Bøker av Matthew S Cox

Intrepid elf reporter, Solstice Winters, is back in this lighting-fast magical mystery thriller by #1 bestselling fantasy authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox!Solstice Winters never expected her job as a photojournalist would involve stopping a death god.She's only ever wanted the same things as anyone else-a nice career, a safe place to call home, and no magical assassins trying to kill her. Alas, there's nothing like an unexpected dimensional misalignment to ruin plans. The rapid flood of magic into the world changed her from simple reporter to secret agent in mere months. It also revealed the truth of her being an elf.Oh, and her cat talks.Her investigation into who wants her dead stalls when a paranormal entity shows up in her apartment pleading for help. A crazed cult leader halfway across the world has enslaved his people, forcing them to help set an ancient evil loose.Death gods are a bit too much for the police-or Solstice-to handle. If she can't stop the summoning, she'll have much bigger problems than assassins... for the minute or so the world has left to exist.

The latest Alexis Silver novel is just around the corner!Earth's oceans are so vast, not even merfolk have explored everywhere.And for good reason.An unexpected call from the CIA seems initially like a routine job, but Agent Michaels has a surprise for her.At a nondescript Agency warehouse, Alex discovers something she never imagined possible and soon finds herself on the way to Atlantis, deep on the ocean floor halfway around the world.Worse, the denizens of the fabled city are locked in a desperate fight for survival against an adversary older than human civilization... and they're losing. If Alex gets caught up in the undersea war, she may never leave the ocean again.No matter what happens, Agent Michaels' little favor will change her life forever.Click PRE-ORDER today!

The vampire spy returns! Mina Barret is back in an all-new, thrilling adventure!It's normal for a parent to bring their kid to work if they can't find a babysitter, but Mina Barret doesn't exactly work an office job-she's a CIA field agent.She's also a vampire.The Dominion isn't going to take a break because of Mina's schedule, so when an urgent situation crops up in Libya right before she learns the bad guys have plans to abduct her daughter, there's only one possible fix: bring her daughter on the mission. The bosses aren't too thrilled, but since the kid's a vampire, they don't object.Dodging bullets and avoiding capture on the way to discovering what the bad guys found in the desert isn't the safest day trip for a child, but Chloe seems to be having the time of her life... even if they might get captured, or worse.

Mother, wife, federal agent...mortal. Samantha Moon hadn't always been a vampire. Once, she had been a wife and mother, happily married to her soul mate and raising two adorable kids. Once, she had been a federal agent investigating a world teeming with sophisticated scams, drugs, human trafficking and violence. She had hippie parents and a caring sister. She had a small home with an irritatingly detached garage. She had friends, colleagues and normalcy. That is, until she caught the eye of something evil... But first, she has a job to do. When her HUD team of federal agents is sent in as backup on a drug raid, she spots a mysterious business card on the fridge. Later, she finds the same card during a routine inspection. Convinced the narcotics traffickers are more widespread than initially thought and are taking advantage of those in need, Sam can't let it go - even after the gang tries to send her a message written in lead. Yes, her days at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are typically boring, her worst fear, a paper cut, but little does she know that she has attracted the attention of something dark and hungry. Something that's about to steal her mortal life... and change her forever.

America's favorite mermaid detective is back! Alexis Silver returns in her biggest adventure yet!Even immortal beings need to get away from it all.Mermaid Alexis Silver can tolerate only so many years living primarily on dry land before it's time for a nice long swim. While she loves her work as a private investigator, a few nail-biter jobs in a row calls for some time off. She leaves everything behind-literally-and dives into the ocean, planning to take a month off, cruising around Central America.What's the point of vacationing without seeing new things? Soon after arriving in Panama, curiosity pulls her to shore. A not-so-chance meeting with a vampire thrusts her straight into the middle of otherworldly chaos. It's a challenge working a case when all her possessions are thousands of miles away, but not having a phone, money, or a comfortable outfit is the least of her problems.She can't stop the dark masters' plans entirely, but she might be able to save one guy... if he doesn't kill her first.Either way, Alex Silver is going to need a vacation from her vacation.

