Funny Urban

Vicky continues to find out more about her ancestry and who she is. Many of the family secrets are hidden in her basement. After finally being taken to see the Council, Vicky has to decide if she will continue facing danger and possible death, or if she will step aside. At the same time, Vicky continues to get closer to Ethan. Yet, she can’t trust everyone, not even her own family. While Vicky is self-absorbed with decisions and family secrets, the police chief deals with the disappearance of two young women. The suspect is a creature with a limited fertile span and desperate to get his ...

Magic can solve all your problems. At least, that’s what Ruby would have said a year ago, before she learned she was a witch. Now, all magic does is create more problems. There’s a giant tear in the fabric between the non-magical world Ruby lives in and the magical one her boyfriend is from. Every time Ruby uses her powers, the tear grows larger. The only way to stop the magical world from swallowing up Ruby’s home is to journey into the unknown forests of the other realm that contain frightening creatures such as acid frogs, poison moths, and banshees that terrify you at night. And ...

He's snarky, but ever since Jameson became Isabella's familiar, he's had her back. Now it's time for her to return the favor. She promised to rescue his sister from a fraternity stronghold. The only problem is, she'll need help from her sorority. That's right, the women who hate her. In a desperate attempt to get the witches to work together, Hope asked a highly-regarded witch, Inanna, to train Isabella and her group. Isabella's pretty sure the Geneva Convention was violated in her training but it doesn't matter. Inanna was found dead on the library steps. The warning is clear, but a ...

What happens when a powerful woman uses magick to teach a lazy corporate gym rat a lesson? She hexes him, of course—but she never imagined how much he would change... or how irresistible he'd become. Fiona has always been the type of woman who gets what she wants—and when Bryce, the charming but shallow businessman, crosses her path, she knows exactly how to make him pay. She casts a playful (but potent) curse to turn his world upside down, setting him on a journey of self-transformation. But as Bryce’s body transforms and his mind sharpens, Fiona finds herself falling for the man ...

Once again, the police chief comes to Vicky with a problem. The same man dies every seven years. Dealing with the impossibility, Vicky and the chief quickly discover that they are dealing with a creature who jumps from host to host when the last one is exhausted. This dangerous and complex case may cost the chief his life. In the meantime, Vicky discovers more about herself and her grandfather’s legacy while getting to know the new mysterious man in town. Vicky’s success as a bookshop owner contrasts with her mother’s strange obsession with Vicky leaving that place, with good reasons....

K.T. Tomb introduces three new heroines: bounty hunters Roberta, Riley, and Ricki Vaughan. All sisters. And all tough as nails. When a new client hires the streetwise Vaughan sisters to find and recover a stolen diamond that’s worth millions, the recovery fee alone could save their struggling business. However, their new client refuses to call the police, so the sisters have to keep this case on the down low. And when the prime suspect turns up dead, things really start to heat up in the Deep South. When an unexpected event threatens more than the recovery of the one-of-a-kind gem, all ...

In Robert Urban’s 9th book he once again shows why he is often considered the king of short form comedy writing. Wisecracker is the literary equivalent of sharing a beer with your funniest friend—the one who always has a story to tell. With a sharp wit and a gift for transforming everyday nonsense into laugh-out-loud moments, Urban weaves a series of short, comedic essays, recollections and stories that explore the absurdities of modern life, relationships, and the occasional crisis. His humor is often irreverent and always brutally honest. Beneath the jokes, there’s also a surprising...

Noah never expects to find a wizard's journal in his hometown library, but when he does, he unleashes a wave of unintended magic with outrageous consequences. He also discovers his small town is full of secrets—secrets about magic and family that turn his world upside down. With each new revelation, he realizes the stakes are higher than he ever imagined. To reverse his magical mishaps, he must find the Raven Moonstone, a legendary artifact with the power to put everything back on track. But there’s more at stake. He's determined to uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a...

This time, nobody died at Moonstruck Manor, but there was still a murder. And Kyla’s sworn enemy is begging her to use her sleuthing skills in the investigation. A rogue genie who kidnapped Kyla less than a month ago desperately pleads for her help. Can she forgive him? But when he claims an enchanted knife murdered someone right in the middle of the dinner rush at his bistro, and a long line of suspects pile up, Kyla’s intrigued. Not only that, but her friend's fiancé was the man holding the knife. Can she clear the bistro’s reputation and save an innocent man without getting hurt ...

Kyla has three simple desires: 1. To make the perfect deviled egg. 2. To survive her new boss (who happens to be her boyfriend’s aunt.) 3. To be granted three wishes by a genie. As it stands right now, her third desire might be the only one in reach...but that is until Luke’s genie lamp disappears. When whoever has the lamp gives it a simple rub, all Luke’s freedom will disappear in one big poof. And with his freedom goes Kyla’s first real relationship in years, any plans either of them had for the future, and the first home Kyla’s had since her parents passed away. But Kyla is a ...

