Bøker av Keri Arthur

The sexy, thrilling adventures continue in bestselling author Keri Arthur's new Dark Angels series, starring half-werewolf/half-Aedh Risa Jones.Risa will go to any lengths to avenge her mother's murder - even if it means making a pact with the most evil vampire she's ever met. Lethal and powerful, Madeline Hunter is leader of the vampire council and will put her resources behind finding the killer - for a price. The venerable vampire requires the assistance of Risa's psychic powers. Quid pro quo.Someone - or something - is targeting the elders of the local council, cursing the immortal vampires to rapidly age, sink into madness and die. Risa must track down the vengeful being responsible. But Risa's father, a rogue Aedh priest, also enlists her in a dangerous mission. And not even the great Madeline Hunter may be able to protect her from the shadowy forces that desire nothing less than Risa's destruction.

A new relic hunt. A new evil...Resident Relic Hunter for Deva's Fae Council is a title Bethany Aodhán never wanted, but it isn't like she has a choice. And in truth, the appointment might just aid her quest to find her mother's murderers-because at least one of those responsible is a member of the council, and getting access to their records could give her the connection and their identity.But before she can be given her first task or even start her behind-the-scenes hunt, a building belonging to Cynwrig Lùtair-the highborn dark elf who is not only her council liaison but lover-is set alight, and they barely escape with their lives.It quickly becomes clear that the cause of the fire was a relic belonging to the god of smiths and fire, capable of destroying anything made within a forge, old or new. And the man wielding it is an elf who stirs uneasy echoes of past darkness within Bethany.As the attacks intensify and draw ever closer to home, it's increasingly evident that not only do the keys to finding the culprits lie in the past Bethany can't remember, but he's someone who knew her very well indeed.Someone who has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to get what he wants from her.Even if that means killing Lugh.

An ancient vampire has returned to Castle Rock, and with her comes an even older evil intent on revenge...After tumultuous events in Canberra forced Lizzie Grace to confront her demons-literal and figurative-she returns to Castle Rock, hoping the stalemate with Aiden O'Connor can finally be resolved.Of course, for that to happen, she first has to talk to the man, and Lizzie is fighting a major case of cowardice.But cowardice holds no weight against the force of evil, and this one has a specific target in mind-Maelle Defour, the vampire Lizzie has an uneasy relationship with.As Aiden steps up to fight for everything he wants-including Lizzie-darkness is unleashed on the reservation. One that can turn those who look at it into stone.But the greatest threat to Lizzie might not be the demon or the vampires creating bloody chaos, but the wild magic itself. Because the wellspring is out of control, and the only way to stop it is to invoke an ancient ritual.One that might kill the precious child she carries.

The race to find Agrona's final claw begins...Having claimed the Sword of Darkness, Bethany Aodhán must now destroy it-no simple task when the only means of doing so has long been hidden from humanity by the old gods.Hand in hand with that quest comes the need to find the Ring of Ruin before their enemies. But those enemies are closer to achieving their goals than Beth and her brother Luke realize, and they have destruction on their minds.Not just of a world but of all those who get in their way.As the quest for answers leads them from the realms of the old gods to deep underground, it becomes increasingly clear that someone close to them is working with the enemy.As danger closes in, survival becomes a battle. One Bethany might not win.Because the traitor in their midst has her in his sights... and plans to use her as bait.

You can't run from the past forever...Lizzie Grace has finally returned to Canberra, the city where she grew up and a place that holds so many bad memories. Not only does she have to testify at her father's trial, but also deal with her ex's will and relatives unhappy that she's inherited a good chunk of his assets.Yet Canberra holds more than just memories of an unwanted marriage. It's where her sister was murdered, and the man responsible was never caught.Witches are once again being ritualistically sacrificed, and it holds terrible echoes of those past deaths.As the murders draw closer to home, Lizzie finds herself in a race to hunt down the wraith of a man after the ultimate revenge...the soul of the woman who once escaped him.

They say breaking up is hard to do. They're wrong. Living with the consequences is so much harder, especially when sorrow is a powerful draw to evil ...Lizzie Grace is trying to get on with her life now that she and Aiden have gone their separate ways, but it's a difficult thing to do when just about everything reminds her of the damn man. The situation is made worse when a body is found, and her job as Deputy Reservation Witch means she has no choice but to interact with him. At first, the death seems to be nothing more than an accidental drowning in a remote location, but it's soon evident a supernatural entity is involved. As they race to uncover what is going on, it becomes clear that this evil is not only targeting werewolves, but one particular pack-the O'Connor's. And the reason might well be the song of sorrow. A song that Lizzie's grief might have given birth to...