Book 3 in the bestselling "Samantha Moon Origins" series! Whoever heard of a vampire with a day job? It's been a few months since Samantha Moon's not-quite-storybook life took a sudden and tragic turn, sending her kicking and screaming into undeath. Despite clear evidence of a deeper, supernatural reality, she tries to cling as much as possible to the routine she knows even as her marriage and career disintegrate before her eyes. When her procedural suspension from HUD ends surprisingly without termination, she accepts reinstatement against her better judgment. Unfortunately, it soon becomes abundantly clear that she's become highly incompatible with early mornings. What's a vampire to do when she has bills to pay and kids to feed? Sam makes a go of private investigation, but clients are scarce-until she finds one no other PI dares touch: a woman who believes something paranormal is responsible for her son's disappearance.

Book 2 in the bestselling Winter Solstice series!Something stirs in the murk of the Volga River, something big, emerging at night to sow mayhem and death along the banks. Since Solstice Winters is already stranded at ground zero, she agrees to help, even though coping with giant lizards is far from her skill set as an intrepid reporter for a paranormal tabloid.Yay for being the only elf in the world.After narrowly escaping the Ordo Sanguinem Aeternam, she winds up sharing a flat halfway across the world from home with the enigmatic Cristiano, an agent of the secretive organization she may have obligated herself to join. He seems to know his way around the city, and he's not bad on the eyes either.Solstice soon realizes she's tracking a beast the likes of which none of her father's books have mentioned, a creature unique to Russia that her magic lacks the strength to kill. To make matters worse, the Federal Security Bureau sticks their noses into the mix.While hunting the dangerous creature, she awakens a forgotten power in the depths of the river that has the potential to alter the course of human history―and not for the better.

Latest in the #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series! Dark Masters vs. Light WarriorsSam vs. ElizabethThe final battle begins! Samantha Moon would go to the ends of the Earth to stop Elizabeth-or into another world entirely. Fourteen years ago, her life forever changed, entwined with the darkest of dark vampires. From that night forward, Elizabeth has been part of her, ever a step ahead. However, the dark one grows impatient. Taking over modern Earth presents certain annoyances for a vampire army, like mortals with access to nuclear weapons. However, an alternate world much like ours from 2,000 years ago would be defenseless against her. Temptation proves too great; Elizabeth abandons Earth, bent on repeating the war of domination that sent her to the void a thousand years ago. Earth may be safe-for now-but Sam cannot stand by and let her enslave an entire dimension. With her daughter, son, and Max at her side, she seizes a rare opportunity to catch Elizabeth off guard. Now all she has to do is survive...

America's favorite vampire detective is back! Book 17 in the bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series! Samantha Moon once considered being turned into a vampire as the single greatest upheaval of her life-but she'd been wrong. Still reeling from the aftereffects of her hunt across the higher dimensions, she hopes for a little calm before the storm to sort out exactly what she's become, and what meaning the events of the sixth dimension have for the world at large. The dark masters had been dangerous enough when contained, but now... A zombie in a television show her kids love speaks to her straight out of the screen. Sam initially dismisses it as a trick of the mind, but when she runs into the same woman a few days later, it's quite obvious that the dark masters aren't sitting on their laurels. Or are they... Her new friend turns out to be a supernatural the world has never seen before, not for real-a zombie, or at least something similar. The young woman isn't rotting or mindless, but no self-respecting dark master would want such a shell. Fearing this poor woman is the spearhead of the apocalypse, Sam rushes to find the source of the infection before humanity is doomed.

The latest Samantha Moon novel is here!Quentin Arnbury is a Creator. He's also the author of the popular Contest of Sovereignty series of fantasy novels. Like most true creators, his characters are real and exist in a parallel world designed and constructed by Arnbury himself.But when something dark appears in his fantasy land, a darkness not of his creation, Quentin is powerless to stop it.That is, until he remembers Samantha Moon... the daring vampire detective who saved him and other creators from the villainous Elizabeth and her horde of dark masters.Now Quentin Arnbury needs only to write Samantha Moon and her friends into his popular world, then let the vampire detective do what she does best: find answers, stop the bad guy, and save the day...Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue the "Vampire for Hire" series today!

Wealthy, reclusive families seldom hire private investigators for ordinary jobs. So when a woman from such a family asks Samantha Moon to locate her missing brother, the vampire detective suspects all is not quite as it seems. Indeed, it doesn't take her long to discover her suspicions prove valid, though she's not prepared for exactly how deep the rabbit hole goes: straight into the depths of madness. The trail to the missing brother leads her to bizarre people wielding ancient, unspeakable powers. The very fabric of reality strains to hold back the evil they attempt to unleash on the unsuspecting residents of Anaheim Hills, California. If Sam doesn't walk away from this case, she might just lose her sanity... but if she does, the world could be doomed. What's behind the sibling's disappearance? What are the Elder Gods? Find out in J.R. Rain's latest "Vampire for Hire" supernatural mystery!