Crashing a party in Valhalla sounded fun. Until Fenrir went missing. Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas—now officially a wizard in the Denver Wizard Task Force (DWTF)—gets an invite to Valhalla. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. Someone isn’t happy with Odin, and now Fenrir—the legendary wolf of Ragnarok—is missing. On Earth, werewolves are mysteriously being hunted, and supernatural tensions are spiraling toward catastrophe. But Ironspell knows better than to take things at face value. With pantheons clashing, ancient forces stirring, and the very gates of Hel at risk of ...

After saving the grim and gritty alien city of Down Here from something big, mean, and mind-bendingly horrible, Dan is looking forward to unwinding in the closest available bar. Annoyingly, the universe has other ideas. Instead, Dan finds himself investigating a cheating husband, two horrible murders, and the potential enslavement of everyone in the galaxy. With his caseload stretching his woefully limited detective skills, his car in pieces, and the whole "being dead" thing not doing him any favors, Dan has no choice but to ask his friends for help.

Jason Mckinney never expected to find a zombie on the downstairs toilet, but apparently, everything eventually runs out of toilet paper at the worst possible time. Enter the *Federated Alliance of Rare Things, specifically created for those embarrassing bathroom moments, and the McKinney family, recruited as the latest Saviour of the Bog Roll. The paycheque is out of this world. Jason has kids, a house that needs some desperate upkeep, and a chupacabra falling in love with him. Life as a saviour is interesting, sometimes terrifying, and frequently lavender scented.

Fashion, love, and a dash of divine chaos... Sophie Vanderbilt's life should be a dream: her first fashion collection is a roaring success, and she's about to move in with Patrick—the man who stole her heart. But just when everything seems perfect, little things start to feel... off. Patrick is distracted, distant, and keeping secrets. Sophie can't shake the feeling that something big is about to upend her world. Luckily, she's never alone. With her fiercely loyal friends, divine (and sometimes questionable) guidance from God himself, and the ever-fabulous Gianni Versace lending a hand ...

A cop, a vicious chicken, and a troll with a grudge. Welcome to Ironspell’s world. Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas isn’t your average Denver cop. His tiny house is bigger on the inside, his vicious chicken has a mean streak, and he’s burned through five partners in the Denver Police Supernatural Division—not that he’s counting. And that dragon incident? Totally not his fault. Now, something’s wrong in Washington Park. Trolls don’t wander into cities, yet one is tearing through the streets with dangerous intent. What should’ve been a simple case turns into something far more ...

Supernaturals are dying. A cult is rising. And something from the Void is waking. Ironspell returns home to a horrific sight—thirty supernatural beings hanging from trees and light posts near his house, marked by a chilling message: The Cult of the Messiah has begun its work. Apparently, neither he nor his friends can catch a break, because the cult’s leader isn’t stopping at executions. They’ve summoned a nameless horror from the Void, something so powerful that Ironspell isn’t sure anything can stop it. With tensions rising, a Normal uprising threatens to ignite war between ...

A daemon’s honor. A sorcerer’s cruelty. And a betrayal that could shatter the world. Tuzren was content on his home plane of Onoys—until Faust summoned him. Now, trapped between two timelines that refuse to sync, Tuzren finds his life unraveling in ways he never expected. But Earth isn’t much better. Bound by sorcerous compulsion, Tuzren must obey Faust’s every command—or endure unbearable pain. Yet unlike most daemons, Tuzren has a code of honor. Of sorts. And Faust? He just crossed the line. There’s a limit to what a daemon will endure, and betrayal comes with a price. As ...

Can cream puffs ward off the end of the world? No longer impersonating her brother in the elite school for vampire slayers, Violetta Tancetta is developing her own magical talents interning with the greatest Baker ever, Landry. Orion knows she's a girl and actually takes her out on real dates, even if they're interrupted by curious vampires. Things are practically perfect except that there was a reason her mother left that world behind, a reason that no one wants to tell Violetta. When Bakers start disappearing and Orion begins his transition into something more, Violetta will have to ...

Alba is about to lose everything during an awful divorce...until she meets the Vampires of Emberbury, who dwell under an abandoned graveyard, stuck in Victorian times. They will make her a very interesting job offer, and she will get to meet Clarence, a mysterious vampire gentleman who thinks cloaks and top hats are still in fashion. With his help, Alba will figure out that, sometimes, the scariest monster isn’t the one with fangs.

This collection of humorous columns for a rural parish magazine reflects life all year round in a small English village in the beautiful Cotswolds countryside where the author has lived since 1991. Easy to dip into, this light-hearted volume provides entertaining reading for anyone interested in modern rural community life and the real-life equivalent of the fictional village of Wendlebury Barrow, the parish that is the setting for Debbie Young's fiction books. It is the sequel to All Part of the Charm, a collection of nostalgic essays and parish magazine columns. Debbie Young also writes...