and allies away. But, going after them isn’t even close to simple. The deepest level of the veil is not a place you can just open a doorway too, after all, and of course, that’s where they’ve been taken. As fate would have it, it looks like I might get some help from a trained demon slayer and his fire breathing ride. The only problem? Said demon slayer claims to have family ties to me. And I’ve never trusted my family. Nor am I about to start now. Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Veiled Threat is the seventh book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

"What a fantastic start to a new fantasy series! I love a strong female lead and we were delivered that in spades with Larkspur . . . This story is fast paced and exciting right from the start. I can''t wait to see what comes next!" -Boundless Book Reviews From HiJinks Ink Publishing and Shannon Mayer comes The USA Today Bestselling ELEMENTAL SERIES beginning with RECURVE (Book 1). With over 1.4 million books sold, Shannon Mayer proves, once again, she can dominate her genre right out of the gate. "My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental." My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father''s side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn''t going to happen. Taken away by the last Spirit Walker, I am mean to train with him so that I can finally stop the false mother goddess and her plans to rule both humans and elementals. I am meant to train so that I can meet her on even ground, but training takes time. Time is not something we have. The world is coming apart at the seams as the humans rain down destruction upon their own kind and the supernatural world. The false mother goddess is hunting down the most powerful elementals to take the last of their power, and through it all, the secrets of who I truly am begin to spill upward. I must find the strength to stop the mother goddess, and to save our world, but which aspect of my heart will hold me up and what will it cost me in the end? Blood of the earth. . . . Child of Spirit. . . . Bastard Princess . . . Ender . . . Protector . . . Destroyer.

From HiJinks Ink Publishing & Shannon Mayer comes the final epilogue to the USA Today Bestselling RYLEE ADAMSON NOVELS. With over 1.5 million books sold, Shannon Mayer proves once again she can dominate her genre right out of the gate. My name is Alex, and I am a werewolf. As a boy, I was trapped halfway between human and wolf. Rylee rescued me and I became the first outcast to join her pack. In the Battle Against Orion, I sacrificed my life for hers and became the pillar which holds the Veil separating the human world and the supernatural world, closed. I kept the demons from spilling into the human world and left Rylee and our pack behind to live on. But something is calling me back to the land of the living and the journey to get there terrifies me. I must pass through the darkest levels of the Veil to prove my worth, and will come face to face with my past and all of those I''ve lost along the way. My deepest fear is that I''m not strong enough and I will prove unworthy. If I don''t at least try though, I''ll remain forever with the dead and separated from my pack. Eternity is a long time, but this decision and journey may very well tear me apart before I reach either destination. May the gods have mercy on my soul. Be sure to grab the first three epilogues-FULL LENGTH NOVELS RYLEE (Rylee Adamson Epilogues Book 1) LIAM (Rylee Adamson Epilogues Book 2) PAMELA (Rylee Adamson Epilogues Book 3)

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Crossing into Ogre country is dangerous when you’re a polite, respectful gal. Which means I already know I’m in for a wild ride, despite the backup I’ve brought along. Even when things start to go sideways, and enemies close on us from every side, I still believe we have the upper hand. How very blind can one person be when it comes to a salvage? Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Blind Salvage is the fifth book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

"All hail the queens of Urban Fantasy!" ReviewerFrom NYT and USAT bestselling authors Denise Grover Swank and Shannon Mayer comes the thrilling sequel to "Silver Staked" . . . My name is Rachel Sambrook, and I thought I understood the world ...until I discovered the world is full of living, breathing, monsters. When I teamed up with Lea, I thought we stopped the experiments on the vampire blood. All we did was open a can of wolves, we had not expected. The clues we find take us halfway across the world and to my irritation, leave us depending on two men.One, a werewolf who has his own set of secrets.And the other a Cazador like Lea . ..only this one is human. And more tempting than I''d like to admit. The only way to win this new fight will be to trust one another. If we don''t, then none of us will survive the bite that is coming . . . .WOLF BITE was previously published under the title "Replica"