First in the "Four Elements" series of supernatural mysteries, by #1 bestselling authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox! In a small town where people go missing all the time, one might think a private detective would have no trouble finding work. Except for Max Long. His luck really is that bad-at least until a blonde bombshell hires him to look into the strange circumstances surrounding her sister's death. The blonde might be good luck, or more likely, entirely the opposite. Drop-dead gorgeous women aren't exactly common in Shadow Pines, nor do they walk into his office. Everyone in town knows there's something unusual about the place. The excuse of animal attacks claiming the unwary hiker works only so long before a rational person suspects the irrational. Blood stolen from the hospital, strange howls at night, and a girl with an overly innocent face that spells trouble all lead to one conclusion: Max is in way over his head. Or is he? The night after a strange meteorite streaked across the sky, the wind responds to his desires. He soon discovers he can manipulate water, fire, and earth as well. Shadow Pines is out of balance, and Mother Nature has sent Max to fix it.

The third and final book in the "Team Quantum" trilogy of superhero adventures!Now married, Mira Verborgen and Giancarlo Colombo have a problem. Turns out, there will be no honeymoon, not yet. And maybe not ever. After all, they'd just been informed that they will be going nuclear in three months.Literally.Their bodies are turning on them, and the more "super' they become, the faster they will explode. But maybe, just maybe there's an answer. It's a long shot, but it just might work. Then, the newlyweds can finally be alone...But first, they must stop the madman who caused this mess. After all, Dr. Orlov is also a ticking time bomb... and one that might go off at any moment. Forgoing their honeymoon to save the world, Mira and Giancarlo take a secret flight out to China, where they soon come across a base of operations for something dark, nefarious, and most certainly on the wrong side of the law.And so begins the final showdown between superheroes and a super villain, all with incalculable power and all with a score to settle. One wrong move and everyone and everything might just go up in a mushroom cloud of nuclear proportions.

Coping with being attacked and left for dead isn't easy, but Samantha Moon is grateful that she survived - until she suspects she didn't. Vanishing from mirrors is only the first of a series of bizarre events that defies explanation, even to her trained investigative mind. A severe allergy to the sun, alertness at night, inability to eat food that isn't blood, and worst of all: she can't remember the last time she needed the bathroom. Of course, it's not all bad. Years have fallen off her face, her hair is perfect, her senses are honed, and (assuming she hasn't gone crazy) she can even see in the dark. It's all too much to process, so she does the only thing that makes any sense: tries to go back to work. A huge hat, shades, and half a bottle of high-test sunscreen later, she's back out inspecting properties with her partner Chad. Her first day, she suspects a HUD recipient of having undeclared income. Determined to cling to the career she worked so hard for, Sam traces the money back to small-time arms dealers selling big-time weapons. Everything seems to be routine until her sluggish reflexes get someone shot - and her husband suffers an emotional breakdown. Worse, she faces a more insidious and dangerous enemy than an apocalyptic militia group with military hardware... Daytime.

Samantha Moon finds herself in a world of trouble... literally.Being trapped in an alternate dimension is not usually a problem for her. Unfortunately, the reality around her came from the mind of Quentin Arnbury, an author with a penchant for being wicked to his characters.Here, people don't simply die... they die horribly. Worse, with Quentin incapacitated, his world is no longer following any script.Surrounded by nobility that embodies avarice and violence, it's only a matter of days before the darkness attached to Quentin's mind consumes his psyche as well as the world he created. Even if Sam can manage to survive in such a dangerous place, reality is unraveling around her.With time running out to free Quentin's soul, Sam takes a dangerous risk: trusting a dark master.Scroll up and PRE-ORDER today!

The new paranormal mystery series by #1 bestselling authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox! For fans of The Witch and the Gentleman, A Discovery of Witches and Jessica Jones... Detective Madeline Wimsey tends to stand out with her wild red hair, pentacle amulets, and offbeat methods, but she has a tool few other cops use - magic. Maddy knows the universe wants to balance itself out, so she isn't above tossing around a spell or two whenever a killer's karma needs a little nudge in the right direction. As a member of a practicing coven, she's used to strange looks, hushed whispers, and rolled eyes, but couldn't care less what people think of her. After a man turns up dead in a grisly satanic rite, her fellow detectives are quick to crack jokes. Since they can't tell a pentacle from a pentagram, Maddy's happy to get the case. She suspects the ritual to be the work of amateurs, a theory that pans out when they track down the pack of clueless high school students who made the shrine in the woods. Convinced all is not as it appears to be, Maddy asks the Goddess for a push in the right direction and learns a disturbing truth: The Devil's Eye is watching her.