Never mess with the relics of the old gods... or the pixies who once guarded them.After her mom''s disappearance six months ago, Bethany Aodhán has been running their tavern in old Deva-something her family had been doing ever since a light-fingered pixie lost them the job of guarding the treasures of the old gods eons ago.Then her brother, Lugh, is attacked, his best friend murdered, and the tavern firebombed. A confrontation with a former lover leads to the discovery of another murder and a missing jewel from a godly relic, and Beth learns that the Éadrom Hoard-one of three godly hoards now guarded by the elves-has been stolen.But this is no ordinary theft. Darker forces are at work, and they''re not only seeking the means to resurrect a god of destruction but the power to forever banish daylight. That power lay with Agrona''s Claws-three godly artifacts that, when used together, give the user full control over night itself.With the webs of suspicion drawing ever tighter around them, Beth & Lugh-with the help of two sexy elves and a cantankerous old goddess who knows far more than she admits-race to find the missing artifacts before those intent on unleashing chaos.It''s a race they must win, because it''s not just their lives on the line, but the fate of modern-day England.

The winds of change are finally whispering through the Faelan Werewolf Reservation...Lizzie Grace is doing her utmost to ignore the portents of doom, wanting nothing more than enjoy her life and her time with Aiden O'Connor while she still can. But the song of the once unprotected and very powerful wellspring still washes across the distant shores of darkness, and it continues to draw evil to the reservation.The one that arrives this time is different from the others. Not only is it skilled in magic, but its kills are very specific. Very targeted. As the brutal deaths mount up and she, Monty, and Aiden struggle to find answers and stop the killings, Lizzie begins to suspect there's more to this particular evil than meets the eye.Especially when it helps save the life of a child.But the biggest threat to Lizzie comes not in the form of evil, but rather the changes whispered on the wind.Because the werewolf Aiden once asked to be his wife has finally arrived back in the reservation.And she's determined to get her man.

The final battle begins...Gwen De Montfort's greatest fears have now come true. Her brother Max has not only claimed the sword in the stone, but is working with Darkside in order to destroy the royal family and claim the throne for himself.But does he hold the true Witch King's Sword? Or is the sword he drew a powerful fake?With the attacks on them intensifying, Gwen, her grandmother Moscelyne, and Luc Durant-a sword-bearing warrior from an ancient order of knights-race to not only uncover the truth but find a means of stopping Max before his plans can come to bloody fruition.As an old goddess's prophecies come true and new powers rise, the dark gates are opened and London comes under attack.But the final battle will not be for the throne or the crown but rather a life, and might well result in Gwen having to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Her husband might be dead, but her problems are far from over.Lizzie Grace had hoped that Clayton's death would bring some normality back into her life. But not only does her father remain intent on interfering now that he knows she can manipulate wild magic, but the High Witch Council has sent in an investigator to uncover her part in Clayton's murder.But a bigger threat has arrived on the reservation.One that wears flesh and blood, and is intent on revenge.And it'll kill anyone who gets in its way...

On the darkest day, in the darkest hour, when all hope has been extinguished, a hand will draw the one true sword, and a lost throne shall be reclaimed...Generations of De Montfort women have protected the sword in the stone. Gwen is the last of them, following in the footsteps of her grandmother, Moscelyne.But the sword has now been drawn, and the new Witch King may well be working with Darkside.Now the race is on to find the missing artifacts that will stop the king accessing the full power of the sword. But as the attacks escalate and the fractured clues of history are slowly pieced together, Gwen, Mo, and Luc Durant-the motorbike-riding warrior from an ancient order of knights-quickly realize all is not as it seems. Worse still, the true source of the plot to unleash Darkside and restore witch rule is far closer to home than any had guessed.But as new prophecies rise, and the truth of the sword in the stone becomes clear, another race begins.One that will end with a crown, a throne, and the fate of all England as its prize.