"All hail the QUEENS of Urban Fantasy!"From NYT and USAT bestselling authors Shannon Mayer and Denise Grover Swank comes a new vision of supernatural suspense. Only these two author could deliver two such complex heroines and their undaunted courage in a tale of unexpected twists of fate. Escape into the city that never sleeps and where nightmares live in the darkness with "Silver Staked."My name is Leah, and I am a Cazador. Trains to hunt and kill vampire over 300 years ago, my training became essential when I became one of those monsters. The underbelly of the supernatural world has begun to bleed into the human world and journalist Rachel Sambrook is asking too many dangerous questions. Unwittingly she''s revealed a conspiracy I hoped would never become a reality; using vampire blood for human experiments.As I attempt to contain her, she''s by my side as the truth of just how deep the darkness goes is exposed. Unfortunately, the consequences have also brought forth the creatures that hide around every corner; thirsty for flesh. The only question remaining is which one of us will survive the inevitable blood bath ahead? SILVER STAKED was previously released under the title, Recombinant.

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. O’Shea is AWOL, and tracking him is proving to be harder than I expected. Not to mention the small fact that I have the Beast of Bodmin Moor chasing me across Europe in a race against the odds, and my life as the prize. But those things are minor compared to the secrets that finally come to light. Secrets I wish had stayed hidden in the darkness . . . Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Shadowed Threads is the fourth book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I?’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The FBI wants me on their team. Bad enough that they are dangling bait they know I can’t resist. The catch? It’s on the other side of the ocean. And if I want what they’re offering, I have to help them with a salvage gone terribly, terribly wrong. But this time, I have no back up. I have no Plan B. And I have no O’Shea. Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Raising Innocence is the third book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

The delicious sequel to Venom and Vanilla, from USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer. Alena Budrene is not just a gifted Seattle baker--she''s also a supernatural. Having survived the virus that made her transformation necessary and outwitted an attack by a Greek hero, she''s ready to settle down and deal with the challenges of living as a "Super Duper." But nothing is easy for a woman who can turn into a giant snake. Threatened by her unprecedented strength, Alena''s enemies team up against her. What''s next on the menu? The duplicitous demigod Theseus--backed by a ruthless vampire gang and the power-hungry goddess Hera--is determined to lure her into a glorious, and rather public, battle to the death. Now humans, even the ones Alena risks her life to protect, are afraid to acknowledge her existence. And when the friends who once rallied around her begin to fall prey to Theseus''s manipulative schemes, Alena realizes she must act before she loses everything. But will the price of success be too high to pay?

My name is Pamela, and I am a witch.I will protect Rylee''s pack, my family, at all costs. They are my greatest treasure, one I never dreamed to have. And I will defend them - even to the damning of my soul.The demons have been beaten back, but I can feel darkness lurking just beyond my sight. Darkness that is coming for those I love. To protect them, I will chance everything on a stranger. Raven is an Elemental of great power whose words resonate within my soul. Yet while he calls to my inner spirit, I know I cannot trust him. To prove I am worthy of his tutelage, I must complete three tasks before he will teach me the one spell I want above all others. A way to bring home loved ones taken too soon.His first mission will drop me straight into the fiery heart of the elemental world where there waits for me both death . . .and life.Now I must salvage my courage and conquer Raven''s challenges, or be prepared to lose everything I hold dear to my heart.

*RE-RELEASE: "The Nevermore Trilogy" Anniversary Edition. Now a full length novel. Brand new scenes, additional points of view and 35K extra words all breathe new life into the first series ever published by USA Today Bestselling Author Shannon Mayer.*"My name is Mara, and I want desperately to become a mother."All of my dreams were dashed when the world was promised hope but instead became a place of danger, death . . . and monsters.When we arrived at the compound, we believed we had found our safe haven at last. For the briefest of moments, their medicine and science lulled us into a false sense of security. But within the bowels of this haven, where the cure for Nevermore is being developed, there lurks an evil which is far worse than anything we''ve already encountered.Sebastian is used as a test subject, a process that instead of curing him, is slowly killing him. As his heart falters, mine must draw upon new strength if I am to fight our way out of the compound. If we can escape, the journey will still not be over. I will have to protect Sebastian, a vial with a possible cure and our final secret. But before safety, that vial must first make it out intact even with the knowledge that it may very well kill Sebastian, before saving the others.