Mina Barrett is the CIA's best defense against the Dominion. She's young, charming, intelligent, motivated... and she's a vampire. Twenty years ago, vampires revealed themselves to the world. Society hadn't expected them to be real at all, much less a species entirely separate from humans. The government feared hostile foreign powers would also seek to exploit their psychic talents, and put out a call for recruitment. After a childhood spent in isolation, Mina saw a chance for adventure and signed on the dotted line. Unlike the Dominion, she doesn't feel humans are inferior creatures and works to stop others of her kind from enslaving them. A deep cover asset discovers information that vampires want to keep out of human hands. The CIA sends Mina in to bring him-and his information-out alive. But the Dominion has their sights set on the secrets buried for centuries beneath a Siberian glacier... secrets that could reshape the world. ★★★★★ "The story is a nice mix of urban fantasy themes but does not get mired in the same old boring vampire rolls. Yes, this is a vampire book, but it brings enough new and/or underused ideas to the table that it is refreshing. The character development is well done, and we get a good insight into the main characters in the shorter length if this novel. The book is around 200 pages and moves along quickly with very little material that I would consider superfluous." ―Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ "Broken Ice had a very savvy, intelligent female protagonist. From the opening chapters, the storyline is riveting, and the action non-stop, as Mina moves from assignment to assignment as an undercover operative. Interesting world building." ―Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ "Catches you at the start and leaves you wanting more. Get it you will LOVE IT!!" ―Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ "This is a fresh new take on Vampire fiction and it really hooked me! I love the world and the characters so much I truly can't wait to read more of this series! Or even this world!" ―Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ "Great new series about a feisty vampire who works for the CIA, her human colleague/boyfriend and an older sister who is a spy for the bad guys. Great read. Looking forward to the next book." ―Amazon reviewer

The second book in the new paranormal mystery series by #1 bestselling authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox! For fans of The Witch and the Gentleman, A Discovery of Witches and Jessica Jones...Magical forces don't always play nice. In fact, they can be downright evil.Life is going fairly well for Detective Maddy Wimsey. At thirty-five, she's an accomplished detective, practicing Wiccan, has a wonderful relationship with her long-time boyfriend, and even a much-needed vacation after dealing with a cursed gem.Alas, her break doesn't last long.A creeping darkness interrupts the solace of the woods with a supernatural vendetta against her coven. Maddy had opened a particular can of worms looking into the past, and the entity has decided to make her a target.With a deadly supernatural entity on the loose, the last thing she needs is for her day job to get in the way, but a new murder case lands right in her lap at the worst possible time. A sadistic serial killer and no good leads guts Maddy's confidence. With each new victim she fails to save, her guilt grows.Duty to her coven clashes with her oath to protect the citizens. Taking time from the case to fight a supernatural war means more innocents will die, but a worse foe than mortals or even shadow men stalks her: doubt.

Book 16 in the bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series! To save a child, Samantha Moon would go to the end of the Earth-even past it to alternate dimensions. At long last, she's learned the truth behind her vampire sire and why he turned her. But with that comes a revelation about an ancient evil that preys on innocent young witches. Turns out, Sam has a unique connection to the fiend, but it might not be enough to help her find the monster. Of course, it's not like she doesn't have all the time in the world... That changes when the Red Rider abducts a ten-year-old girl, intending to devour her unusually strong magic. Sam cannot bear the thought of such a young child experiencing a death so gruesome. Her need to destroy a monster who could do such things to the innocent does something she never imagined possible... for once, she and Elizabeth will work together. To make matters worse, the witch-hunter isn't even on Earth. With precious little time remaining, Sam must track down a killer into worlds that stretch the imagination... worlds beyond belief and dreams. A little girl's life depends on it. MOON MASTER, Red Rider, Part 2, is the second book of an epic two-part paranormal mystery adventure set within the Vampire for Hire series.