Evil comes in all forms. Sometimes it wears a human mask.When the body of a newlywed is discovered on the reservation, Lizzie Grace throws herself into the investigation, needing a distraction from what she knows is coming not only for her but also for Belle, her best friend and witch familiar.But as the body count grows and a desperate race begins to track down a supernatural entity capable of powerful magic, it becomes evident another deadly game has begun-one they may not win.Because the past-and the man-they ran from thirteen years ago has finally caught up with them.And he's out for revenge…

A modern fantasy novel inspired by the King Arthur legend…For hundreds of years, the Witch King’s sword has been buried in stone awaiting the next hand to draw it.Many have tried. None have succeeded.Gwen is the last in a long line of De Montfort witches whose duty it is to protect the sword of all power. But when she returns to King Island to perform the blessing, a mysterious pulse of blue light tells her that someone has attempted to draw the sword. Before she can investigate any further, demons attack. She only survives with the help of a mysterious stranger who disappears as quickly as he appears. Gwen and her grandmother, Moscelyne, soon discover that minor gateways into Darkside—the traditional home of both demons and dark elves—are being forced open by magic.  Even worse, someone is now sending demons after the Witch King’s heirs.As vital artifacts are stolen by Darkside and the deaths draw altogether too close to home, Gwen and Mo—with the help of old gods and an ancient order of knights once thought dead—scramble to unravel the clues and stop the murderous would-be king from claiming the crown.If they fail and the wrong hand draws the sword of power, he can unlock the main gateway into Darkside and unleash utter hell onto an unsuspecting and unprepared England….

After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil. Those hopes are quickly dashed when Lizzie comes across the scent of evil and tracks it back to the clean-picked bones of a man.As it quickly becomes obvious that this is not a one-off situation and there's now a demon with a taste for human flesh on the reservation, another problem arises in the form of a White Lady-a ghost not only seeking bloody revenge, but demanding Belle's assistance to get it.And she won't take no for an answer.But the greatest threat of all might be the witch who is a magical bloodhound. A witch who's been sent to the reservation to by one Clayton Marlowe…Lizzie's husband.

Will a woman with no memory be the salvation of her people… or the means of their final destruction?Nara Velez wakes in a prison pod with no idea how she got there. She quickly learns that things have drastically changed during the time she can't remember-and not just with her situation. The Mareritt-an ancient enemy-now control most of Arleeon and treat her people little better than slaves.Worse still, the Mareritt also control the drakkons.Nara has no choice but to work with Kaiden Silva, the warrior she's been chained to and a man who distrusts her deeply. But escaping the Mareritt is only the first of their problems; they soon discover their enemy is working on a brand-new weapon-one with the power to wipe out the last remaining free city in Arleeon, just as they'd wiped out the drakkon warriors of yesteryear.If Nara is to have any hope of freeing Arleeon, she must first regain her memories and determine why they were restricted.But in doing so, she might just unleash hell on the very people she is trying to save.Because there is magic in her mind… and its source is Mareritt.

Whomsoever draws the sword from the ancient seat of this land shall rule her, and they shall bring peace and prosperity to her people.For nearly a thousand years, the firstborn son of every Cannamore king has drawn the sword, and the land and her people have indeed prospered. Princess Nyx Bel-Hannon is neither male nor firstborn, but it's her hand that draws the sword rather than her twin brother's. Her reward: imprisonment.But a deep darkness now spreads across the kingdom, and her borders are threatened by creatures capable of magic powerful enough to destroy mountains and split the land asunder. Without the true heir to wield the sword, Cannamore risks annihilation. The king and crown prince want nothing more than to be permanently rid of Nyx, but cannot afford her blood on their hands. Instead, they give her to a fractious warlord in the hope he will do what they dare not.Nyx has no intention of letting the warlord get in the way of her thirst for revenge or the need to claim her throne. But it's a quest that may well destroy the kingdom she loves, because Nyx has been cursed by the god of war. It is her destiny to save Cannamore.Or utterly destroy it.

Christmas is fast approaching. Lizzie Grace, and her witch familiar, Belle Kent, are hoping it's going to be a quiet one.But those hopes are dashed when, on a quest to find a customer's errant husband, Lizzie comes across the body of a witch and a dark circle of power neither she nor Ashworth can break.Then werewolves begin to turn up dead--skinned.As the body count rises and the hunters become the hunted, its evident there's a new evil in town.One that's determined to claim the reservation--and the wild magic--as his own.

Winterborne has long been a city divided between those who have magic, and those who do not. Between those who are free, and those who are not…Though classified as having no magic, Neve March can hear the whispers of the wind and sometimes even control her. But it’s a secret she must hold close if she wishes to continue as Nightwatch—the soldiers who guard Winterborne against those who roam the wastelands and feast on human flesh.When Neve investigates a faint SOS signal, she not only unearths a woman close to death, but a plot involving an ancient enemy long thought dead. In an effort to expose those behind the plot, Neve goes undercover amongst Winterborne’s elite—a dangerous step that could expose her secret and rip away all that she holds dear. The trail of treachery leads her from Winterborne’s golden halls to the heart of the enemy’s hive, and it will shake her belief of not only who she is, but what she is.