*RE-RELEASE: "The Nevermore Trilogy" Anniversary Edition. Now a full length novel. Brand new scenes, additional points of view and 35K extra words all breathe new life into the first series ever published by USA Today Bestselling Author Shannon Mayer.*"My name is Mara, and I want desperately to become a mother."All of my dreams were dashed when the world was promised hope but instead became a place of danger, death . . . and monsters. Nevermores - a human, but feral and lethal creatures with a thirst for flesh, have arisen from the ashes of human hope. Now co-inhabitants in this new world, I am gaining ground in my understanding of them just as I am forced to face a new threat from the local militia.Led by a man with a taste for torture and a love of suffering, Sebastian and I are confronted with the seemingly impossible obstacle of escape. Caged and kept from our allies, our opportunities for freedom dwindle. There is only one way to save us both. I am forced to unearth and embrace the dark side of my heart. I must decide who is the more dangerous enemy; the Nevermores or what remains of mankind. I am bound to fight as though I am one of the monsters I hoped I''d never become.

My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I''m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way. Three of them our now ours to raise-the ogre triplets. Three boys I''ve come to love as if they were my own. And they are dying. In a race against time, I must do the impossible. Find a female ogre willing to help us save the boys. A female from a species we had believed was wiped out. There is one reclusive tribe left-but they aren''t sharing anything but death. If I am to save my boys, I must face them down; and this time I must look inside myself and find a strength I did not know was possible, without Rylee at my side. If I fail, I fail not only my boys. I may fail the world.

""My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I''m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Underestimating demons is a bad idea, and it''s a mistake that may cost me not only my own life, but the life of a missing child. If I can swallow my pride, and allow Agent O''Shea to help me find a way to deal with the demon, we might be able to save the child. With this salvage, it''s a race against time, a test of trust, and a temptation that I''m doing my damnedest to ignore. If only swallowing my pride was that easy. Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Priceless is the first book in USA Today-bestselling author Shannon Mayer''s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance"--

"What a fantastic fantasy series! I love a strong female lead and we were delivered that in spades with Larkspur . . . This story is fast paced and exciting right from the start. I can''t wait to see what comes next!"-Boundless Book Reviews From HiJinks Ink Publishing and Shannon Mayer comes ROOTBOUND (Book 5) in The USA Today Bestselling ELEMENTAL SERIES. With over 1 million books sold, Shannon Mayer proves once again she can dominate her genre right out of the gate. My name is Ash, and I am an Elemental. As an Ender, it is my place to protect the royal family at all costs. Despite being the best Ender our world has ever beheld, I have failed time and again as the personal sacrifices continue to mount. Lark has been banished to the desert by her father who is blind to the manipulation he has again fallen prey to. To bring about justice, I must seek out and destroy the one who intentionally wields her powers to bring pain to my people. Cassava''s death will finally free us from the dark cloud her reign of terror has surrounded us in. This is what I believe to be true and I will seek her out with only one intended outcome. The reality, however, is much more complicated than my beliefs. When lies turn to truths, and enemies to allies, can I still find my way back to who I once was? Uncertainty makes me hesitant, but I can not give up. For justice. For Lark. No matter the sacrifice.

My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental. My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father''s side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn''t going to happen. The King is missing and his mind is cracked. It is up to me to find him before the Rim is taken over by the bloodthirsty heir to the throne. But the path to finding the King is anything but straight, and I find myself in the human world facing possible banishment. All to find a Tracker who happens to be on the run from a demon, yet she is my only hope in bringing my father home. Nothing is as it seems and I''m uncertain who is friend or foe. My impending punishment threatens to suffocate me as I defy our laws and fight to bring peace to my home. . . and fight to keep those I love the dearest alive. How will I get both my father and I out of this one unscathed? Welcome to being The Chosen One. The Elemental Series . . . Recurve (Book 1) Breakwater (Book 2) Firestorm (Book 3) Windburn (Book 4).