Homicide detective, Wiccan witch... and soon to be bride! Maddy Wimsey is back in all new mind-bending, thrilling mystery!Most brides have some anxiety over their wedding, but not too many have to worry a dead person might spoil it.Detective Maddy Wimsey is looking forward to her handfasting to Caius... mostly. She's simultaneously on edge and can't wait. About the only thing capable of going wrong is her catching a homicide investigation complicated enough to push back the date.Sure enough, someone is inconsiderate enough to get themselves shot in the face only a few months before Maddy's wedding. Maddy can't initially explain why a lawyer with an immaculate reputation had another dead body and a massive quantity of narcotics in his trunk.What at first appears to be a random act of violence leads to deeper layers of confusion. Without some help from the Goddess, a delay of wedding is the least of Maddy's worries-a killer might just get away.

Book 3 in the bestselling Winter Solstice series!Back home from her first mission, Solstice confronts a scarier problem than a lizard the size of a garbage truck: immortality.She won't exactly live forever, but ten thousand years isn't much different. In the blink of an eye to her, everyone she loves will be gone. Being the only elf in the world is a lonely future, but at least she has her cat to talk to.Good thing he talks back.Solstice doesn't have too long to mourn as someone thoughtfully sends a magical assassin to take her mind off the family she'll eventually lose. She's fairly certain the Ordo Sanguinem Aeternam didn't summon it since they're far too inept for elder magic. Before she can figure out where it came from, her friend Jade asks for help investigating a stolen mummy.Upon discovering the mummy stole itself, she realizes New York is about to have a serious problem of the ancient kind if she doesn't deal with it fast...and someone powerful still wants her dead.Between an out-of-control mummy and a magical assassin, outliving her family is the least of Solstice's worries.

Book 3 in the bestselling Maddy Wimsey, Witch Detective series! Cops sometimes rely on hunches to guide them, but Detective Maddy Wimsey takes it a step further: magic. August opens with the bad omen of a suicide that she suspects is more than it appears. However, before she can even start to find evidence that won't get her a date with a shrink, an even worse case walks in the door. A local nurse claims she suspects one of her co-workers of murdering patients. Unfortunately, the woman has even less evidence than Maddy's belief that a spirit is throwing people off tall buildings. However, something about the story rings too true to brush aside. Believing her hunch is really the Universe nudging her to make things right, Maddy launches an investigation. One by one, she uncovers cases of abrupt patient deaths at multiple hospitals, the work of more than one killer. The victims have one thing in common: all had been hospitalized for terminal illnesses, leading her to suspect the murderers believe themselves agents of mercy. Her theory seems plausible... until she discovers a victim who should have survived.

In the next highly anticipated installment of J.R. Rain's bestselling supernatural mystery series, Samantha Moon finds herself stranded on a distant planet of dragons . . . and confronted with a powerful demon hellbent on destroying worlds. Samantha Moon spent the past thirteen years fighting the evil trying to consume her, but at least she knew where it lurked. With the dark masters unleashed, her life has become one of constant vigilance and sleepless nights. One upside, though: she's on speaking terms with the sun again. Allison's vision of a ticking supernatural time bomb wiping out civilization sends them racing out to the Arizona desert. After hastily gathering reinforcements, they confront the harbinger of the end times before it can strike. When the dust settles, Sam finds herself in a desolate alien wasteland, her dragon friend mortally wounded beside her and no obvious way back to her world. Her body can withstand the upper-dimensional energies for only a few hours. She needs to find a way home as well as figure out how to stop Talos from dying. She doesn't have time to do both. She might not be able to do either.

Max versus the vampires. The final showdown. The third and final book in the "Four Elements" trilogy.As a private investigator in Shadow Pines, Max Long had no shortage of missing person cases. Unfortunately, they all ended the same way-with dead bodies.Whenever someone vanished, the official cause always said the same thing: animal attack. Shadow Pines bristled with paranormal rumors and wild conspiracy theories. However, the truth passed among residents in wordless stares or cryptic remarks that made sense only to those who knew what really happened: vampires made the scenic mountain town their personal feeding ground.Nature abhorred a vacuum, but it also sought balance.When someone dear to Max becomes a missing person case, he faces the most harrowing truth of his life: Nature gave him the powers of the elements for a reason. Starting a war with vampires could cost him more than his life, but he's the town's only chance at survival.

Samantha Moon is back in her wildest tale yet! Dealing with one's greatest nemesis can be frustrating, but Samantha Moon is literally beside herself. From the moment Elizabeth escaped her mind prison, Sam and her family braced for the worst. With the plan now set in motion, only two things are known for sure: the plan is big, and it's going to be horrible. After tracking the dark masters down to the remote jungles of Venezuela, Sam and her crew rush there to prevent the apocalypse they're certain is brewing. Alas, problems abound. Not only are they facing a new type of vampire they've never seen before, Elizabeth gets the upper hand in a major way. Sam is thrust into a maze of alternate realities where she is forced to face an enemy far more dangerous than an ancient sorceress: herself. If she can't escape fast enough, Elizabeth will enslave an entire dimension.