Harriet Phillecky is a rare part elf, part siren and wanted by neither race. Not that she really cares. A successful news photographer turned paranormal investigator, she now has a ‘family’ of friends that includes ogres who constantly raid her refrigerator and take over her TV, and a dragon who drinks far too much for his own good.But when the only elven relative she has any contact with asks her to investigate the disappearance of a siren, she finds herself unable to refuse.All too quickly the disappearance becomes murder, relatives come out of the woodwork, and a man she’d much rather forget steps back into her life. Harri wants nothing more than to run—especially when the evidence beats a path to the doors of those who’d long ago abandoned her.But when the life she’s created for herself comes under threat, Harri has little choice but to hunt down a killer–before everything she holds dear is destroyed.

In a world where magic and science sit side by side, and powerful witches are considered necessary aides for all governments, Lizzie Grace is something of an outlier. Though born into one the most powerful blue blood witch families, she wants nothing to do with either her past or her magic.But when she and Belle, her human familiar and best friend, open a small cafe in the Faelan werewolf reservation, she quickly finds herself enmeshed in the hunt for a vampire intent on wreaking bloody havoc. It’s a hunt that soon becomes personal, and one that is going to take all her skills to survive–that’s if the werewolves, who hate all things witch, don’t get her first.

Though Winter Halo - the pharmaceutical company behind the evil experimentation on both children and adults - has been destroyed, the danger is far from over. Not only do seven children remain unaccounted for, but some of the vampires are now able to walk in light.

Sam Ryan has no memory of her past. All she has is a crayon drawing of a woman with the word 'Mummy' scrawled underneath. For the ten years Sam's been with the State Police, she's used their resources to search for any clues to her identity. But it's as if all mention of her family has been deliberately wiped off the system, and no one knows why.Everything changes the night her missing partner, Jack, attempts to kill her. Charged with his murder, Sam finds herself accepting help from Gabriel Stern - a shapeshifter with secrets of his own. As Sam delves into her partner's death, she discovers that not only is he very much alive, but he's involved with an organisation that plans to destroy the human race. Worse, someone knows the truth about Sam's past, and it appears that they'd rather see her dead than have her uncover it.

When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between this world and the next, they allowed entry to the Others - demons, wraiths, and death spirits who turned the shadows into their hunting grounds. Now, a hundred years later, humans and shifters alike live in artificially lit cities designed to keep the darkness at bay....As a d chet - a breed of humanoid super-soldiers almost eradicated by the war - Tiger has spent her life in hiding. But when she risks her life to save a little girl on the outskirts of Central City, she discovers that the child is one of many abducted in broad daylight by a wraith-like being - an impossibility with dangerous implications for everyone on earth. Because if the light is no longer enough to protect them, nowhere is safe...

Keri Arthur, New York Times bestselling author of Flameout, continues the thrilling new Souls of Fire series featuring Emberly Pearson, a phoenix that can transform into a human - and is haunted by the ability to foresee death...

New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Embers cranks up the tension in the next Souls of Fire novel, featuring Emberly Pearson, a phoenix who assumes human form to fight death at every turn....Emberly and her red hot partner, Jackson, have hit an impasse in their battle against the crazed humans infected by a plague-like virus derived from vampire blood. Their quest to unearth the leader of the group leads them into an ambush - and leaves Emberly at odds with her former lover, Sam, who's pressuring her to join his Paranormal Investigations Team.To make matters worse, three local witches have been kidnapped - and if their spells fall into the wrong hands, Emberly's powers could end up smothered. With time ticking until the virus consumes the world, Emberly and Jackson must race to save the witches, find a cure, and smoke out their nemesis - or go down in a blaze of glory...

Crimson Death, the plague like virus spawned from a failed government experiment to isolate the enzymes that make vampires immortal, continues to spread. Emberly and her partner, Jackson Miller, are desperately seeking the stolen research for a cure before the virus becomes a pandemic.But their mission is jeopardized by another threat uncovered in Emberly's prophetic dreams. A creature of ash and shadow has been unleashed on a murdering spree. Now Emberly must summon all her gifts and investigative knowledge to put an end to this entity's brutal rampage - even if it means placing herself in harm's way....