Successful Seattle baker Alena Budrene doesn''t want to die. But when she''s infected with a lethal virus spread by supernatural beings, her only chance for recovery is to make a deal with the devil--or in this case, a warlock. Though he saves her life, it looks nothing like the life she once knew--and neither does she. Alena is a new breed of "Supe" no one has ever seen before. Even the supernatural police don''t know what she is. Now exiled to the northern side of the Wall, which marks the divide between humans and Supes, Alena is thrust into a dark and magical new world. But just as she begins to adjust to all things supernatural, she realizes that her transformation is the least of her worries--and it was no accident. She was chosen...to be killed by a Greek hero trying to make a name for himself once more. Alena was brought up to be subservient, preferring creating to fighting, and vanilla and honey to blood. But that was then. Now, to survive, she must stand up for herself--and this time she''s got fangs. But will she be ready to use them?

From HiJinks Ink Publishing and Shannon Mayer comes the follow up Epilogue series to The USA Today Bestselling RYLEE ADAMSON NOVELS. With over 1 million books sold, Shannon Mayer proves once again she can dominate her genre right out of the gate. LIAM (The Rylee Adamson Epilogues, Book 2) is filled with heart and action just as you expect from Ms. Mayer.My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I''m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost.The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way.Three of them our now ours to raise--the ogre triplets. Three boys I''ve come to love as if they were my own. And they are dying.In a race against time, I must do the impossible. Find a female ogre willing to help us save the boys. A female from a species we had believed was wiped out.There is one reclusive tribe left--but they aren''t sharing anything but death.If I am to save my boys, I must face them down; and this time I must look inside myself and find a strength I did not know was possible, without Rylee at my side. If I fail, I fail not only my boys.I may fail the world.

Rylee is filled with heart and action just as you expect from Ms. Mayer. My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker. The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it, a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her. Simple and straightforward, this salvage should be a piece of cake - and a chance to learn some discipline with my powers. Except the girl is somehow tied to the world of the Elementals, and with that comes a danger I could never have expected. As I search for her, I realize it is not only her life that is on the line, but my soul and sanity as well, as the voices and unnatural needs in me grow more demanding. If I am to save us both, I must face the darkness within; and this time, I must do it all by myself.

From NYT and USAT bestselling authors Denise Grover Swank and Shannon Mayer comes a new twist on the world of vampires . . . In a city that never sleeps, nightmares live in the darkness . . . A series of grisly murders begins to pile up in New York City, murders that have no rhyme or reason and no leads. Unless one chooses to believe that the supernatural is possible. The deaths have caught the attention of two women: Rachel, a journalist fresh home from covering the war in Iraq and Lea, a vampire who has chosen to hunt her own kind. Together they form a reluctant team that slowly begins to crack the fissures behind a government cover up, bioterrorism and a truth that neither of them could ever begin to suspect until it is too late for either of them to turn away. Even if it means their lives as they know them will be over. Coming Soon Replica (The Blood Borne Series Book 2)

"As an Ender, one of my father''s elite guards, it''s my job to do as I''m told. When my older sister is sent as an ambassador to the realm of the water elementals--the Deep--I have no choice but to accompany her as her bodyguard. With the death of the water elemental''s King, a deadly battle for the throne begins; a battle we are forced to choose sides in. There are only a few things I know for sure. The ocean may be beautiful, but lurking in its depths are monsters to fear, the water I tread is teaming with danger and I am on my own. With no one to help, and no one to trust, I have to find a way to keep my sister safe, and stop a civil war." --Page 4 of cover.

"My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental. My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father''s side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn''t going to happen. I''ve been accused of attacking the queen, my wicked stepmother, and my life is suddenly on the line. I have only two options left to me: banishment, or training to become one of the King''s Elite Guards, an Ender. Option one will kill me. Option two is meant to break me, but is the only way to survive. Did I mention I have no power like the rest of the elementals, and my connection to the earth is worth next to nothing? Could things get any worse? Of course they can. Welcome to being an Elemental"--Back cover.