Dragon Mysteries

February 1940. In San Francisco's Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three-day-and-night carnival designed to raise money and support for China war relief. Miranda Corbie is a thirty-three-year-old private investigator who stumbles upon the fatally shot body of Eddie Takahashi. The Chamber of Commerce wants it covered up. The cops acquiesce. All Miranda wants is justice - whatever it costs.

President Jack Ryan faces a world crisis unlike any he has ever known. A high-level assassination attempt in Russia has the newly elected Ryan sending his most trusted eyes and ears - including antiterrorism specialist John Clark - to Moscow, for he fears the worst is yet to come. And he’s right. The attempt has left the already unstable Russia vulnerable to ambitious forces in China eager to fulfill their destiny. If they succeed, the world as we know it will never look the same. If they fail, the consequences may be unspeakable.

Acius, the darkest fallen angel in the world, knows what I am. And he wants me to be his queen, to be his puppet. He’ll stop at nothing, which leaves me with only one choice. Kill him. Normally, my prey run from me. But he’s the hunter too. When he delivers word of his plan to destroy Magic’s Bend with an enormous serpent, it’s obviously a trap meant to ensnare me. But I have no choice. To save my town, I must skirt the edge of death. I must outrun him and outwit him, or we will all lose our homes, our lives. Everything.

A trade delegation changes everything for the Queen’s Blade. The Queen’s Blade saga continues. With a delegation from Ardem in the city to negotiate the sale of fabrications, Zaren is already on edge. The sense of magic is everywhere, and he doesn’t know where to focus. Then one of the delegates dies under mysterious circumstances, and the Blade may be the only one to find those responsible. Dangers begin to build. The queen grows sicker by the day, and attempts to heal her fail. Waleith knows something, but refuses to talk. And Zaren begins to fear the plot against the queen and the ...

To save everyone she loves from imminent death, kitsune shape-shifter Yumeko gave up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. Now, she and her ragtag band of companions must make one desperate final effort to stop the Master of Demons from using the scroll to call the Great Kami Dragon and make the wish that will plunge the empire into chaos. Shadow clan assassin Kage Tatsumi has regained control of his body and agreed to a true deal with the devil - the demon inside him, Hakaimono. They will share his body and work with Yumeko to stop a madman.

Vampire private eye Samantha Moon confronts an enemy from her past in this riveting supernatural mystery from USA Today bestselling author, J.R. Rain. With unusual sunspot activity making headlines and alarming scientists, Samantha Moon gets a surreal visit from Josephine—a silver-haired woman who believes she’s the incarnation of the Moon. She has an urgent case for Sam. Her counterpart, Jacob, who just might be the incarnation of the Sun, is missing. As Sam digs into the case, using every tool in her considerable repertoire, her twisty investigation soon leads her to suspect that an ...

In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine - a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic "dives" with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility. But when the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos’ small community. Who or what caused the explosion? Was it the mother of one of the patients, who claimed to be sick that day but was smoking down by the creek? Or was it Young and Pak themselves?

The new Chinese ambassador to the United States, Tiger Tang, meets with President Roosevelt one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. For the next four years, China and the US will be wartime allies, but the charming, sophisticated ambassador may be playing his own treacherous game.

The Dragon Prince and the witch are meant to be enemies, but fate has other plans. Nyx Veskovic is the black sheep of the four Dragon Princes, and he has never felt as though he truly belongs. When he meets Romi, a beautiful red-haired witch, his life changes. He hates witches and everything they represent, and even though he shouldn’t want anything to do with her, Nyx can’t stop thinking about her. He struggles with the notion that his True Mate is a witch, believing that the curse that plagues his family’s ability to love is particularly cruel to him. His love and loyalty are put to...

The epic journey continues with perilous landscapes, newfound magic, and terrifying creatures for fantasy readers ages 13 to 100+. A storm gathers to the west as the enemy grows stronger. The orphan Chip and his companions flee eastward on the One Road. On their journey, the wizard Xander senses strange activity in Cave Mountain, the Unnamed One’s ancestral lair. The small party decides to brave Fang Forest to seek out the cause, but in so doing, they come face to face with an evil more profound than anyone could imagine. The mission turns to one of escape as they become hunted by a ...