Book 3 in the bestselling Alexis Silver, Mermaid Detective series! Alex Silver has worked as a PI long enough to have many strange clients try to hire her... but the CIA is a first. People have secrets, mermaids more than most. When a CIA agent shows up claiming to know her biggest one, Alex finds herself at a disadvantage. However, the government wants her help. Despite being beyond the cares of mortals, she still considers herself an American, and feels obligated to do what she can. Disappearance cases are fairly routine, but a desperate thrall hiring her to find a missing vampire is a bizarre twist that piques her curiosity. Tracking down an off-the-grid undead is like being right back to the 1940s. All she's missing is the fedora. An inexplicable change has happened to the fabric of the universe, evidently driving some dark masters insane. An Ohio-class nuclear missile sub is about the worst place imaginable for a werewolf to have an existential crisis. Though mermaids aren't well equipped to fight other supernaturals, Alex isn't about to let nukes hit the US. Even if it kills her.

From J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox, the bestselling duo that brought you New Moon Rising and Convergence, comes Silver Light, the first in a brand-new fantasy series starring Alexis Silver, mermaid detective!For centuries, tales have told of merfolk haunting the seas, strange creatures teasing or helping sailors at their whim, occasionally having them for dinner.And not in a cordial sense.Alexis Silver was ahead of her time, a woman too smart to fit into society at the turn of the century. She gave up her dreams of higher education for love, marrying young, but her husband, and the life she wanted, perished in World War I soon after. Heartbroken and restless, she booked passage on a cruise along the West Coast in search of adventure, but adventure found her.The ship capsized, killing everyone on board, except for her. As she drifted far beneath the waves, inexplicably alive, the reason for her survival flashed by in a streak of silver: a Merman.He had passed along the curse-or gift as Alexis sees it.A century later, she breaks up the monotony of immortality in the Pacific Northwest working as a private investigator. The long-dormant maternal instincts of her resident Dark Master kick in when a nice older couple hire her to find their missing son and his family. Her instincts tell her this isn't like her usual jilted-spouse cases.If she doesn't work fast, a little girl is going to die.

Book 2 in the bestselling Alexis Silver, Mermaid Detective series!Alexis Silver has always defied convention: in the 1920s, she tried to attend college. She also prefers to live on land and she doesn't really care for the taste of human flesh.Oh, by the way, she's also a mermaid.A century of existence comes with a certain amount of boredom, but work as a private investigator in the Pacific Northwest offers a pleasant combination of access to the sea, intrigue, and helping others.When a well-to-do woman hires her to find her missing adventurer brother, Alexis feels like she's landed straight in the middle of the sort of action movie they just don't make anymore. The man's trail leads all over the globe, but she suspects he's not dead-yet.An international mining conglomerate evidently wants whatever the missing explorer has found, and they're more than willing to kill anyone who gets in their way.Even mermaids.

Intrepid reporter Solstice Winters is about to discover that life has big surprises for her. She's about to discover just how extraordinary she really is...The first thrilling book in the new paranormal mystery series by #1 bestselling authors, J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox!Solstice Winters has spent most of her life halfway between normal society and the world of her magical parents. However, when getting caught between two worlds becomes more than metaphorical, being able to summon light or open locks might not be enough.Neither her love life nor her professional life are going anywhere in a hurry. Her boyfriend is successful and handsome, but she constantly has to compete with his job for affection. At thirty-two, she works as a photojournalist for The Spiritualist, a small paper dedicated to magic and the supernatural―that most people regard as a tabloid. Desperate for that 'one break, ' she'll do almost anything to get that big story and get into a 'real' media outlet.Years of always not quite fitting in begin to make sense after an error at a particle physics laboratory alters the dimensional alignment of the world, strengthening magic and revealing an unexpected truth to Solstice.She's not even human.In the wake of an event her boss at the paper is calling the Convergence, magical beings are appearing all over the Earth. Solstice doesn't hesitate, racing to be the first to capture indisputable evidence of mythical beasts. Alas, being a magical creature herself, she soon winds up in the cross-hairs of not only a three-letter government agency, but an ancient sect of mages with dark intentions.Solstice is about to discover just how powerful she really is..