Funny Urban

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.

Born of frost and exile, Vetr has one last chance to prove himself—or lose everything. Vetr—also known as Winter—is the son of Frost Giant nobility, but he’s never fit the mold of a proper Jotun. Labeled a failure by his own kind, he’s spent his life enduring ridicule and abuse, knowing he’ll never live up to their brutal expectations. When he finally walks away, Vetr sets out to forge his own path, seeking the family connections that might give him a future beyond exile. But the Jotun don’t let go easily. He’s given an impossible challenge: embrace the Frost giant he was ...

When the Supreme Being and his son decide that being supreme isn't for them anymore, it's inevitable that things get a bit of a shake-up. It soon becomes apparent that our new owners, the Venturi brothers, have a very different perspective on all sorts of things. Take good and evil, for example. For them, it's an outdated concept that never worked particularly well in the first place.

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 ...

Isabella joins a coven... But there are no witches in it. When Isabella's friend Emma changes her religion, Isabella is happy she's found something she can believe in. Until she learns Emma thinks she's a witch. Magic doesn't work that way and now she's worried her friend is being taken advantage of. Isabella is desperate to find out who is killing members of the coven - desperate enough to hunt him down on her own. What will it take for her to capture a witch older and stronger than her, and is she willing to pay that price? *** For fans of Amanda M. Lee, Annabel Chase, and Leighann Dobbs,...

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...

What is a gnome to do in a gaming world filled with fake news? Cosmo never wanted to do anything more than build fantastical machines and spin gears. But, when the Evil Queen puts him in charge of the city paper he finds himself having to spin the news just to stay alive. Pipopolis is a city awash in change, the local economy struggling as dungeon diving has given way to exploration of an open world. A city where the lawful and good can be real jerks, and the evil are just trying to pay the bills.

‘I’ve been very patient,’ Raven said. ‘No drake will chase a draka who isn’t interested, or not yet ready for him. But you’re no longer attached to Peter, and you chose to remain in this world for my sake. How much longer am I to remain waiting and wondering, paradoxical Penny?’ Raven. The darkly beautiful search dragon has been a constant in my life ever since I first stumbled across the magical country of Lloegyr. Now he demands to know whether we have a future together. But there are other challenges in my life. The humans stranded in Lloegyr need homes and jobs. Clyde is...

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 ...

Banished to the edge of the supernatural world and left to die. A hero rises. Hell’s savior. Its one great hope. Yep, that’s me. I fought back against Beelzebub, stood in the face of tyranny, and even stopped murder and mayhem. No good deeds go unpunished. Immortal no longer, I’m in a fight for my life, and Hell’s leaders have handed the cheat codes to my enemies. Beelzebub wants to get even. And my magical halberd still refuses to grant me the power I’ll need to win the day. Decision time. Lie down and accept my fate, or punch death in the face? Libra is the key. He’s mapped ...

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 ...

When a foul-mouthed, pipe-smoking leprechaun named Peter O’Leprechaun storms into Samantha Moon’s PI office demanding help, Sam has no idea she’s about to be dragged into a weirdly heartfelt hunt for a missing pot of gold. But this isn’t just any treasure—it’s a magical key to riding rainbows around the world, and without it, Peter is stuck in Southern California indefinitely (much to Kingsley’s horror). Their search leads to shady pubs, hustled dart games, gold-crazed bartenders, and a final, surprising deal that just might give a lost human bartender the life he’s always ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Samantha Moon gets a late-night visit from Max—the 500-year-old alchemist who runs the Light Warrior Academy—she’s expecting talk of demons or cosmic threats. Instead, he shows her a silver hammer that mysteriously appeared in his hand after meditation. Worse, he’s gripped by a terrifying compulsion: to kill three victims, just like the lyrics of the old Beatles song. But murder isn’t on Sam’s agenda. Together with Max and her telepathic daughter, she hunts for the real target: not innocent people, but something much worse stirring in local cemeteries. Silver Hammer is a ...

As Sahara comes into her newfound witchy powers, she's about to discover that magic has its own set of perks—and perils. First in the completed four-book "Heart of a Witch" series! For starters, should she be a good witch or a bad witch? And which of the two rival witches should she choose as her mentor? Paris is on the side of good. Abigail... not so much. Meanwhile, two men have entered her life... and her heart. Both have love on the mind, even as Sahara explores the addictive power of the dark side. Turns out, there's one evil mamma jamma on the loose... a witch of incalculable power....

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 ...

Chuck's Dead. Apparently that's good news. There are rules, though. Apparently, that's bad news. Chuck's mentor in Hell, Lucky, really isn't that good at his job and failed to mention to him that there was a big taboo about being intimate with the denizens of Heaven, succubi, and even the angels. That's not going to stop the two of them from having a great time in the afterlife, though! As he learns to navigate the pitfalls and the rewards, he continues to realize that the women of Hell want all the hard, fast, unprotected sex he can muster, their fertile bodies craving anything their man ...

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 ...

Mordak isn't bad as far as goblin kings go, but when someone - or something - starts pumping gold into the human kingdoms, it puts his rule in serious jeopardy. Suddenly he's locked in an arms race with a species whose arms he once considered merely part of a calorie-controlled diet. Helped by an elf with a background in journalism and a master's degree in being really pleased with herself, Mordak sets out to discover what on Earth (if indeed, that's where he is) is going on.