Books 25, 26, and 27 in the international #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series, including: MOON BLADE (Book #25) Vampire private eye Samantha Moon must find a killer, save a child, and wage war on an unimaginable enemy—in Moon Blade by USA Today bestselling author J.R. Rain. Sam doubts Detective Sherbet's new homicide case is the work of a vampire... Until she sees the body. Ever since that night in Hillcrest park so long ago, Samantha Moon knew her life would be far from ordinary. She never expected the weirdest part would be watching Tammy and Anthony turn into adults. Other than ...

I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill - but let’s face it, it’s not normal. When I’m hired to find a missing university student, I hope to find her propped up at a bar - yet my gut tells me there’s more to this case than a party girl gone wild. She’s also being tracked by the implacable and oh-so-sexy Inspector Stone. Stone and I team up, and he shoves me into a realm where magic is real – a place where there are vampires and werewolves, dragons and trolls.

CIA officer Mara Duncan is on assignment in bomb-torn Hanoi. Her task: Get scientist Josh MacArthur and a seven-year-old witness to Chinese atrocities in Vietnam out of the country safely. They are pursued by a relentless Chinese monk turned commando who can call on the entire Chinese secret service in Vietnam for help. Their escape is further complicated when SEALs, who are helping Mara, gun down Vietnamese soldiers, making them wanted by both China and Vietnam.

Books 22, 23, and 24 in the international #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series, including: MOON ELDER (Book #22) 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 ...

A local fisherman finds the body of a missing American archaeologist. Detective Inspector Betancourt, of the Singapore Marine Police, is first on the scene. Something doesn't quite add up. He finds out that the archaeologist, Richard Fulbright, was close to deciphering the previously-untranslatable script on a pre-colonial relic known as the Singapore Stone. This was no accidental drowning.

Nine years ago, federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in Moon Dragon, private investigator Samantha Moon investigates allegations by her dead ex-husband's mistress that a killer is on the loose... a killer who just might be immortal. And when another woman vanishes, the clock starts ticking....

WHEN WARNER OLAND (STARRING AS CHARLIE CHAN) FINDS HIS LIFE IN DANGER - HE TURNS TO THE HOLLYWOOD COWBOY DETECTIVES TO SOLVE THE CASE! "A good time. Recommend it to all who like old western movies and serials too." -The Adventure Continues Blog When PR man Curly Woods and cowboy Hoot Gibson arrive at an Arizona dude ranch they find themselves up against a supervillain with a deadly weapon. Sent by the studio to teach Warner Oland, Keye Luke, and the rest of the cast of the new movie, "Charlie Chan Goes West," how to ride, Woods and Gibson find themselves in the midst of a situation that ...

Un policía sin reglas. Una inspectora meticulosa. Un enemigo poderoso. Cuando despierten la ira del dragón negro, no habrá vuelta atrás. En la cultura china, los dragones se asocian con la buena fortuna. Excepto el dragón negro, que simboliza la maldad. Cuando a la inspectora Estela Domínguez le asignan el caso de cinco hombres que han sido ejecutados en lo que parece ser un vulgar ajuste de cuentas entre bandas locales, no imagina que acabará despertando la ira de un criminal cruel como un moderno dragón negro.

In the magical sanctuary of Misty Vale, where secrets hide behind every face, a weary traveller named Charlie finds refuge for herself and her beloved baby daughter. But little did she know that her arrival would set in motion a series of events that would change the very nature of this enigmatic haven. Whispers begin to circulate through the town, telling tales of mysterious deaths and misfortunes that seem to follow in Charlie’s wake. Superstitions and fears take root, casting a shadow over the once-welcoming community. When the bodies begin to appear on the beach of Ballybunion. The ...

Maeve Marvelous: The Middle School Witch! A Hilarious Middle Grade Fantasy Book! Maeve Marvelous thought moving to Snugglebrook to live above her grandpa's "Totally Normal" bakery and start middle school would be her biggest challenge. Then her birthday arrives, and suddenly, her life now involves: Magic powers that turn everything into a splash zone (swimming lessons not included) A talking cat named Mortimer who critiques her life choices. A lunch lady who sneezes fire when annoyed (cafeteria pizza day just got WAY more exciting)Plus, someone's stealing every shiny object in town, ...